Poetry & Poets
"Palgrave's Golden Treasury"
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Originally published in 1861, Palgrave's Golden Treasury stands as a testament to the richness of our finest native poetic writing. As well as presenting work by such poets as Shakespeare, Wordsworth, Tennyson and Betjeman, this edition also covers post-World War II poetry. 6 new ed of rev ed. Paperback, 718 pages. Size: 196 x 129 mm. Weight: 490g.
Author: (Palgrave, Francis Turner, ed.)
ISBN: 0192803697
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Date: 2002 (United Kingdom)
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"Poetry and Public Language"
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Some of the most challenging and rewarding contemporary English-language poets, both avant-garde and traditional, appropriate public language and contest the grounds of political and aesthetic meaning. This book contains essays that sets out a number of different approaches to this compelling and paradoxical field. With illustrations. Hardback, 296 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 447g.
Author: (Lopez, Tony, ed.)
ISBN: 1905700644
Publisher: Shearsman Books
Date: 2007 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Further/Higher Education Poetry & Poets
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"Poets on Prozac"Mental Illness, Treatment, and the Creative Process
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Shatters the notion that madness fuels creativity. This work features sixteen essays that address questions such as: Does emotional distress inspire great work? Is artistry enhanced or diminished by mental illness? What effect does substance abuse have on esthetic vision? Do psychoactive medications impinge on ingenuity? Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 421g.
Author: (Berlin, Richard M., ed.)
ISBN: 0801888395
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Poetry & Poets
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"The Reader"
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With full colour cover illustrations. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 210 x 145 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Davis, Jane, ed.)
ISBN: 0954302966
Publisher: University of Liverpool, School of English
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
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"Saints of Hysteria"A Half-Century of Collaborative American Poetry
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A half-century of collaborative American poetry. Paperback, 280 pages. Size: 228 x 152 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (Duhamel, Denise, ed.)
ISBN: 1933368187
Publisher: Counterpoint,U.S.
Date: 2007 (United States)
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"The Sea! the Sea!"An Anthology of Poems
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Published in association with the National Maritime Museum, this anthology celebrates the sea as an elemental force with resonances for various people. It presents sea adventures, voyages, explorations, battles, storms, fishing and trade to name just the human interactions with the sea which have been described, praised or lamented in poetry. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 197 x 130 mm. Weight: 209g.
Author: (Jay, Peter, ed.)
ISBN: 0856463795
Publisher: Anvil Press Poetry
Date: 2005 (United Kingdom)
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"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
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O'Donoghue, Bernard (trans.) Composed during the fourteenth century in the English Midlands, this work describes the events that follow when a mysterious green-coloured knight rides into King Arthur's Camelot in deep mid-winter. Blending Celtic myth and Christian faith, it is among the Middle English poems: a tale of magic, chivalry and seduction. Paperback, 128 pages. Size: 197 x 148 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: (O'Donoghue, Bernard, ed.)
ISBN: 0140424539
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
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"Tender Loving Care"
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Hardback, 110 pages. Size: 200 x 145 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author: (Deacon, Kelly, ed.)
ISBN: 1861616015
Publisher: Forward Press
Date: 1999 (United Kingdom)
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"Running Late"
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Dannie Abse's distinction as a poet lies in his responses to different worlds - work as a doctor, the experience of life in Wales and North London, and others. This book draws on all these strands, and is divided between personal experience and more general reflections, counterpointed with transcendent moments of joy in ordinary things. Paperback, 80 pages. Size: 216 x 136 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author: Abse, Dannie
ISBN: 0091796970
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Date: 2006 (United Kingdom)
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"The Offense of Poetry"
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"A Robert B. Heilman Book" series; There is something offensive about poetry, judging by the number of attacks on it and defences of it. The author argues that poetry exists to offend - not through its subject matter but through the challenges it presents to the prevailing view of what language is for. He also specifies four poetic offences - gesture, drama, fiction, and trope. Paperback, 284 pages. Size: 227 x 154 mm. Weight: 386g.
Author: Adams, Hazard
ISBN: 0295987596
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Date: 2008 (United States)
Readership: Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Poetry & Poets
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"An Introduction to Arab Poetics"
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Cobham, Catherine (trans.) Poetry is the quintessence of Arab culture. In this book, Adonis reinterprets a rich and ancient heritage. He examines the oral tradition of the pre-Islamic poetry of Arabia and the relationship between Arabic poetry and the Qur'an, and between poetry and thought. New ed. Paperback, 108 pages. Size: 210 x 135 mm. Weight: 175g.
Author: Adonis
ISBN: 0863563317
Publisher: Saqi Books
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
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"Lead Blues"
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"Essential Poets (Guernica)" series; Donoghue, W. (trans.) Paperback, 43 pages. Size: 184 x 114 mm. Weight: 55g.
Author: Alonzo, Anne-Marie
ISBN: 0920717438
Publisher: Guernica Editions,Canada
Date: 1990 (Canada)
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"Do Not Go Gentle"Funeral Poems
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This volume of poetry provides a collection of funeral poems, appropriate for reading at a funeral or memorial service. Paperback, 96 pages. Size: 216 x 139 mm. Weight: 144g.
Author: Astley, Neil
ISBN: 1852246359
Publisher: Bloodaxe Books Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
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"Poetic Rhythm"An Introduction
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A straightforward and practical introduction to rhythm and meter in poetry in English. With 47 exercises. Paperback, 294 pages. Size: 227 x 151 mm. Weight: 470g.
Author: Attridge, Derek
ISBN: 0521423694
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date: 1995 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Poetry & Poets
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"Meter and Meaning"Introduction to Rhythm in Poetry
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This text communicates a user-friendly way to explore the rhythms of poetry in English. Side-stepping the jargon that often runs through discussions of meter, the authors begin with the basic idea of poetry as a performance and suggest a fresh approach to reading poetic texts. With index. Paperback, 168 pages. Size: 197 x 127 mm. Weight: 204g.
Author: Attridge, Derek Carper, Thomas
ISBN: 0415311756
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date: 2003 (United Kingdom)
Readership: Professional & Vocational Poetry & Poets
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