Prose

A national treasure’s journey to the brink and back.

microbursts by Elizabeth Reeder & Amanda Thomson

£12.00

A collection of hybrid, lyric essays about the places between life and death; memoir and poetry; making and letting go

Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay

Taking the reader from Glasgow to Lagos and beyond; a heart-stopping story of parents and siblings, friends and strangers, belonging and beliefs, biology and destiny.

Trumpet by Jackie Kay

£8.99

The death of legendary jazz trumpeter Joss Moody exposes an extraordinary secret.

Gigantic Cinema: A Weather Anthology Edited by Alice Oswald & Paul Keegan

This anthology of poems and prose ranges from literary weather to scientific reportage; a new perspective on what is the oldest conversation of all.

We Are All From Somewhere Else by Ruth Padel

£12.00

Home is where you start from, but where is a swallow’s real home? And what does ‘native’ mean if the English oak is an immigrant from Spain?

How to Enjoy Poetry by Frank Skinner

In this short, easy-to-digest and delightful book, comedian and poetry lover Frank Skinner explains why poems are like the TARDIS.

A Little History of Poetry by John Carey

For readers both young and old, this little history shines a light on the richness of the world’s poems and the elusive quality that makes them all the more enticing.

How to Grow Your Own Poem by Kate Clanchy

Do you want to write a poem? This book will show you how to grow one.

Forgetting by Gabriel Josipovici

£10.99

We cannot understand the phenomenon of remembering without invoking its opposite, forgetting.

The Craft: A Guide to Making Poetry Happen in the 21st Century by Rishi Dastidar

An indispensable guide to both the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of poetic craft in the 21st century, and essential writing-desk companion for poets at all stages.

The East Edge by Chris McCabe

Follow Chris McCabe into the nocturnal world of Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park in search of the lost and forgotten poets of the East End.