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Books about poetry and poets; essays, biographies, criticism and commentary

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American Originality by Louise Glück

Studded with brilliant insights into Glück’s own practice and the work of her contemporaries, this is an essential book for any interested reader of new poetry.

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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

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Red Dust Road by Jackie Kay

£9.99

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.

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

£14.99

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

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

£14.99

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.

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The East Edge by Chris McCabe

£9.99

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

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The Pocket Gaelic-English English Gaelic Dictionary compiled by Angus Watson

£8.99

A condensed bilingual dictionary based on Angus Watson’s best-selling Gaelic/English dictionary.

For the Islands I Sing by George Mackay Brown

£8.99

The reissued autobiography of one of Scotland’s most distinguished writers.

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The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

£9.99

In this masterpiece of nature writing, Nan Shepherd describes her journeys into the Cairngorm mountains of Scotland.

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