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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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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 Theory and Practice of Rivers by Harrison, Jim
    The Theory and Practice of Rivers
    Jim Harrison's The Theory and Practice of Rivers returns to print as a celebratory, stand-alone volume.In her heartfelt and powerful introduction, Rebecca Solnit calls this collection both an elegy, inspired by the death of Harrison's teenage niece, and a "loose memoir" teeming with thoughts...
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  • The Sun Also Rises and Other Works by Hemingway, Ernest
    The Sun Also Rises and Other Works
    This leather-bound edition features Ernest Hemingway's works from the early 1920s, including one of his most famous novels, The Sun Also Rises, as well as short stories and poems. Ernest Hemingway's first novel, The Sun Also Rises, is also his most widely acclaimed. Set...
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  • The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology by Sturluson, Snorri
    The Prose Edda: Tales from Norse Mythology
    Written in Iceland a century after the close of the Viking Age, The Prose Edda is the source of most of what we know of Norse mythology. Its tales are peopled by giants, dwarves, and elves, superhuman heroes and indomitable warrior queens. Its gods...
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    $27.53 AUD
  • The Prophetess: The Return of the Prophet from the Voice of the Divine Feminine by Harkin, Chelan
    The Prophetess: The Return of the Prophet from the Voice of the Divine Feminine
    A powerful retelling and continuation of Kahlil Gilbran's The Prophet, this book of prose poetry examines life's deeper meaning and spirituality with the Divine Feminine as a guide. The Prophetess is a modern take on Kahlil Gibran's classic 1923 book, The Prophet. The beautiful...
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    $22.93 AUD
  • The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition by Dickinson, Emily
    The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition
    Emily Dickinson, poet of the interior life, imagined words/swords, hurling barbed syllables/piercing. Nothing about her adult appearance or habitation revealed such a militant soul. Only poems, written quietly in a room of her own, often hand-stitched in small volumes, then hidden in a drawer,...
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  • The Pocket Rumi by Helminski, Kabir Edmund
    The Pocket Rumi
    A collection of Rumi's best, most beloved poetry--presented in one pocket-sized volume for on-the-go inspiration The renowned Persian Sufi mystic Mevlâna Jalâluddin Rumi (1207-1273) is one of the most widely read poets in the world today. His compassionate insight into the nature of human...
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    $19.81 AUD
  • The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life by Alexander, Kwame
    The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
    A companion to the Newbery Medal-winning middle grade novel The Crossover, the basis of the show streaming on Disney+!What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had...
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    $16.81 AUD
  • The New Economy by Calvocoressi, Gabrielle
    The New Economy
    The New Economy memorializes the world's pleasures and perils told through the point of view of an aging, ungendered body.A devotional to the ungendered vessel as it ages, dreams, and survives. A practice of radical collaboration, failure, and renewal. A world of "Miss You"...
    $33.65 AUD
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  • The Inferno of Dante by Dante
    The Inferno of Dante
    This widely praised version of Dante's masterpiece, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets, is more idiomatic and approachable than its many predecessors. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Pinsky employs slant...
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  • The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, Mencius by Hinton, David
    The Four Chinese Classics: Tao Te Ching, Chuang Tzu, Analects, Mencius
    Discover 4 seminal masterworks of Chinese thought--Lao Tzu's Tao Te Ching, the Analects of Confucius, the Chuang Tzu, and the Mencius--presented in one volume for the first time in nearly 2 centuries. Award-winning translator David Hinton offers fresh insights on the most influential texts...
    $38.16 AUD
    $38.16 AUD
  • The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara by O'Hara, Frank
    The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara
    Available for the first time in paperback, The Collected Poems of Frank O'Hara reflects the poet's growth as an artist from the earliest dazzling, experimental verses that he began writing in the late 1940s to the years before his accidental death at forty, when...
    $41.22 AUD
    $41.22 AUD
  • The Bella Vista: Poems by Rundle, Emma Ruth
    The Bella Vista: Poems
    "In The Bella Vista Emma Ruth Rundle's sinuous lyric moves deftly between moods, syntax firing across synapses of image and sound, illuminating the pulverizing at-once-ness of daily living, loving, in the new world." --Kaveh Akbar, author of Martyr! and Pilgrim Bell"rip up this book,...
    $38.16 AUD
    $38.16 AUD
  • The Aeneid by Virgil
    The Aeneid
    From the award-winning translator of The Iliad and The Odyssey comes a brilliant new translation of Virgil's great epic Fleeing the ashes of Troy, Aeneas, Achilles' mighty foe in the Iliad, begins an incredible journey to fulfill his destiny as the founder of Rome....
    $36.71 AUD
    $36.71 AUD
  • Stopping by Jungle on a Snowy Evening by Morris, Richard T.
    Stopping by Jungle on a Snowy Evening
    In the spirit of Lane Smith and Jon Klassen, this delightfully irreverent picture book dives into the world of Robert Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," where a boy with a unique vision gives some creative feedback to the famed poet. When...
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    $29.05 AUD
  • Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by Raffel, Burton
    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
    THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE THE GREEN KNIGHT--STARRING DEV PATEL An epic poem of honor and bravery written by an anonymous fourteenth-century poet, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is recognized as an equal of Chaucer's masterworks and of the great Old...
    $12.16 AUD
    $12.16 AUD
  • Poems for Tortured Souls by Ison, Liz
    Poems for Tortured Souls
    Soothe your spirit with this emotional, romantic, must-have collection, an homage to some of the poets and writers who have inspired Taylor Swift. This collection of timeless poems is a beautiful introduction to the passionate words that have inspired artists and lyricists for generations....
    $24.46 AUD
    $24.46 AUD
  • Poems 1962-2012 by Glück, Louise
    Poems 1962-2012
    WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE The collected works of the inimitable Pulitzer Prize-winning poet It is the astonishment of Louise Glück's poetry that it resists collection. With each successive book her drive to leave behind what came before has grown more fierce,...
    $38.24 AUD
    $38.24 AUD
  • Plath: Poems: Selected by Diane Wood Middlebrook by Plath, Sylvia
    Plath: Poems: Selected by Diane Wood Middlebrook
    A beautiful hardcover selection the best-loved poems of Pulitzer Prize-winner Sylvia Plath, author of The Bell Jar. AN EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY POCKET POET. Sylvia Plath's tragically abbreviated career as a poet began with work that was, in the words of one of her teachers, Robert...
    $30.59 AUD
    $30.59 AUD
  • Pilgrim Bell: Poems by Akbar, Kaveh
    Pilgrim Bell: Poems
    Kaveh Akbar's exquisite, highly anticipated follow-up to Calling a Wolf a Wolf With formal virtuosity and ruthless precision, Kaveh Akbar's second collection takes its readers on a spiritual journey of disavowal, fiercely attendant to the presence of divinity where artifacts of self and belonging...
    $24.47 AUD
    $24.47 AUD
  • Otherworld: Nine Tales of Wonder and Romance from Medieval Ireland by Bitel, Lisa M.
    Otherworld: Nine Tales of Wonder and Romance from Medieval Ireland
    Nine tales of early Irish literature beautifully retold in a modern, evocative style A mysterious woman appears nightly at the bedside of a prince and sings to him until he falls sick with love for her. A determined hero tracks his beloved through several...
    $44.62 AUD
    $44.62 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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