Poetry anthologies

Poetry Unbound

Padraig O Tuama

A beautiful book of immersive poetry, based on the much-loved Poetry Unbound podcast downloaded more than 6 million times

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A Nature Poem for Every Spring Evening

Jane McMorland Hunter

A sublime bedside poetry companion for every spring evening. Enjoy our place in nature as the days get longer and the flowers bloom.

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The Penguin Book of Elegy

Andrew Motion, Stephen Regan

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

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The Book of Tree Poems

Ana McLaughlin

The sixty poems in this beautifully illustrated anthology celebrate our connection to the trees that we encounter every day. The perfect gift for nature lovers.

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100 Happy Poems: Volume 1

Jane McMorland Hunter

A joyful collection of 100 poems to provide a dose of happiness in times of need.

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Best of Australian Poems is an annual anthology collecting previously published and unpublished poems to create a poetic snapshot and barometer of the year that was.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

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Nature Poems

Deborah Alma,National Trust Books

More than 100 poems about Britain's nature in a beautifully illustrated book

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The Book of Bird Poems

Ana Sampson

Some sixty beautiful poems to celebrate the wonder of birds, and connect us back to nature. For all birdwatchers and all lovers of nature.

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A Happy Poem to End Every Day

An uplifting collection of poems to bring a sense of happiness at the end of every day of the year.

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Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year

Jane McMorland Hunter

A calming collection of nature poems to help you relax and unwind at the end of every day.

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A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year

Jane McMorland Hunter

365 poems celebrating nature and the changing seasons.

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A Poem to Read Aloud Every Day of the Year

Liz Ison

A beautifully packaged anthology of poems from around the world and throughout history, all especially selected for reading aloud, with one glorious poem for every day of the year.

Everyone…

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A Happy Poem to Start Every Day: Volume 6

This poetry anthology provides a bright and cheery way to start your day, with one joyful poem for every morning of the year.

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365 Poems for Life

Allie Esiri

365 Poems for Life is an uplifting poem-a-day collection to nourish your mind and soothe your soul, featuring work by the world's most beloved classic and contemporary poets.

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A Nature Poem for Every Winter Evening

Jane McMorland Hunter

A wonderful bedside poetry companion on a winter’s evening. Enjoy our place in nature, even on a cold frosty night.

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Poems for Love

A beautiful anthology of classic love poems, introduced by bestselling author Joanna Trollope.

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Poems of the Sea

A gorgeous collection of classic poetry all about the sea and the rivers and lakes that feed them. Introduced by author Adam Nicolson.

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Poems for Stillness

A beautiful collection of classic poetry to calm, console and uplift.

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Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That Move Them

Anthony Holden,Ben Holden

The bestselling collection of poetry so powerful that 100 great men have been moved to tears

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The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry

Traces Russian poetry from its Golden Age to the modern era, including work by several great poets - Georgy Ivanov and Varlam Shalamov among them - in captivating modern translations…

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The Penguin Book of Romantic Poetry

Jonathan Wordsworth

The Romanticism that emerged after the American and French revolutions of 1776 and 1789 represented a new flowering of the imagination and the spirit, and a celebration of the soul…

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Ten Poems of Happiness

Happiness: the mid-point, perhaps, between contentment and joy. We all hope for it, but we all also have times when it seems far away. Sometimes, we even fail to notice…

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Ten Poems for Summer

Various Authors

There seem to be fewer poems about summer than about other seasons. Perhaps the impulse to be outdoors when the weather is at its best goes against the inward mood…

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Ten Poems for Autumn

Various Authors

Autumn can be so many things. There are some years when summer seems to pack up her bags and disappear in the space of just a few days. Other times…

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Ten Poems about Snow

The appeal of snow must have something to do with childhood
the excitement of waking up to a white world and placing our wellies into cold crunchiness. As adults we…

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Ten Poems about Butterflies

Butterflies must be the most beautiful of all insects. They are with us while the warm weather lasts, and seeing a Brimstone in a garden early in the year is…

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Ten Poems About Birds

There is probably more poetry about birds than about any other insect or animal, as if there’s something in the nature of a bird that makes it particularly suited to…

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Ten Poems about Clouds

Who hasn’t looked up at the sky and seen a whale or a poodle or a sports car? There’s something about clouds that excites the imagination. Their shape-shifting nature means…

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Ten Poems about Getting Older

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…

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Ten Poems about Baking

These ten poems celebrate all that’s wonderful about baking
the time-honoured recipes, the patient kneading and stirring of ingredients, the sticky fingers in the mixing bowl. Baking, the poems seem…

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Fourteen Poems about Kissing

Various Authors

Most of us can remember our first kiss, whether it was glorious and transporting or merely awkward. Kissing, it transpires, can happen anywhere ? on a train, in a city…

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Ten Poems about Families

Various Authors

Where would we be without families, to lift us up and love us, to make us who we are? This anthology celebrates all of the humour and warmth, the strength…

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Ten Poems about Art

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…

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Ten Poems about Cities

Most of us live in cities, and there is a rich tradition of poems about their tireless hustle and bustle. In Jessica Mookherjee's lively selection, we find poems that explore…

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Ten Poems about Hats

Various Authors

Coco Chanel declared a hat to be essential when lunching with people one didn't know very well. These days such pretensions may seem old hat but we still set store…

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Ten Poems about Brothers

In this wonderful mini-anthology of poems celebrating brothers (a companion to Ten Poems about Sisters) we meet brothers of all ages and of all shapes and sizes, including the brother…

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Ten Poems about Aunts

Nearly all of us have an 'auntie' or 'aunty' ? even if the person in question isn't actually a relative. In these entertaining and touching poems we meet story-telling aunts…

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Ten Poems about Wine

John Keats' ?beaker of the warm South? must be the most famous glass of wine in poetry. Who could fail to remember the ?beaded bubbles? and the ?purple-stained mouth?? We…

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The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost

Harold Bloom

An anthology of poems which attempts to give readers the possession of six centuries of great British and American poetry.

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Poems About Birds

H. J. Massingham

An annotated gift edition of H. J. Massingham’s 1922 poetry anthology Poems About Birds.

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The Poetry of Birds

Samuel Carr

A sublime collection of beautiful poems written about birds to read again and again as a source of comfort and joy.

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Funeral Readings and Poems

Various

A beautiful and sustaining volume of poetry which offers inspiration for funeral readings.

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Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death

Yoel Hoffmann

A wonderful introduction the Japanese tradition of jisei, this volume is crammed with exquisite, spontaneous verse and pity, often hilarious, descriptions of the eccentric and committed monastics who wrote the…

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Gods and Monsters - Mythological Poems

Ana Sampson

A collection of mythological poetry from around the world.

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Poems to Fall in Love With

Chris Riddell

A gorgeous, heart-warming anthology of poems about love and romance from award-winning illustrator Chris Riddell.

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Poems to Save the World With

Chris Riddell

A brilliant, thoughtful anthology of poems full of hope, selected and illustrated by Chris Riddell.

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Everything is Going to be All Right: Poems for When You Really Need Them

Various

A beautifully curated anthology from writers past and present, these poems will provide the perfect tonic for whatever ails you.

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French Love Poems

New Directions

Inspired by the great tradition of French love poetry, New Directions presents a beautiful, small gift edition, dedicated to what makes the world go round.

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Poetry anthologies

Poetry Unbound

A Nature Poem for Every Spring Evening

The Penguin Book of Elegy

The Book of Tree Poems

100 Happy Poems: Volume 1

Best of Australian Poems 2023

Nature Poems

The Book of Bird Poems

A Happy Poem to End Every Day

Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year

A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year

A Poem to Read Aloud Every Day of the Year

A Happy Poem to Start Every Day: Volume 6

365 Poems for Life

A Nature Poem for Every Winter Evening

Poems for Love

Poems of the Sea

Poems for Stillness

Poems That Make Grown Men Cry: 100 Men on the Words That Move Them

The Penguin Book of Russian Poetry

The Penguin Book of Romantic Poetry

Ten Poems of Happiness

Ten Poems for Summer

Ten Poems for Autumn

Ten Poems about Snow

Ten Poems about Butterflies

Ten Poems About Birds

Ten Poems about Clouds

Ten Poems about Getting Older

Ten Poems about Baking

Fourteen Poems about Kissing

Ten Poems about Families

Ten Poems about Art

Ten Poems about Cities

Ten Poems about Hats

Ten Poems about Brothers

Ten Poems about Aunts

Ten Poems about Wine

The Best Poems of the English Language: From Chaucer Through Robert Frost

Poems About Birds

The Poetry of Birds

Funeral Readings and Poems

Japanese Death Poems: Written by Zen Monks and Haiku Poets on the Verge of Death

Gods and Monsters - Mythological Poems

Poems to Fall in Love With

Poems to Save the World With

Everything is Going to be All Right: Poems for When You Really Need Them

French Love Poems