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Funny Story by Henry, Emily
Funny Story
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ∙ A shimmering, joyful novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024...
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The Women by Hannah, Kristin
The Women
A #1 bestseller on The New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times! From the celebrated author of The Nightingale and The Four Winds comes Kristin Hannah's The Women--at once an intimate portrait of coming of age in a dangerous time...
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  • Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature by Sidman, Joyce
    Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
    A Caldecott medalist and a Newbery Honor-winning poet celebrate the beauty and value of spirals.What makes the tiny snail shell so beautiful? Why does that shape occur in nature over and over again--in rushing rivers, in a flower bud, even inside your ear?With simplicity...
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  • Survival Takes a Wild Imagination: Poems by Róisín, Fariha
    Survival Takes a Wild Imagination: Poems
    In the powerful follow up to her critically acclaimed debut collection, poet and activist Fariha Róisín is writing, praying, clawing, and scratching her way out of the grips of generational trauma on the search for the freedom her mother never received and the kindness...
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  • Sturge Town: Poems by Dawes, Kwame
    Sturge Town: Poems
    The site of the ruined ancestral home of Kwame Dawes's family, in one of the earliest post-slavery free villages in Jamaica, Sturge Town is at once a place of myth and, for Dawes, a metaphor of the journeying that has taken him from Ghana,...
    $41.22 AUD
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  • Spring and All by Williams, William Carlos
    Spring and All
    Spring and All is a manifesto of the imagination -- a hybrid of alternating sections of prose and free verse that coalesce in dramatic, energetic, and beautifully cryptic statements of how language re-creates the world. Spring and All contains some of Williams's best-known poetry,...
    $19.78 AUD
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  • Rumi-Poet of Joy and Love by Kheiriyeh, Rashin
    Rumi-Poet of Joy and Love
    "Enthralling" -Kirkus Reviews, starred review "Kheiriyeh transforms a distant and revered figure into a warm, bright focal point in this biography" -School Library Journal, starred review "Be a friend to everyone." Rumi's words are needed now more than ever. A picture book biography of...
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  • Poyums by Pennie, Len
    Poyums
    From Len Pennie, the performance poet sensation, comes an electric debut collection about loving, learning, surviving, growing and giving - an instant Sunday Times bestseller THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, SUNDAY POST AND iPAPER BESTSELLER And I have done more than just simply...
    $27.49 AUD
    $27.49 AUD
  • Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World by Tuama, Pádraig Ó.
    Poetry Unbound: 50 Poems to Open Your World
    In the tumult of our contemporary moment, poetry has emerged as an inviting, consoling outlet with a unique power to move and connect us, to inspire fury, tears, joy, laughter, and surprise. This generous anthology pairs fifty illuminating poems with poet and podcast host...
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  • Poetry as Enchantment: And Other Essays by Gioia, Dana
    Poetry as Enchantment: And Other Essays
    "Gioia joins W. H. Auden, Randall Jarrell, and D. H. Lawrence in embracing criticism that is insightfully intellectual and surprisingly personal . . . Always a canny discussant of contemporary poetics, Gioia again provides vital guidance for evaluating poetry that will appeal to tenured...
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  • Poetics by Aristotle
    Poetics
    "What is poetry, how many kinds of it are there, and what are their specific effects?" Aristotle's Poetics is the most influential book on poetry ever written. A founding text of European aesthetics and literary criticism, it has shaped much of our modern understanding...
    $18.25 AUD
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  • Planetaria: Visual Poetry by Ong, Monica
    Planetaria: Visual Poetry
    Rewriting the sky from a female perspective, Monica Ong invites readers into the intimate cosmology of Planetaria, utilizing the visual language of astronomy to explore the precarious territories of motherhood, women in science, and diaspora identity. This collection examines the power struggles that myth-making...
    $61.09 AUD
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  • Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind by Peppernell, Courtney
    Pillow Thoughts III: Mending the Mind
    In a voice that is inclusive and open to all, Courtney Peppernell presents a tribute to her readers in the third installment of her bestselling Pillow Thoughts series. A beautifully raw and poignant collection of poetry and prose, Pillow Thoughts III continues the series...
    $25.95 AUD
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  • Ocean of Clouds: Poems by Hongo, Garrett
    Ocean of Clouds: Poems
    In his fourth book of poems, award-winning poet Garrett Hongo sees coastlines and waters, skylines and ancestral lines for what they inspire and teach. In a surpassingly beautiful collection of poems, with his characteristic long-lined, rolling music, Hongo is alert to the possibilities of...
    $42.76 AUD
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  • Now We Are Six by Milne, A. A.
    Now We Are Six
    One of the most beloved icons of children's literature, Winnie-the-Pooh! Whether you're six, sixty-six, or anywhere in between, this enchanting collection of verses about Christopher Robin and, of course, Winnie-the-Pooh, will enchant. Filled with gentle humor and playful rhythms, Now We Are Six contains...
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  • Notes on Endings by Banks, Clare
    Notes on Endings
    This is a beautiful book, both as a series of individual poems and as a single artistic whole-an elegy for someone who died too young, the poet's sister. A keenly observed natural world, including the remembered pathways of childhood and youth, keeps the frank...
    $27.49 AUD
    $27.49 AUD
  • Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei by Weinberger, Eliot
    Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei
    The difficulty (and necessity) of translation is concisely described in Nineteen Ways of Looking at Wang Wei, a close reading of different translations of a single poem from the Tang Dynasty--from a transliteration to Kenneth Rexroth's loose interpretation. As Octavio Paz writes in the...
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  • Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself by Edinger, Monica
    Nearer My Freedom: The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano by Himself
    "Permit me to lay at your feetthe following genuineNarrative . . ."Olaudah Equiano was a writer and abolitionist whose autobiography, The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano, captured the attention of British readers at the height of the transatlantic slave trade. The account of his...
    $29.00 AUD
    $29.00 AUD
  • Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters by Kolar, Rachel
    Mother Ghost: Nursery Rhymes for Little Monsters
    An unlucky collection of 13 spine-tingling adaptations of Mother Goose classics that any boy or girl (or ghoul) will love. From "Mary, Mary, Tall and Scary" to "Wee Willie Werewolf," this collection of classic nursery rhymes turned on their heads will give readers the...
    $25.95 AUD
    $25.95 AUD
  • Mesopotopia by Waldman, Anne
    Mesopotopia
    "To understand the radiance of the poetry world you have to look at Anne." --Eileen Myles, author of A Working Life From "one of the most important and irreducible living American poets" (Poetry Foundation) comes a powerful and prophetic collection of epic scope and...
    $30.54 AUD
    $30.54 AUD
  • Lost Cities: Poems by Robin, Valencia
    Lost Cities: Poems
    Brimming with music, bursting with flora, the poems in Valencia Robin's second collection are both a walking tour of local neighborhoods and a journey into space and across time--ways of looking and listening to the past in order to find our best way forward....
    $25.96 AUD
    $25.96 AUD
  • Like a Hammer: Poets on Mass Incarceration by Delgado, Diana Marie
    Like a Hammer: Poets on Mass Incarceration
    Like A Hammer is an anthology of poems that unearths the shared traumas produced by America's incarceration system. These powerful poems of witness seek to address the oppressive systems that make up the US prison-industrial complex, revealing cracks in a criminal punishment system that...
    $38.10 AUD
    $38.10 AUD

Poetry books offer a unique and profound way to explore language, emotion, and human experience. From classic works to contemporary collections, the best poetry books can move, inspire, and connect readers with the beauty and power of words.

For those seeking the best poetry books, there are timeless collections that continue to resonate with readers. "The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats" is a must-read, showcasing the profound and mystical works of one of Ireland's greatest poets. Another classic is "The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson," which offers a comprehensive look at the innovative and deeply personal verse of this American literary icon.

Popular poetry books often capture the zeitgeist and appeal to modern sensibilities. "Milk and Honey" by Rupi Kaur is a best-selling collection that explores themes of love, loss, and healing through poignant and accessible verse. Similarly, "The Sun and Her Flowers" by the same author continues to captivate readers with its exploration of growth and self-discovery.

For those interested in specific themes, poetry collection books can provide focused explorations. "The Penguin Anthology of Twentieth-Century American Poetry" offers a broad survey of influential poems from the past century. If you're looking for an English poem about love, "Shakespeare’s Sonnets" are timeless masterpieces that delve into the complexities of love and desire.

Poetry on war offers powerful reflections on conflict and human suffering. Wilfred Owen's "Poems" is a haunting collection that captures the horrors of World War I with vivid imagery and deep emotion. For more tranquil themes, poems on flowers can provide a soothing and beautiful escape. "The Flower Poems of Robert Frost" collects the beloved American poet's meditations on nature and flora.

For those who enjoy atmospheric and contemplative verse, twilight poems offer a reflective mood. "Twilight: A Poem" by John Clare captures the serene and melancholic beauty of the evening hour.

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Q. What are some of the best poetry books to read?

A. Some of the best poetry books to read include "The Collected Poems of W.B. Yeats," which showcases the profound works of the Irish poet, and "The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson," offering a comprehensive look at her innovative and personal verse. "Milk and Honey" by Rupi Kaur is also a popular choice, known for its accessible and poignant exploration of love, loss, and healing.

Q. Can you recommend a popular poetry book that captures modern sensibilities?

A. "Milk and Honey" by Rupi Kaur is a best-selling poetry collection that captures modern sensibilities with its exploration of themes such as love, loss, trauma, and healing. Its follow-up, "The Sun and Her Flowers," also continues to resonate with contemporary readers.

Q. What poetry books focus on specific themes like war or flowers?

A. For poetry on war, Wilfred Owen's "Poems" offers a powerful reflection on the horrors of World War I. For a more tranquil theme, "The Flower Poems of Robert Frost" collects the American poet's meditations on nature and flowers.

Q. Are there any classic English poems about love?

A. Yes, "Shakespeare’s Sonnets" are timeless masterpieces that delve into the complexities of love and desire, making them a classic choice for readers interested in English poems about love.

Q. Where can I find a wide selection of poetry books online?

A. You can find a wide selection of poetry books at Booksdeli.com, an online bookstore offering various best-selling books and specialized collections.

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