All Night Bookshop by DAVID BELBIN
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An elusive owner who lives on the top floor but is never seen… customers who turn up after midnight in slippers and dressing gown, driven by an urgent desire for a book about Icelandic myths or pottery… a beautiful and insomniac shop manager who is blind in one eye… The ingredients of David Belbin’s int ...Show more
Ten Poems about Husbands and Wives by DI SLANEY
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"If ever two were one, then surely we." So says the seventeenth-century poet Anne Bradstreet. These days, her portrayal of the marriage bond as one of unconditional mutual devotion might underestimate the complexity of the husband/wife relationship. The other poems in this vivid and entertaining mini-an ...Show more
Ten Poems about Grandparents by LIZ SOAR
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This title from Candlestick Press is something of a departure: all the poems have been chosen by pupils at Headington School and the selection includes contributions written by the students themselves and by their English teacher, Liz Soar. The pupils were diligent editors and their choices reflect the ...Show more
Fourteen Poems to say I Love You by VARIOUS AUTHORS
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How many ways are there to say the words "I love you"? According to poetry, the ways are countless and rich with room for humour, lust, tenderness and a healthy dose of self-mockery. These fourteen poems are not about love but declare it with an immediacy that's captivating and irresistible. Longing may ...Show more
Ten Poems about Wildlife by PASCALE PETIT
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Hedgehogs and hares, dragonflies and deer... This mini anthology is a celebration of the wild creatures that flutter, slither, swim or stride through the British countryside. The strange language of bats and the exhilaration of wild ponies running free are brought vividly to life, while the sinuous body ...Show more
Ten Poems of Kindness: Volume Two by VARIOUS AUTHORS
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This moving anthology of poems about kindness is a second volume which beautifully complements Ten Poems of Kindness, edited by Jackie Kay. These ten poems were successful in our Kindness Poem Competition in association with Fair Saturday Foundation, and they offer a rich variety of experiences and refl ...Show more
Twenty-One Poems about Wonky Animals by VARIOUS AUTHORS
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We use the affectionate word 'wonky' when things aren't quite right but what's wrong seems rather endearing. These poems are about creatures who are slightly awry. Some are beloved pets who are vulnerable and in need of human care. Others are just slightly odd in themselves a hornet, a frog, a mole. The ...Show more
Ten Poems about Art by GEOFF DYER
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Poems about art have a long and vivid history, and some of our greatest poets have tried to capture in verse the beguiling worlds of colour on canvas. Geoff Dyer's remarkably wide-ranging selection encourages us to look at familiar and unfamiliar paintings and artists with fresh eyes. We find ourselves ...Show more
Ten Poems about Home by MAHENDRA SOLANKI
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A beautiful and intriguing anthology of poems selected by Mahendra Solanki. His choices capture the many ways in which we experience that unique sense of being at home. There are poems that evoke "the daily furniture of our lives" and others that echo with the memories of a childhood spent far away. Con ...Show more
Ten Poems about Childhood by MIMI KHALVATI
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Childhood must be one of poetry's very favourite subjects. Countless poems try to capture the light and shade of being very young moments that lodge vividly in our adult memories. This beautiful mini-anthology ventures off the beaten track with poems that will be new to many readers. From a group of chi ...Show more
Ten Poems about Cats by VARIOUS AUTHORS
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These lovely poetry pamphlets make perfect presents - unusual, beautiful, worthwhile and definitely not for throwing away. They come with an envelope and bookmark left blank for your message. Interesting and enjoyable to read they make an excellent introduction to the work of contemporary and historic p ...Show more
Ten Poems about Getting Older by JOHN MCCULLOUGH
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Being old isn’t what it used to be. Sixty is the new forty. The world is full of expressions designed to make us feel better about the inevitable passing of the years. This fascinating mini-anthology of poems selected by John McCullough – which includes the three winners of our ‘getting older’ poetry co ...Show more