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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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  • The Valley of Your Life by Marin, Mari-Carmen
    The Valley of Your Life
    From the moment we are born, we learn an inexorable truth: one day we are going to die, and as we grow older, we get to experience the contraries that often afflict our existence. We have a tendency to fight what we consider negative,...
    $35.19 AUD
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  • The Sorrow Apartments by Cohen, Andrea
    The Sorrow Apartments
    About Andrea Cohen's poems, Christian Wiman has said: "One is caught off guard by their cumulative force. This is work of great and sustained attention, true intelligence, and soul." In The Sorrow Apartments, Cohen's eighth collection, those signature gifts are front and center, along...
    $27.52 AUD
    $27.52 AUD
  • The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry: Contemporary Poets in Discussion and Practice by McDowell, Gary L.
    The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry: Contemporary Poets in Discussion and Practice
    A wide-ranging gathering of 34 brief essays and 66 prose poems by distinguished practitioners, The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Prose Poetry is as personal and provocative, accessible and idiosyncratic as the genre itself. The essayists discuss their craft, influences, and experiences, all...
    $25.99 AUD
    $25.99 AUD
  • There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! (a Board Book) by Colandro, Lucille
    There Was a Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow! (a Board Book)
    Here's the newest (and coldest) twist on the familiar tale of There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, now in board book!There was a cold lady who swallowed some snow.I don't know why she swallowed some snow.Perhaps you know.This time, this cold...
    $10.72 AUD
    $10.72 AUD
  • The Poetry of Chiyo-Ni: The Life and Art of Japan's Most Celebrated Woman Haiku Master by Donegan, Patricia
    The Poetry of Chiyo-Ni: The Life and Art of Japan's Most Celebrated Woman Haiku Master
    "Patricia Donegan and Yoshie Ishibashi are to be deeply thanked for having given us with such articulate care a poetry major in any language and in any place or time." --Robert Creeley, poet The Poetry of Chiyo-ni introduces English-language readers to one of Japan's...
    $30.65 AUD
    $30.65 AUD
  • The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families by Brown, Karida L.
    The New Brownies' Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
    NAACP Image Award and Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) Literary Award Winner "[A] heartfelt tribute to young people of color and their 'reflection of resplendent beauty, ancient history ... and irreplaceable value.' It's a standout." ―Publishers Weekly, starred review Inspired by...
    $61.33 AUD
    $61.33 AUD
  • The Narrow Road to the Interior by Hahn, Kimiko
    The Narrow Road to the Interior
    Kimiko Hahn, "a welcome voice of experimentation and passion" (Bloomsbury Review), takes up the Japanese prose-poetry genre zuihitsu--literally "running brush," which utilizes tactics such as juxtaposition, contradiction, and broad topical variety--in exploring her various identities as mother and lover, wife and poet, daughter of...
    $29.36 AUD
    $29.36 AUD
  • The Hurting Kind: Poems by Limón, Ada
    The Hurting Kind: Poems
    Now in paperback! With over 60,000 hardcover copies in print, the astonishing collection about interconnectedness--between the human and nonhuman, ancestors and ourselvesfrom U.S. Poet Laureate and MacArthur Fellow Ada Limón."I have always been too sensitive, a weeper / from a long line of weepers,"...
    $27.60 AUD
    $27.60 AUD
  • The Heart Of Healing: Emotional Poems Book About Finding Yourself For Adults And Teens by Pellerei, Nicholas
    The Heart Of Healing: Emotional Poems Book About Finding Yourself For Adults And Teens
    Love is a journey full of highs and lows. It's in the moments of awe when your heart races, but also in those when it shatters with pain. In this book, you'll find not only words about love-but also about healing, strength, and hope-that...
    $30.64 AUD
    $30.64 AUD
  • The Flowers of Evil by Baudelaire, Charles
    The Flowers of Evil
    The Flowers of Evil, which T.S. Eliot called the greatest example of modern poetry in any language, shocked the literary world of nineteenth century France with its outspoken portrayal of lesbian love, its linking of sexuality and death, its unremitting irony, and its unflinching...
    $21.39 AUD
    $21.39 AUD
  • The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Norton Critical Edition by Foster, Benjamin R.
    The Epic of Gilgamesh: A Norton Critical Edition
    This Norton Critical Edition includes: An expanded translation from the Akkadian by Benjamin R. Foster based on new discoveries, adding lines throughout the world's oldest epic masterpiece. Benjamin R. Foster's full introduction and expanded explanatory annotations. Eleven illustrations. Analogues from the Sumerian and Hittite...
    $49.45 AUD
    $49.45 AUD
  • The Den That Octopus Built by Sonenshine, Randi
    The Den That Octopus Built
    Follow one of the ocean's most mysterious animals in this warm but candid look at its dramatic life cycle, from the creators of The Nest That Wren Built. These are the shells she wears like a sheath, keeping her safe from Tiger Shark's teeth...
    $29.12 AUD
    $29.12 AUD
  • The City Sings Green & Other Poems about Welcoming Wildlife by Silverman, Erica
    The City Sings Green & Other Poems about Welcoming Wildlife
    A unique and artful blend of poetry, science, and activism, this picture book shows how city dwellers can intervene so that nature can work her magic. Perfect for fans of The Curious Garden and Harlem Grown. In Oslo, Norway: citizens create a honeybee highway...
    $30.65 AUD
    $30.65 AUD
  • The Choreic Period: Poems by Ba, Latif Askia
    The Choreic Period: Poems
    A ground-breaking collection of poems exploring disability, syntax, and rhythm from a Brooklyn-based Senegalese American writer with cerebral palsy. Latif Askia Ba--an acclaimed poet with Choreic Cerebral Palsy--honors all the things that arise from our unique choreographies. Meeting each reader with corporeal generosity, these...
    $27.60 AUD
    $27.60 AUD
  • The Book of Wounded Sparrows: Poems Volume 2 by Quintanilla, Octavio
    The Book of Wounded Sparrows: Poems Volume 2
    2024 National Book Award Longlist in Poetry In The Book of Wounded Sparrows, his second full-length collection of poetry, Octavio Quintanilla sifts through the wreckage left in the pursuit of the American Dream. This is a book within a book, a memory within a...
    $33.66 AUD
    $33.66 AUD
  • The Book of Nightmares by Kinnell, Galway
    The Book of Nightmares
    Galway Kinnell's poetry has always been marked by richness of language, devotion to the things and creatures of the world, and an effort to transform every understanding into the universality of art.Author: Galway KinnellPublisher: Ecco PressPublished: 05/18/1973Pages: 88Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.51w...
    $32.69 AUD
    $32.69 AUD
  • The Book of Hours by Rilke, Rainer Maria
    The Book of Hours
    Long hailed as a masterwork of modern German literature, The Book of Hours (1905) marks the origin of Rainer Maria Rilke's distinctive voice and vision--where clarity of diction meets unexpected imagery and first-person poetry discovers its full lyric possibility. In these audacious poems, a...
    $53.67 AUD
    $53.67 AUD
  • The Big Smoke by Matejka, Adrian
    The Big Smoke
    A suite of poems examining the myth and history of the legendary prizefighter Jack Johnson--a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award--from the author, with Youssef Daoudi, of the graphic novel Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle...
    $30.67 AUD
    $30.67 AUD
  • The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump by Sears, Rob
    The Beautiful Poetry of Donald Trump
    What if there's a hidden dimension to Donald Trump; a sensitive, poetic side? Driven by this question, Rob Sears began combing Trump's words for signs of poetry. What he found was a revelation. By simply taking the 45th President of the United States' tweets...
    $33.73 AUD
    $33.73 AUD
  • The Appalachian Sea: Poems by Scafidi, Steve
    The Appalachian Sea: Poems
    Steve Scafidi's The Appalachian Sea explores the eponymous place of mountains and story, of rivers and magic, as well as of mortality, where people work and live and die. What began as an homage to the American painter Miles Cleveland Goodwin became a celebration...
    $30.59 AUD
    $30.59 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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FAQ's

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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