Doreen by C. J. Dennis
$14.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Classic Australian Works
Doreen, C.J. Dennis' third publication, extends on the narrative of The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke. It was first published by in October 1917 by Angus and Robertson. The four tales in verse in Doreen describe the married life of "the Bloke", dramatising his communication and his conflicts with his "li ...Show more
Stumbling Stones by Airdre Grant
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: General Adult
A rare, wise, and important book that explores a subject we talk very rarely about - death and loss. Through touching stories and meaningful personal journeys, Stumbling Stones examines what grief is and how we can come to live with and understand it. Stumbling Stones is a collection of stories, case st ...Show more
Pillow Thoughts by Courtney Peppernell
$29.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Make a cup of tea and let yourself feel. Pillow Thoughts is a collection of poetry and prose about heartbreak, love, and raw emotions. It is divided into sections to read when you feel you need them most.
Homecoming: Longlisted for the Stella Prize 2022 by Elfie Shiosaki
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Our grandmothers' stories teach us about Aboriginal women's ways of being in our many worlds. Some of the stories in this collection are held in spoken histories, others in archival material, recontextualised with living katitjin. Some are held in my imagination. They are fragments of the many stars in ...Show more
The Fire of Joy: Roughly 80 Poems to Get by Heart and Say Aloud by Clive James
$22.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Clive James read, learned and recited poetry aloud for most of his life. In this book, completed before just before his death, he offers a selection of his favourite poems and a personal commentary on each.In the last months of his life, his vision impaired by surgery and unable to read, Clive James exp ...Show more
Letters to Lindy by Alana Valentine
$23.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
"There are three things that have divided this nation right down the centre. Conscription, Whitlam and Lindy Chamberlain." Filled with humour and heartbreak, this stunning new work by award-winning playwright Alana Valentine explores the public's relationship with one of 20th Century Australia's most ic ...Show more
The Poems of Nakahara Chuya by Nakahara Chuya; Paul Mackintosh (Translator); Maki Sugiyama (Translator)
$62.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Born in 1907 Nakahara Chuya was one of the most gifted and colourful of Japan's early modern poets. A bohemian romantic, his death at the early age of thirty, coupled with the delicacy of his imagery, have led to him being compared to the greatest of French symbolist poets.Since the Second World War Na ...Show more
The Best 100 Poems of Les Murray by Les Murray
$22.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Including classics such as 'The Broad Bean Sermon', 'An Absolutely Ordinary Rainbow' and 'The Dream of Wearing Shorts Forever', this is guaranteed to delight Murray fans and introduce new readers to his work. This is a wonderful gift, and a treasure trove of the best poems ever written in Australia.
Dictionary of Proverbs and Their Origins by Linda Flavell
$19.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Did you know that if the cap fits refers to the traditional jester's cap with bells on it so anyone wearing such a cap could be expected to do something foolish? Or that the ancient Greeks believed that it was camels rather than elephants that never forgot? The Spanish writer Cervantes defined a proverb ...Show more
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
* WINNER OF THE 2022 STELLA PRIZE *An innovative collection of poetry and prose from a vibrant new Indigenous voice on the Australian literary scene.I told you this was a thirst so great it could carve rivers. This fierce debut from award-winning writer Evelyn Araluen confronts the tropes and iconograph ...Show more