New & popular poetry books

Best of Australian Poems 2024

Shastra Deo (ed.), Kate Lilley (ed.)

Best of Australian Poems is an annual anthology collecting previously published and unpublished poems to create a poetic snapshot and barometer of the year that was. Capturing the richness and…

In stock at 8 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 8 shops

Paperback

Bluff

Danez Smith

A searing new collection from the Forward Prize-winning American poet about the year that the world's gaze turned to Minneapolis - Smith's own home.

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Special price

Hardback

Paper Boat

Margaret Atwood

An extraordinary career-spanning collection from one of the most revered poets and storytellers of our age

In stock at 8 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 8 shops

Paperback

The Prodigal

Suneeta Peres da Costa

A debut poetry collection by the acclaimed writer Suneeta Peres da Costa, author of the Prime Minister's Literary Award-shortlisted novel Saudade.

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Paperback

Beautiful Waste: Poems By David McComb

Chris Coughran, Niall Lucy

Always more than a pop musician, David McComb was a perceptive poet who explored and confronted addiction, pop culture, the colloquial and the metaphysical. Published for the first time, this…

In stock at 8 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 8 shops

Hardback

Milk and Honey (10th anniversary collector’s edition)

Rupi Kaur

A deluxe 10th anniversary edition of the bestselling poetry collection milk and honey

In stock at 7 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 7 shops

Paperback

Mixed Business

Alan Wearne

A sequence of inter-connected narratives from pre-World War One to the 2020s, Mixed Business is Alan Wearne's latest contribution to the verse novel genre.

Propelled at times (though never exclusively)…

In stock at 7 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 7 shops

Paperback

rock flight

Hasib Hourani

A moving testament to the displacement and dispossession of the Palestinian people.

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Read review

Paperback

mark the dawn

Jazz Money

A dazzling and impressive follow-up to Money's highly acclaimed debut, how to make a basket.

In stock at 8 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 8 shops

Paperback

Refugia

Elfie Shiosaki

Refugia is an unparalleled work of vision and political fury from Noongar and Yawuru poet and scholar Elfie Shiosaki.

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Paperback

Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt

Brontez Purnell

From the beloved author of 100 Boyfriends, a wrenching, sexy, and exhilaratingly energetic memoir in verse.

Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

Paperback

Tintinnabulum

Judith Beveridge

Judith Beveridge’s much-anticipated new collection of poems, the first since her prize-winning new and selected, Sun Music, in 2018.

In stock at 5 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 5 shops

Paperback

Wrong Norma

Anne Carson

Wrong Norma is Anne Carson's first book of original material in eight years

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Hardback

WHAT

John Cooper Clarke

John Cooper Clarke's dazzling, scabrous voice has reverberated through pop culture for decades, his influence on generations of performance poets and musicians plain for all to see. In WHAT…

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Hardback

poyums

Len Pennie

From Len Pennie, the performance poet sensation, comes an electric debut collection about loving, learning, surviving, growing and giving

In stock at 8 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 8 shops

Paperback

Song in the Grass

Kate Fagan

Song in the Grass is Kate Fagan's most personal collection to date.

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Paperback

Clean

Scott-Patrick Mitchell

In this volume, Scott-Patrick Mitchell propels us into the seething mess of the methamphetamine crisis in Australia today. These poems roil and scratch, exploring the precarious life of addiction and…

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

Paperback

Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers

Melody Godfred

Readers have called her work ‘life changing’, ‘pandemic medicine’, and ‘part of my daily ritual’. Oprah Magazine and the Today Show have featured her work for its timely, uplifting wisdom…

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Paperback

Circadia

Judith Bishop

A dazzling new poetry collection from award-winning poet Judith Bishop, a conclusion to her trilogy focused on time.

Perched on a tablecloth with glasses

for a summer drink: life, on…

In stock at 7 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 7 shops

Paperback

All the Good Things You Deserve

Elaine Feeney

The powerful new collection from Irish poet and multi-award winning author of As You Were and How to Build a Boat.

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Hardback

A Year of Last Things

Michael Ondaatje

With A Year of Last Things, acclaimed novelist Michael Ondaatje returns to poetry, looking back on a life of displacement and discovery

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Paperback

Naag Mountain

Manisha Anjali

Naag Mountain is a journey across oceans, from the Asian subcontinent to the South Seas, a journey about human trafficking on sugar plantations in Fiji and Australia, which brings to…

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Paperback

Woven: First Nations Poetic Conversations from the Fair Trade Project

Red Room Poetry, Anne-Marie Te Whiu (ed.)

Following from the much-loved Guwayu anthology, this second collaboration between Red Room Poetry and Magabala Books invites some of the world’s leading First Nations poets together in poetic conversation.

In stock at 5 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 5 shops

Read review

Hardback

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem

Nam Le

Fifteen years after his best-selling, award-winning collection of stories The Boat, Nam Le returns to his great themes of identity and representation in a virtuosic debut book of poetry

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Hardback

The Penguin Book of Elegy

Andrew Motion, Stephen Regan

The comprehensive guide to a deeply human tradition of memory, mourning and consolation

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Paperback

Ekho

Roslyn Orlando

From Greek mythology to the Amazon Echo smart speaker, Roslyn Orlando restores the Ekho into a dynamic poetic voice.

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Paperback

The Other Side of Daylight: New and Selected Poems

David Brooks

A stunning new work of poetry combined with a selection of the best of David Brooks' award-winning career

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

Television

Kate Middleton

A poetry collection which is part criticism, part autobiography, and always acute in its recollection of the emotions inspired by television drama

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

Gawimarra Gathering

Jeanine Leane

A stunning work of poetry from an award-winning First Nations writer, seamlessly weaving the personal and the political.

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Paperback

Ghost Poetry

Robbie Coburn

I saved the pieces of you when you fell apart

Robert Adamson wrote that Robbie Coburn's poems "come from tough experiences, yet are created with a muscular craft that glows…

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

Queer Nature - A Poetry Anthology

Michael Walsh

An anthology of queer nature poetry spanning three centuries.

This anthology amplifies and centers LGBTQIA+ voices and perspectives in a collection of contemporary nature poetry. Showcasing over two hundred queer…

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

Fat Chance

Kent MacCarter

Poet and publisher Kent MacCarter investigates variations on how non-fiction can be reported, taking an uncanny look into sole survivors of major airline crashes, a memoir approach at the surgical…

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat

Sara M Saleh

A stunning collection from Sydney poet, human rights activist, community organiser, and refugee campaigner Sara M Saleh

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Paperback

Best of Australian Poems 2023

Gig Ryan (ed.), Panda Ryan (ed.)

Best of Australian Poems is an annual anthology collecting previously published and unpublished poems to create a poetic snapshot and barometer of the year that was. Capturing the richness and…

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

Paperback

Returning

Kirli Saunders

Returning is a poetic and visual feast that takes you on Kirli's journey of rediscovering self, Country and Connection

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

You Do You

Sam Morley

Meditations on parenthood, memory, death, the natural world, the fluctuations of pop culture, and the suburban grind with aplomb in a keen observational style

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

Paperback

The Cyprian

Amy Crutchfield

Powerful debut which interrogates the nature of love in its various forms

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Paperback

Anxious in a Sweet Store

Anna Jacobson

Anna Jacobson mixes up the fiercely serious with the whimsical in her second book of poems, exploring a daily life of navigating small rituals and routines along with anxiety, a…

In stock at 5 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 5 shops

Paperback

The Tour

Pi O

A chronicle of the early days of performance poetry, presented as a road trip in verse by one of its greatest practitioners.

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Paperback

Reliefs

Jarad Bruinstroop

In this striking poetry debut, Jarad Bruinstroop offers a frank and tender exploration of Queer history, art, beauty and pain.

Available to order, ships in 3-5 daysAvailable to order

Paperback

Golden Repair

Louise Carter

Powerful debut presenting a bold new female voice in Australian poetry.

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

A Line in the Sand: 20 Years of Red Room Poetry Collection

Red Room Poetry

Celebrating 20 years of Red Room Poetry, this is the essential Australian poetry collection of 2023!

In stock at 4 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 4 shops

Paperback

the body country

Susie Anderson

A powerful collection of poetry from an award-winning poet and black&write! Fellowship winner, the body country is an evocative exploration of a world that too often marginalises and a meditation…

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

Hardback

Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World

Padraig O Tuama

A beautiful book of immersive poetry, based on the much-loved Poetry Unbound podcast downloaded more than 6 million times - the perfect gift for all poetry lovers.

Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order

Hardback

Letters to a Young Poet

Rainer Maria Rilke

A gorgeous reissue of one of the most beloved classics of the twentieth century, published in celebration of Norton's 100th anniversary

In stock at 3 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 3 shops

Paperback

Spore or Seed

Caitlin Maling

Written out of distinctively Western Australian settings, Spore or Seed is a narrative of pregnancy, birth and the early years of motherhood.

Available to order, ships in 3-5 daysAvailable to order

Paperback

She Is the Earth

Ali Cobby Eckermann

She Is the Earth is the luminous new verse novel from celebrated poet Ali Cobby Eckermann. It charts a journey through grief and celebrates the healing power of Country. We…

In stock at 6 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 6 shops

Paperback

Plot

Claudia Rankine

The stunningly original exploration of pregnancy and childbirth by the acclaimed author of Citizen.

In stock at 2 shops, ships in 3-4 daysIn stock at 2 shops

Books, books & more books.

Straight to your inbox.

New & popular poetry books

Best of Australian Poems 2024

Bluff

Paper Boat

The Prodigal

Beautiful Waste: Poems By David McComb

Milk and Honey (10th anniversary collector’s edition)

Mixed Business

rock flight

mark the dawn

Refugia

Ten Bridges I’ve Burnt

Tintinnabulum

Wrong Norma

WHAT

poyums

Song in the Grass

Clean

Self Love Poetry: For Thinkers & Feelers

Circadia

All the Good Things You Deserve

A Year of Last Things

Naag Mountain

Woven: First Nations Poetic Conversations from the Fair Trade Project

36 Ways of Writing a Vietnamese Poem

The Penguin Book of Elegy

Ekho

The Other Side of Daylight: New and Selected Poems

Television

Gawimarra Gathering

Ghost Poetry

Queer Nature - A Poetry Anthology

Fat Chance

The Flirtation of Girls / Ghazal el-Banat

Best of Australian Poems 2023

Returning

You Do You

The Cyprian

Anxious in a Sweet Store

The Tour

Reliefs

Golden Repair

A Line in the Sand: 20 Years of Red Room Poetry Collection

the body country

Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World

Letters to a Young Poet

Spore or Seed

She Is the Earth

Plot