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Choose a poetry book
Here are some poetry books you might discuss in your group. Click on the titles to find out more about each book. You can get your books from the Poetry Book Society's Poetry Bookshop Online, which also offers a special reading group discount.
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Newborn by Kate Clanchy (Picador, 2004)
Kate Clanchy's book Newborn charts her pregnancy and the beginning of her son's life.
Kate Clanchy's book Newborn charts her pregnancy and the beginning of her son's life.
Life Mask by Jackie Kay (Bloodaxe Books, 2005)
Jackie Kay, the author of Trumpet, has also written short story collections, novels for children, plays, and poetry for children and for adults. She believes that poetry is important because it "manages to say in words things that you can't otherwise say [...] gives a voice to the voiceless".
Jackie Kay, the author of Trumpet, has also written short story collections, novels for children, plays, and poetry for children and for adults. She believes that poetry is important because it "manages to say in words things that you can't otherwise say [...] gives a voice to the voiceless".
Panoramic Lounge Bar by John Stammers (Picador, 2001)
Dean works at the Poetry Library, and he has chosen to introduce this book by a poet he knows well, John Stammers.
Dean works at the Poetry Library, and he has chosen to introduce this book by a poet he knows well, John Stammers.
Swithering by Robin Robertson (Picador, 2006)
Swithering has just won the Forward Prize for best poetry collection of 2006. Robin Robertson is also appearing at the Poetry International festival at the South Bank Centre.
Swithering has just won the Forward Prize for best poetry collection of 2006. Robin Robertson is also appearing at the Poetry International festival at the South Bank Centre.
Too Black, Too Strong by Benjamin Zephaniah (Bloodaxe Books, 2006)
This poet made the news three years ago when he refused an OBE on political grounds. For Benjamin Zephaniah, such political principles are integral to his work. For principled poetry, read on...
This poet made the news three years ago when he refused an OBE on political grounds. For Benjamin Zephaniah, such political principles are integral to his work. For principled poetry, read on...
The Poetry Cure by Julia Darling and Cynthia Fuller (Bloodaxe Books, 2005)
An anthology of poems about coping with illness. The editors believe that 'poetry can make you better'.
An anthology of poems about coping with illness. The editors believe that 'poetry can make you better'.
