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

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A Little History of Poetry by John Carey

£14.99

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.

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How to Grow Your Own Poem by Kate Clanchy

£14.99

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

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Forgetting by Gabriel Josipovici

£10.99

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

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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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My Name Is Why: A Memoir by Lemn Sissay

£16.99

How does a government steal a child and then imprison him? How does it keep it a secret? This story is how.

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Packing My Library by Alberto Manguel

£10.99

In this poignant and personal reevaluation of his life as a reader, the author illuminates the highly personal art of reading and affirms the vital role of public libraries.

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The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel

£12.99

A celebration of reading, of libraries, and of the mysterious human desire to give order to the universe.

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The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

£14.99

A beautiful, collectable gift edition of the masterpiece of Scottish nature writing. Introduced by Robert Macfarlane and with an afterword by Jeanette Winterson.

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

£7.99

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

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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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Into The Mountain: A Life Of Nan Shepherd by Charlotte Peacock

£12.99

A biography of Nan Shepherd by Charlotte Peacock..

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