Solemn, grand, vulnerable - and a little absurd: England in the 1880s. A young consul, Eca de Queiros, writes letters to his Brazilian readers, giving a dry, amused, not impartial account of the event
The first available English translation of this work shares numerous selections of the author's most popular poems. A cultural icon in her native Cuba, Loynaz's poetry was considered taboo because of
Resounding in this collection is the distinctive voice of Bluesman poet Matthew Welton, the heir apparent to Brautigan via Dylan, who makes tunes out of words. These poems give delight by means of the
Driven to abscond from the pressures of everyday life, the characters in this collection turn to strange ideas, distant places, and private languages in search of escape. At times the characters appea
The virtuosity and high spirits of Sophie Hannah's poems are unusual at any time of day. She handles rhymed metrical forms with wily insouciance and passes the 'memorability test' with flying colors.
Edwin Morgan 'catches in full sight' in his lyric epiphanies, in the focus and refocus of sequences, the wily reification of words in concrete poems, the weird rhythms of sound poems. His transforming
As it journeys through the author’s life, this collection by Anglo-Iranian poet Mimi Khalvati explores childhood, motherhood, loss, eroticism, and the natural world. Lyrical and resonant, this compila
Yellow Studio, Stephen Romer's fourth collection of poems, returns to the erotic intensities of Tribute (1998), counterpointed here by the rueful satire that comes with mid-life. It is a many-angled b
The third full collection of poetry from a critically acclaimed British poet begins with a series of 26 poems based on the International Phonetic Alphabet. From there, the poems travel to a variety of
Gathering an impressive portfolio of prose by one of the most internationally recognized British writers alive today, this expansive collection showcases the remarkable career of Charles Tomlinson. Co
Both heartening and heartbreaking, this collection of poems tells the stories of life of all sizes?from microscopic parasitic worms to the lives of massive planets. Full of characters facing the guilt
Frank Ormsby's new collection travels among places strange and familiar: from the shaping memories of an up bringing in rural County Fermanagh, to a Belfast reinventing itself in a new century and the
Even if you love maps, leave them behind; Try to be helpless and inquisitive. Eschew signposts, landmarks. Take The unassuming path, always; cross The unpromising field: it will take you Out of your o
Chain-smoking alcoholics, warring academics, gothic stalkers, and aspiring writers are just some of the visitors that browse the mysterious library at the heart of this sinister novel. Idlers and idol
'Madinah' - the Arabic word for 'city' - may conjure labyrinthine streets and the hustle and bustle of the souq in Westerners' minds, but for the inhabitants of the Middle East it is a much more mercu
Featuring several authors hailing from ?cities on the edge”?European port cities including?Liverpool, Bremen, Gdansk, Istanbul, Marseilles, and Naples?this stirring collection of short stories explore
A clear, modern translation?of two vital works of Greek mythology, this?collection presents?The Theogony, telling the story of how the gods of Ancient Greece established control over the cosmos, and W
A strikingly modern textual experiment, this collection of poems takes an audaciously playful approach to poetic structure and borrows inspiration from the most varied of sources: art exhibitions, son
