Poetry
humanism despite the brutality he faced.
Oxford University Press
Poetry of the Second World War Tim Kendall (ed)
10th September, vol 1, pb, £8.99, 9780198729082
Collects works by famous wartime poets alongside poetry by civilians and soldiers. A symphony of different voices, all connected in their experience of the war.
John Keats and the Perils of Posterity Nicholas Roe
1st September, vol 1, hb, £30, 9780198946076
An original account of the successive posthumous phases of Keats’s fame and reputation, beginning with his death in 1821 through to the early 20th century.
A Guide to Byron’s Verse in Fifty Poems Richard Lansdown
14th August, hb, £25, 9780198954323
Accessible introduction to the range, value and diversity of Byron’s poetry in short essays.
Papillote Press
Looting Hummingbirds Mark Andrews (ed), Lizabeth Paravisini- Gebert (ed)
28th October, pb, £12.99, 9781739130398
Daniel Thaly of Dominica was once a celebrated French poet whose career was broken by criticism by anti-colonialists. Here for the first time are his poems in English.
Parthian Books
Breakfast With the Scavengers Ben Rhys Palmer
2nd October, pb, £10, 9781917140560
Funny, tender and beautifully bizarre, this debut explores love, loss, loneliness, the quest for connection, Mexican surrealism and those moments of transcendence.
Moon Base One Jemma L King 2nd October, pb, £10, 9781917140577
What happens before we begin and what happens when we meet our most significant endings? Celestial third collection about frontiers, rebirths, sentience and meaning.
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Graveyards on Other Planets Roberto Pastore
2nd October, pb, £10, 9781917140584
Clear-eyed second anthology full of flashes of the unexpected.
Peepal Tree Press
Ground Provisions Shauna Morgan 25th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781845236014
Grapples with heritage and inheritance—what we are given, what is taken away or lost, how we sustain life, and how we make provisions between generations, especially women.
After Poems, Psalms John Robert Lee 7th August, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781845236007
In his fifth collection with Peepal Tree Press Lee achieves a sense of spirit, insight and empathy.
Picador
Queries on Death, the Infinite and Irrational Numbers John Stammers
13th November, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781035082681
First collection in 15 years from the Forward Prize-winning poet.
Dog Show Billy Collins, Pamela Sztybel (illus)
20th November, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781035087471
Colourful collection of poems about dogs. Collins captures the essence and mystery of our canine companions.
A Christmas Eve Ghost Story Carol Ann Duffy
6th November, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781529083972
Enchating new work from former poet laureate, accompanied by gorgeous illustrations.
After Party Dean Browne 25th September, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781035054671
Suite of Surrealist poems from a brilliant new voice in Irish poetry.
The Book of Jonah Luke Kennard 4th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035069262
Absurdist collection from winner of the Forward Prize.
Earth Prayers Carol Ann Duffy (ed) 2nd October, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781035048151
One hundred poems The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Non-Fiction
which illustrate the beauty and awe of the natural world.
The Long Take Robin Robertson 4th December, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035062331
Powerful, genre-defying work following a D-Day veteran as he goes in search of freedom and repair in postwar America. Reissued in the Picador Collection.
The Bonfire Party Sean O’Brien 15th January, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035064908
Twelfth collection from three-time winner of the Forward Prize examines imagination, history and love.
Hold Your Own Kae Tempest 2nd October, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781035039173
Reissued in the Picador Collection, this is an incendiary reworking of the life of the mythical prophet Tiresias.
Princeton University Press
The Key to Everything Margaret Brucia 2nd September, hb, eb, £25, 9780691247236
Intimate portrait of the 20th-century American poet.
How Women Became Poets Emily Hauser
4th November, pb, eb, £20, 9780691248769
How the idea of the author was born in the battleground of gender.
The First Book Jesse Zuba 9th September, pb, eb, £25, 9780691271118
A look at the poetic debut in 20th-century American literary culture.
A Violence Paula Bohince 21st October, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780691277769
A reckoning with psychological and ecological crises from a poet whose work has been praised as “beautiful and riveting” (Los Angeles Review of Books).
Fearful Symmetry Northrop Frye, Nicholas Halmi
23rd September, pb, eb, £20, 9780691278100
Situates William Blake’s poetry within the intellectual movements of his day and unlocks
his symbolism for modern readers. Atom and Void Aaron Fagan
21st October, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780691278865
Wry and fiercely intelligent sonnets from a widely praised poet.
Even Time Bleeds Jeanette Lozano Clariond, Forrest Gander (tr)
13th January, hb, eb, £45, 9780691280448
Bilingual edition of poems.
Pushkin Press
White Teeth, Red Blood Various Authors, Claire Kohda 11th September, hb, £12.99, 9781805332640
Brings together the best poems inspired by the undead, including work by authors from Goethe and Byron to Emily Dickinson and Ishmael Reed.
Pushkin Press Classics
Poems to Night Rainer Maria Rilke, Will Stone (tr) 20th November, pb, £10.99, 9781805333135
Mystical poems of the night by the great Rainer Maria Rilke is the only English translation to bring them all together.
The Wanderer’s Song Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Kent (tr)
23rd October, pb, £12.99, 9781805333401
Fresh translation of the lyric poetry of German Romantic and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe captures his life through his verse.
Renard Press
Compass Light Hilary Davies 1st August, pb, eb, £10, 9781804471593
Beautifully crafted and wildly evocative, Compass Light is a wide-ranging poetry collection that illuminates the richness of how we perceive time and how it makes us who we are.
A Quarter Dead and Half Alive Steve Denehan
15th September, pb, eb, £10, 9781804471609
Everyday experiences and the profound sit side by side with the joys of the creative
arts and the darker side to life on Planet Earth.
Remembrance 15th August, pb, eb, £10, 9781804471692
British South Asian poetry is flourishing but is still not being amply reflected in mainstream publishing. The Third Space project has its eye on filling this gap.
A Fool i’ the Forest Michael Copp (ed), Elizabeth Vandiver (ed), Richard Aldington
22nd October, pb, eb, £10, 9781804471715
Frequently compared to TS Eliot’s “The Waste Land”, this is a Modernist’s poetic expression of his ongoing struggles with the trauma of military service after the First World War.
River Books
Frontline Poets Joe Freeman, Aung Naing Soe 10th November, pb, £16.95, 9786164510920
Combining poems by contemporary Burmese poets along with their life stories, this book demonstrates the power of the written word.
Salt Wonder
Chris Emery 3rd November, pb, £10.99, 9781784633707
New collection centres on the idea of wonder in the various senses of joy, reflection and the marvellous.
Scotland Street Press
Who Killed the Carolina Parakeet? Dilys Rose
1st October, pb, £9.99, 9781917881005
Poems and engravings from the well-loved poet, novelist and short story writer focusing on human life, wildlife and the extinction of species.
Square Baw
Hamish MacDonald 1st September, pb, £9.99, 9781917881012
Football poems exploring the rich history of the Scottish game, memory and the deeper layers of Scottish masculinity.
Seren Books
The Storm’s Flora Laura Wainwright 13th October, pb, £10.99, 9781781727911
Dear Diaspora Susan Nguyen 29th September, pb, £14.99, 9781068751516
Unapologetic reckoning with history, memory and grief. Nguyen explores the intersections of girlhood, identity and selfhood against the backdrop of the Vietnamese diaspora.
Poetic exploration of resilience in the face of ecological crisis. Wainwright considers what can flower creatively in the wake of darkness and turmoil.
Spidling
Sometimes You Say the Strangest Things John Eaton
20th October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781915376879
Perfect for adults and kids alike, this poetry collection is an ideal pick-me-up—whether for a laugh, a moment of reflection, a business byword or just a reminder that life is strange.
Take That Smile off Your Face John Eaton
8th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781915376893
Laugh, groan and ponder as Eaton skewers life’s quirks with his signature blend of wit and whimsy. Poetry that is never too serious yet strikes a chord.
Syracuse University Press
Tracing the Ether Moneera Al-Ghadeer (ed), Moneera Al-Ghadeer (tr), Christina Civantos (tr), Emily Drumsta (tr), William Granara (tr) et al 17th November, hb, £16.99, 9780815611967
Showcases 26 Saudi poets who reimagine their place in the digital world.
The 87 Press
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