The Alexandra Sequence looks at contemporary life through the suggestive prism of the mummer’s play. Against the background of a city recovering from a long period of decline, much of the book adopts
The Selected Poems of Nancy Cunard brings together published and previously unpublished poems written across four decades. From her early years as a coterie poet on the edges of Bloomsbury and avant-g
Offered as a modern day reworking of the Canterbury Tales, this book brings together the stories of fourteen real-life refugees whose voyage to the UK has not been a journey of spiritual salvation, ra
From the winner of the Betty Trask Award and the Premio Ciampi International Prize for Poetry comes a collection which explores a 1960s Catholic upbringing in Cork, Ireland, set against the backdrop o
Lauded as a 'national treasure' and 'world class' by his contemporaries, 'Bard of Barnsley' Ian McMillan is one of Britain's well-loved poets, performers, broadcasters and entertainers. The host of Th
From the canals of St Petersburg, the steppes of Central Asia, the mountains of the Caucasus, and the landscape of Palestine, this collection from award-winning Russian poet Sergey Stratanovsky is ove
Written between 2011 and 2015, Through continues the inquiry into the language of public space that David Herd embarked upon in All Just. Here, five extended poems address the ways contemporary public
The beauty of the Goucestershire landscape and sky-scape are Alison Brackenbury's commanding theme, her landscapes are historied, the skies always in vivid motion, moving towards elegy. The two World
The formation of the |Serengeti in Africa, the emergence of homo sapiens, the amazing wildlife, patterns of migration and predation are the themes of the fiercely engaged poems and photographs in this
Born in 1915 in Cambridge, England, Rupert John Cornford was a committed communist who fought in defence of Madrid during the Spanish Civil War and was killed in uncertain circumstances at Lopera, nea
Ten short stories set in the buzzing city of Dhaka, Bangladesh. Written by a mixture of leading and emerging Bangladeshi writers. Published by world-renowned, award-winning independent short story pub
From award-winning poet and one of the most important Northern Irish writers and critics of his generation, Peter McDonald, comes an earthy and sensual new collection. Drawing from the landscape of hi
In this unique and finely-wrought collection, award-winning poet and scholar Peter McDonald gives us the first contemporary translation of the Homeric Hymns; a collection of 33 anonymous Ancient Greek
Addressing themes of destruction, consumption, misogyny, gods, sex, form, failure and rock ’n’ roll,Several Deer is the debut collection by a Northern Irish writer as much indebted to Bob Dylan and La
A vivid and unsentimental examination of brutality and the scars it leaves, this collection by London’s Dan Burt is a memoir in poetry and prose of his harsh, formative, working-class world. Both eleg
Featuring sonnets, sestinas, villanelles, and translations from Old English, this compilation by Dutch poet Chris McCully spans 16 years of his work. A meditation on extinction, this supple, sparing v
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
Some Do Not . . . includes: the first reliable text, based on the manuscript and first editions; a major critical introduction by Max Saunders, Ford’s acclaimed biographer; an account of the novel’s c
A collection of interviews featuring Irish poets, artists, fiction writers, and playwrights, this record chronicles how these cultural leaders viewed their country in the first decade of the new mille
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
Exploring the relationship between poetry and song, the pieces in this collection work to define the elemental human struggles of good versus evil and light against darkness. The poems take different
Exploring the everyday relationships of common people, this collection of portraits and commentary highlights the dichotomies between husbands and wives, actors and directors, a poet and his landscape
Presenting new poems by the adventurous, contemporary?British poet Tom Raworth, this collection illuminates the complexity of thought and style present throughout his verse. Noteworthy?for their confl
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
To walk through a landscape is to be part of a slow unfolding of time and distance, to commit yourself to an adventure. The Hundred Thousand Places is a single poem that travels across seasons, throug
Reflecting the experiences of a rich and varied life, this collection of poems challenges traditional notions of form and combines intensely personal and multicultural themes. The elegies are politica
Sinead Morrissey's fourth collection explores fertility, pregnancy, and the landscape of early childhood in poems that are by turns tender, exuberant and unsettling. Pitched against the envious dead,
Caroline Bird 's two earlier collections were acclaimed for their exuberant energy, surreal imagination and passion - 'a bit of a Howl for a new generation' , wrote the Hudson Review. Watering Can cel
Blending fiction, history, and classical Greek mythology, this debut novel demonstrates that the wisdom of the ancients is central to the modern search for personal and universal truths. When the ghos
In his translations of three major works from the Roman world, collected in a single volume for the first time, Robert Graves brings the classical world to life. As Robert Cummings demonstrates in his
From short lyric pieces to long poetic sequences, moving elegies to playful translations, this collection explores how a sense of place and displacement are often unexpectedly connected. The poems, wr
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
Performing a deft metaphorical evisceration of Sigmund Freud’s classic 1919 essay that delved deeply into the tradition of horror writing, this freshly contemporary collection of literary interpretati
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
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
Intensely emotional and honest, this collection of searing poems about love, loss, jealousy, and fear, explores the literary and social landscape of post revolutionary Russia. Sharply addressing the c
