Poetry
is the culmination of Giannisi’s vision of chimeric poetics: an evocative and ambitious polyphonic exploration of desire, ecology, myth and motherhood.
Flapjack Press
Thick Richard the Third Thick Richard 17th August, pb, £12, 9781068605246
Adult poetry.
Psycho Seagulls Stole My Dog Paul Cookson, Martin Chatterton Chatterton (illus)
17th November, hb, £14, 9781068605277
Poetry headlines from The Daily Poet.
Ice Cream for a Broken Tooth Robin Ince
1st August, pb, eb, £12, 9781068605284 Adult poetry.
Fleet Virgin
Hollie McNish 16th October, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780349127446
Uncompromising collection unpicks the word “virgin” with McNish’s trademark mix of humour, fury and compassion.
Later Life Letter Luke Wright 29th January, hb, eb, £14.99, 9780349725215
Brilliant memoir in poetry from a leading poet and performer explores the gaps in the usual beats of his adoption story.
Flood Reveille
Liza Hudock 25th August, pb, £13.95, 9798985787481
Poems offer an unvarnished look at the tenacious ties that bind us to family, home and to ways of talking.
The Midnight Work Jennifer Moxley 20th October, pb, £14.95, 9798985787498
Meditation on the fragility of memory and love in the increasingly mediated post-Covid world of polarised politics and climate change.
Signal Flow William Fuller 24th November, pb, £13.95, 9798991889407
Clear statement of what is possible in the 21st century. Democratic in its balance of anticipation,
Autumn/Winter 2025
expectation and unpredictability and optimistic about the power of renewal.
Fly on the Wall Press
These Are the Things We Have Lost Janice Warman
12th January, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781915789525
Debut collection revisits a childhood spent in South Africa and encompasses a rich tapestry of experiences and emotions.
HarperOne
Radicle, or When the World Lived Inside Us Steph Catudal
18th December, pb, eb, £12.99, 9780063414556
From author of Everything All at Once comes a beautiful poetry collection exploring motherhood, grief, the unending road to healing and the redeeming power of love.
The Invisible Sun Attar 25th September, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780063424739
First comprehensive English collection from one of the world’s most influential mystics, the 12th-century poet Rumi called his master.
Harvard University Press
The Risalo of Shah Abdul Latif Shah Abdul Latif, Christopher Shackle (tr)
31st October, pb, £16.95, 9780674302822
Landmark English translation of Sindhi literature’s most famous classic.
Haymarket Books
What We Do With God Daniella Toosie-Watson 9th September, pb, £12.99, 9798888903704
Collapses the division among humans, the natural world and the divine.
HQ
Nobody Asked for This Charly Cox 25th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780008639839
Bringing together the collected works of Cox for the first time, with new and exclusive material.
Jantar
Dasein [existence] Yaryna Chornohuz
20th November, pb, £14.99, 9781914990304
Chornohuz is a Ukrainian woman soldier-poet. This is her first collection published in English translation. Translated by Amelia Glaser.
Laurence King
A Moment of Calm 16th October, hb, eb, £22, 9781399628372
Curated collection of 366 soothing poems for daily moments of tranquillity and reflection.
Les Fugitives
A Grammar of the World Jeanne Benameur, Bill Johnston (tr)
7th November, pb, eb, £10, 9781068300110
This long poem from the French draws on the myth of the Egyptian goddess Isis to meditate on the author’s wartorn childhood in Algeria, her writing and the migrant crisis.
Liveright
Dante: The Essential Commedia Dante Alighieri, Prue Shaw
11th November, hb, eb, £27, 9781324096207
Shaw’s absorbing, highly accessible introduction to the Commedia promises to be the essential edition for years to come.
Liverpool University Press
Sergio Raimondi, Selected Poems Ben Bollig, Mark Leech
28th August, pb, eb, £24.99, 9781836245483
First major English translation of Argentina’s most influential contemporary poet.
Publishing Contemporary Foreign Poetry Mila Milani
28th September, pb, eb, £27.99, 9781836245490
One of the first studies to examine the sociological significance of publishing poetry translations.
Luath Press
Love Goes North Julie McNeill 30th August, pb, £9.99, 9781804252369
Heartfelt poetry celebrating trains and travel. Evocative verses reflect on journeys and connections and inspire readers to cherish their experiences.
The Emergency Poet Deborah Alma 25th September, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781789297782
The Lake Poets William Wordsworth, Dorothy Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, James Rebanks
When the Grass Dances Valerie Gillies, Rebecca Mar
30th September, pb, eb, £20, 9781804252413
Poetry collection explores grass as a symbol of life and resilience.
If This Were Real Gerda Stevenson 30th September, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781804252437
Rich tapestry explores themes of childhood, music and political narratives that resonate deeply with our shared humanity and Scottish landscapes.
Lucent Dreaming
Painting Over the Cracks Sophie Buchaillard 15th October, pamphlet, eb, £10, 9781916632172
Novelist’s poetry debut. Explores the relationship between unspoken shame and fraying family ties, and the healing power of expression, friendship and community in overcoming trauma.
Prema Rithvik Andugula 22nd January, pamphlet, eb, £10, 9781916632189
Prema, meaning love in Telugu, is the debut pamphlet from actor, singer and poet.
Macmillan Collector’s Library
Poems for Happiness Gaby Morgan (ed), Richard Coles
22nd January, hb, eb, £10.99, 9781035063079 Uplifting collection.
Poems for Little Ones Gaby Morgan (ed), Michael Morpurgo 25th September, hb, £10.99, 9781035063062
Favoured children’s classics.
Michael O’Mara Books
We all have moments in which life can overwhelm. This book presents a selection of poems designed to lift the blackest mood.
Nine Arches Press
The Infernal Garden Gregory Leadbetter 14th August, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781916760240
Bewitching poems that explore the patterns of death and rebirth connecting us to the living world.
Hedonism Chris McCabe 4th September, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781916760264
A carnival of characters in McCabe’s sixth and most daring poetry collection. Part-written in Scouse dialect and invented languages.
Bycatch Caroline Smith 9th October, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781916760288
Dementia destroys all life: friendships, family and the self. A new collection by the Ted Hughes Prize-shortlisted poet.
Neon Manila Troy Cabida 30th October, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781916760301
Interrogation of the queer Filipino body in all of its skin and glitter. Looks at pop music, fashion, jewellery and everyday London life.
Light Year Jennifer Wong 20th November, pb, eb, £11.99, 9781916760325
Delving into the mind of a poet crossing the spaces of deep wounds, misunderstandings, love and healing.
Notting Hill Editions
6th November, hb, eb, £15.99, 9781912559701
Introduced by James Rebanks, an anthology of the best.
NYRB Classics
Paradiso Dante Alighieri, DM Black 5th August, pb, eb, £17.99, 9781681379432
New translation of the final part of Dante’s Divine Comedy by a poet and psychoanalyst praised for his previous translation of Dante’s Purgatorio.
NYRB Poets
The French Prose Poem Mary Ann Caws, Michel Delville
26th August, pb, eb, £17.99, 9781681377322
First English-language collection of its kind presents an overview of the past and present history of a long- underappreciated—and now quickly burgeoning— poetic tradition.
Elegies
Emmanuel Hocquard, Cole Swensen (tr) 25th November, pb, eb, £16.99, 9781681379920
The central works of one of France’s most renowned poets, now translated into English for the first time.
Fifty Poems Rainer Maria Rilke, Geoffrey Lehmann (tr)
7th October, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781681379944
Rilke is one of the greatest poets of the 20th century, revered throughout the world. Here are his finest poems to celebrate the 150th anniversary of his birth.
On the Slaughter Hayyim Nahman Bialik, Peter Cole (tr)
21st October, pb, eb, £14.99, 9798896230014
The first comprehensive English translation of a Jewish Ukrainian master’s poetry, from the fiery verse he wrote protesting against the pogroms of the early 20th century to his sublime lyrics about longing.
OR Books
If I Must Die Refaat Alareer, Yousef M Aljamal (ed) 13th November, pb, £12.99, 9781682196618
Poignant poetry and essays on literature, teaching, politics and family showcase Alareer’s enduring voice and
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