Poetry
Classic and contemporary poems for all occasions and ages, from John Keats to John Cooper Clarke. Our range includes some of the most vital voices in contemporary poetry, such as Carol Ann Duffy, Kae Tempest and Clive James.
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Poems to Fall in Love With
Chris Riddell
Bread and Circus
Airea D. Matthews
Wound is the Origin of Wonder
Maya C. Popa
Hand in Hand with Love
Simon Avery
Divisible by Itself and One
Kae Tempest
Poems About Birds
H. J. Massingham
Nature
Carol Ann Duffy
Politics
Carol Ann Duffy
Material Properties
Jacob Polley
Love
Carol Ann Duffy
Elegies
Carol Ann Duffy
Sunrise
Susie Gibbs
Embark
Sean O'Brien
Advent Street
Carol Ann Duffy
Goblin Market & Other Poems
Christina Rossetti
Laurence Housman
We Wish You A Merry Christmas and Other Festive Poems
Chris Riddell
The Fire of Joy
Clive James
Women of the Harlem Renaissance
Marissa Constantinou
The River in the Sky
Clive James
bandit country
James Conor Patterson
Orlam
PJ Harvey
Funeral Readings and Poems
Becky Brown
Poems for New Parents
Becky Brown
She Will Soar
Ana Sampson
Lurex
Denise Riley
Empty Nest
Carol Ann Duffy
Alexa, What Is There to Know About Love?
Brian Bilston
The Vulture
Gerard Woodward
Grimoire
Robin Robertson
Christmas Poems
Carol Ann Duffy
Oak
Katharine Towers
New and Selected Poems
Ian Duhig
Deep Wheel Orcadia
Harry Josephine Giles
Happy Hour
Gaby Morgan
Poems for Stillness
Gaby Morgan
Poems of the Sea
Gaby Morgan
A Poet for Every Day of the Year
Allie Esiri
Whale Day
Billy Collins
The Luckiest Guy Alive
John Cooper Clarke
Shakespearean
Robert McCrum