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The Hill We Climb: An Inaugural Poem by Amanda Gorman; Oprah Winfrey (Introduction by)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Amanda Gorman's powerful and historic poem "The Hill We Climb," read at President Joe Biden's inauguration, is now available as a collectible gift edition. "Stunning" CNN "Dynamic" NPR "Deeply rousing and uplifting" Vogue On 20 January 2021, Amanda Gorman became the sixth and youngest poet to deliver a ...Show more
Monsters by Alison Croggon
$29.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
From award-winning writer and critic Alison Croggon, Monsters is a hybrid of memoir and essay that takes as its point of departure the painful breakdown of a relationship between two sisters. It explores how our attitudes are shaped by the persisting myths that underpin colonialism and patriarchy, how t ...Show more
The Lost Spells by Robert Macfarlane; Jackie Morris
$35.00 AUD
Category: Poetry
Kindred in spirit to The Lost Words but intriguingly new in form, pocket-sized gem The Lost Spells introduces another beautiful set of spell-poems and artwork by formidable creative duo Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. Robert Macfarlane is the bestselling author of Mountains of the Mind, The Wild P ...Show more
My Inner Sky: On Embracing Day, Night and All the Times in Between by Mari Andrew
$29.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
A whole, beautiful life is only made possible by the wide spectrum of feelings that exist between joy and sorrow. In this insightful and warm book, writer and illustrator Mari Andrew explores all the emotions that make up a life, in the process offering insights about trauma and healing, the meaning of ...Show more
Homo Irrealis by André Aciman
$27.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
The bestselling author of Find Me and Call Me by Your Name returns to the essay form with this collection of thoughts on time, the creative mind, and great lives and works.
Signature by Hunter Dukes; Christopher Schaberg (Series edited by); Ian Bogost (Series edited by)
$19.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Object Lessons Ser.
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things. Why do we sign our names? How can a squiggle both enslave and liberate? Signatures often require a witness--as if the scrawl itself is not enough. What other kinds of beliefs and longings justify o ...Show more
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
I told you this was a thirst so great it could carve rivers. This fierce debut from award-winning writer Evelyn Araluen confronts the tropes and iconography of an unreconciled nation with biting satire and lyrical fury. Dropbear interrogates the complexities of colonial and personal history with an alte ...Show more
The RHS Book of Flower Poetry and Prose by Unnamed
$19.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
An RHS curated collection of the finest writing on more than 60 evocative flowers, from anemone to auricala and jasmine to wisteria by poets and authors including Milton and John Clare. Selected by Charles Elliott and featuring illustrations from the world-famous Lindley Library. Artists and writers ali ...Show more
To My Country by Ben Lawson; Bruce Whatley (Illustrator)
$29.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
On January 10, Ben touched the hearts of Australians with the reading of his poem To My Country in response to the Australian bushfires. This gorgeous 4 colour book combines Ben's heartfelt words with stunning illustrations by Bruce Whatley.
Milk and Honey (Clothback Gift edition) by Rupi Kaur
$29.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
This clothbound edition features deckled edge paper, a woven ribbon marker, and a foreword written by the author. The book is divided into four chapters, and each chapter serves a different purpose. Deals with a different pain. Heals a different heartache. Milk and Honey takes readers through a journey ...Show more
Lines to the Horizon: Australian Surf Writing by Jock Serong
$32.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Tim Winton says, 'Surfing is not just a subculture, it is culture, and here's proof', while Jock Serong says that the collection demonstrates our horizons are unlimited. From Gold Coast surf culture to the relationships of humans to the sea and from surf travel in Mexico to Taj Burrow's final campaign ...Show more
Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud by Clive James (Editor)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Essentially, this is Clive James' desert island poems: a selection of his favourite verse and a personal commentary on each.The Fire of Joy was the final book Clive James completed before his death in 2019. It takes its title from the French expression Feu de Joie, which refers to a military celebration ...Show more