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100 Great Catholic Poems

Edited by Sally Read ...

Poetry is the language of Catholicism. From the songs of Scripture to the hymns of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Church has always used metaphor and image, meter and rhyme, and the music of language to illuminate and inculcate the faith.Yet, when it comes to Catholic poetry itself, the song too often remains unsung. Many devout believers recoil from poetry, even when it is deeply Catholic. Many poetry ... Read more

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Poetry is the language of Catholicism. From the songs of Scripture to the hymns of St. Thomas Aquinas, the Church has always used metaphor and image, meter and rhyme, and the music of language to illuminate and inculcate the faith.Yet, when it comes to Catholic poetry itself, the song too often remains unsung. Many devout believers recoil from poetry, even when it is deeply Catholic. Many poetry
... Read more
The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry

by Patrick Crotty ...

The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry features the work of the greatest Irish poets, from the monks of the ancient monasteries to the Nobel laureates W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, from Jonathan Swift and Oliver Goldsmith to Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, along with a profusion of lyrics, love poems, satires, ballads and songs. Reflecting Ireland's complex past and lively present, this ... Read more

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The Penguin Book of Irish Poetry features the work of the greatest Irish poets, from the monks of the ancient monasteries to the Nobel laureates W.B. Yeats and Seamus Heaney, from Jonathan Swift and Oliver Goldsmith to Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin and Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, along with a profusion of lyrics, love poems, satires, ballads and songs. Reflecting Ireland's complex past and lively present, this
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James Joyce: The Best Works

by James Joyce ...

This ebook compiles James Joyce's greatest writings, including novels and short stories such as "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses", "The Dead", "Two Gallants" and "Araby". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. ... Read more

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This ebook compiles James Joyce's greatest writings, including novels and short stories such as "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man", "Ulysses", "The Dead", "Two Gallants" and "Araby". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume.
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Best Canadian Poetry 2026

by Mary Dalton, Anita Lahey ...

Series series Best Canadian
Selected by editor Mary Dalton, the 2026 edition of Best Canadian Poetry showcases the best Canadian poetry writing published in the past year.Featuring introductions by Mary Dalton and series editor Anita Lahey, Best Canadian Poetry 2026 offers a collection of brief but impactful glimpses into our current literary landscape, that expands our worldview and continues in the series tradition of ... Read more

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Selected by editor Mary Dalton, the 2026 edition of Best Canadian Poetry showcases the best Canadian poetry writing published in the past year.Featuring introductions by Mary Dalton and series editor Anita Lahey, Best Canadian Poetry 2026 offers a collection of brief but impactful glimpses into our current literary landscape, that expands our worldview and continues in the series tradition of
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Christmas Poems & Carols - Premium Collection of the Greatest Christmas Poems in One Volume (Illustrated) (Annotated)

Enriched Edition. Classic Yuletide Verses and Illustrations

by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Emily Dickinson, William Butler Yeats, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Walter Scott, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, William Wordsworth, Robert Louis Stevenson, Rudyard Kipling, John Milton, Thomas Hardy0, Sara Teasdale1, William Thackeray2, James Montgomery3, Clement Clarke Moore4, Charles Kingsley5, Bennett Alderwyn8 ...

This illustrated premium collection gathers Christmas verse as both sacred observance and literary occasion, tracing the season's power to join theology, folklore, childhood wonder, winter landscape, and communal song. Its range extends from hymnic carol and devotional meditation to narrative ballad, domestic lyric, comic fancy, and reflective elegy. Situated within the long tradition of English ... Read more

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This illustrated premium collection gathers Christmas verse as both sacred observance and literary occasion, tracing the season's power to join theology, folklore, childhood wonder, winter landscape, and communal song. Its range extends from hymnic carol and devotional meditation to narrative ballad, domestic lyric, comic fancy, and reflective elegy. Situated within the long tradition of English
... Read more
Edgar Allan Poe: The Complete Collection

by Edgar Allan Poe ...

This ebook compiles Edgar Allan Poe's complete tales and poems, such as "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all ... Read more

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This ebook compiles Edgar Allan Poe's complete tales and poems, such as "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket", "The Fall of the House of Usher", "The Tell-Tale Heart", "The Raven" and "The Cask of Amontillado". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all
... Read more
The Secrets of the Self

by Muhammad Iqbal ...

Series Book 7 - Eastern Philosophy Library
The Secrets Of The Self (Asrár-I Khudí), is a philosophical poem by Muhammad Iqbal. From the Introduction: 'The Asrár-i Khudí is composed in the metre and modelled on the style of the famous Masnaví. In the prologue Iqbal relates how Jalálu'ddín Rúmí, who is to him almost what Virgil was to Dante, appeared in a vision and bade him arise and sing.' ... Read more

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The Secrets Of The Self (Asrár-I Khudí), is a philosophical poem by Muhammad Iqbal. From the Introduction: 'The Asrár-i Khudí is composed in the metre and modelled on the style of the famous Masnaví. In the prologue Iqbal relates how Jalálu'ddín Rúmí, who is to him almost what Virgil was to Dante, appeared in a vision and bade him arise and sing.'
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Poems After Midnight

A Knopf Poem-a-Day Selection

by Knopf ...

Most poets are or have been at one time or another members of what Mark Strand here calls “The Midnight Club”: they are insomniacs, or feel most productive in the middle of the night, or, if nothing else, are people whose work requires an openness to the dreams, visions, and scraps of inspired language that may drift across our path in the wee hours. In this selection, drawn from Knopf’s Poem-a ... Read more

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Most poets are or have been at one time or another members of what Mark Strand here calls “The Midnight Club”: they are insomniacs, or feel most productive in the middle of the night, or, if nothing else, are people whose work requires an openness to the dreams, visions, and scraps of inspired language that may drift across our path in the wee hours. In this selection, drawn from Knopf’s Poem-a
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The 100 Best Love Poems of All Time

by Leslie Pockell ...

Here in this portable treasury are the 100 most moving and memorable love poems of all time, each accompanied by an illuminating introduction.Words of Love...and seduction, heartbreak, adoration, and passion. Revisit the Classics:"He Is More Than a Hero" by Sappho Sonnet 18 ("Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds") by William Shakespeare "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron Enjoy Old Favorites: ... Read more

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Here in this portable treasury are the 100 most moving and memorable love poems of all time, each accompanied by an illuminating introduction.Words of Love...and seduction, heartbreak, adoration, and passion. Revisit the Classics:"He Is More Than a Hero" by Sappho Sonnet 18 ("Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds") by William Shakespeare "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron Enjoy Old Favorites:
... Read more
Poetry by Heart

Poems for Learning and Reciting

by Andrew Motion ...

Poetry by Heart - based on the hugely successful nationwide schools competition, 200 magical poems to learn by heart'The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what's more they are free gifts - there for the taking' Simon ArmitageTwo years ago former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion had the idea of setting up Poetry by Heart - a nationwide annual ... Read more

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Poetry by Heart - based on the hugely successful nationwide schools competition, 200 magical poems to learn by heart'The poems we learn stay with us for the rest of our lives. They become personal and invaluable, and what's more they are free gifts - there for the taking' Simon ArmitageTwo years ago former Poet Laureate Andrew Motion had the idea of setting up Poetry by Heart - a nationwide annual
... Read more
Poems for Happiness

by Gaby Morgan ...

Poetry is the perfect medium to capture the elusive nature of happiness and this beautiful anthology explores happiness in all its forms – whether it be a fleeting moment, the promise of freedom and adventure, surviving adversity or the comfort of nature.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, featuring expert introductions for your favourite classics. This edition includes an introduction by ... Read more

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Poetry is the perfect medium to capture the elusive nature of happiness and this beautiful anthology explores happiness in all its forms – whether it be a fleeting moment, the promise of freedom and adventure, surviving adversity or the comfort of nature.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library, featuring expert introductions for your favourite classics. This edition includes an introduction by
... Read more
On Drinking

by Charles Bukowski ...

The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcoholCharles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer’s best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed “dirty old man,” Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his ... Read more

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The definitive collection of works on a subject that inspired and haunted Charles Bukowski for his entire life: alcoholCharles Bukowski turns to the bottle in this revelatory collection of poetry and prose that includes some of the writer’s best and most lasting work. A self-proclaimed “dirty old man,” Bukowski used alcohol as muse and as fuel, a conflicted relationship responsible for some of his
... Read more
A Century of Poetry

100 Poems for Searching the Heart

by Rowan Williams ...

‘All serious lovers of poetry will want this book.’ A. N. WilsonAll good poetry has the power to transport and transform us, to inspire and challenge us, to comfort and heal us, and to hold up a mirror to the world around us.In A Century of Poetry, Rowan Williams invites you to reflect with him on 100 poems from the past 100 years – poems with an originality and depth that can impel you to search ... Read more

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‘All serious lovers of poetry will want this book.’ A. N. WilsonAll good poetry has the power to transport and transform us, to inspire and challenge us, to comfort and heal us, and to hold up a mirror to the world around us.In A Century of Poetry, Rowan Williams invites you to reflect with him on 100 poems from the past 100 years – poems with an originality and depth that can impel you to search
... Read more
The Iliad

A New Translation by Caroline Alexander

by Homer, Caroline Alexander ...

With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless heroic tale of the Trojan War.Composed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year military war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation ... Read more

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With her virtuoso translation, classicist and bestselling author Caroline Alexander brings to life Homer’s timeless heroic tale of the Trojan War.Composed around 730 B.C., Homer’s Iliad recounts the events of a few momentous weeks in the protracted ten-year military war between the invading Achaeans, or Greeks, and the Trojans in their besieged city of Ilion. From the explosive confrontation
... Read more
Till I End My Song

A Gathering of Last Poems

Edited by Harold Bloom ...

A literary titan of our time, "looks to poems for clarity about the end of life" ( New York Times Book Review ).In this charming anthology, esteemed literary critic Harold Bloom collects the last poems of history's most important and celebrated poets. As with his immensely popular Best Poems of the English Language, Bloom has carefully curated and annotated the final works of one hundred poets in ... Read more

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A literary titan of our time, "looks to poems for clarity about the end of life" ( New York Times Book Review ).In this charming anthology, esteemed literary critic Harold Bloom collects the last poems of history's most important and celebrated poets. As with his immensely popular Best Poems of the English Language, Bloom has carefully curated and annotated the final works of one hundred poets in
... Read more
Edith Wharton: The Best Works

by Edith Wharton ...

This ebook compiles Edith Wharton's greatest writings, including novels, novellas and short stories such as "The Age of Innocence", "Ethan Frome", "Xingu", "Bunner Sisters" and "The House of Mirth". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this ... Read more

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This ebook compiles Edith Wharton's greatest writings, including novels, novellas and short stories such as "The Age of Innocence", "Ethan Frome", "Xingu", "Bunner Sisters" and "The House of Mirth". This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this
... Read more
White Pine

Poems and Prose Poems

by Mary Oliver ...

From the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver, a collection of evocative and haunting poetry and prose“Oliver’s poems are...as genuine, moving and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring.” — New York TimesIn her first collection since winning the National Book Award, Mary Oliver writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the ... Read more

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From the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning poet Mary Oliver, a collection of evocative and haunting poetry and prose“Oliver’s poems are...as genuine, moving and implausible as the first caressing breeze of spring.” — New York TimesIn her first collection since winning the National Book Award, Mary Oliver writes of the silky bonds between every person and the natural world, of the
... Read more
The Divine Comedy: Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso

by Dante Alighieri ...

Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation. ... Read more

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Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise-the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation.
... Read more
Letters of E. B. White, Revised Edition

by E. B. White ...

Originally edited by Dorothy Lobrano Guth, and revised and updated by Martha White. With a foreword by John Updike.These letters are, of course, beautifully written but above all personal, precise, and honest. They evoke E.B. White’s life in New York and in Maine at every stage of his life. They are full of memorable characters: White’s family, the New Yorker staff and contributors, literary types ... Read more

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Originally edited by Dorothy Lobrano Guth, and revised and updated by Martha White. With a foreword by John Updike.These letters are, of course, beautifully written but above all personal, precise, and honest. They evoke E.B. White’s life in New York and in Maine at every stage of his life. They are full of memorable characters: White’s family, the New Yorker staff and contributors, literary types
... Read more
Ted Hughes

The Unauthorised Life

by Jonathan Bate ...

Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate, was one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was one of Britain's most important poets, his work infused with myth; a love of nature, conservation, and ecology; of fishing and beasts in brooding landscapes.With an equal gift for poetry and prose, and with a soul as capacious as any poet in history, he was also a prolific children's writer and has been ... Read more

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Ted Hughes, Poet Laureate, was one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century. He was one of Britain's most important poets, his work infused with myth; a love of nature, conservation, and ecology; of fishing and beasts in brooding landscapes.With an equal gift for poetry and prose, and with a soul as capacious as any poet in history, he was also a prolific children's writer and has been
... Read more
The Great Modern Poets

An anthology of the essential poets and poetry since 1900

by Michael Schmidt ...

An essential introduction to the most significant poems and their works since 1900Reproduced within this collection are some of the greatest poems of the 20th century, featuring works from major writers such as T.S. Eliot and Sylvia Plath to Langston Hughes and W.B. Yeats. For each, Michael Schmidt provides an insight into their themes and the background to their work, opening for the reader a ... Read more

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An essential introduction to the most significant poems and their works since 1900Reproduced within this collection are some of the greatest poems of the 20th century, featuring works from major writers such as T.S. Eliot and Sylvia Plath to Langston Hughes and W.B. Yeats. For each, Michael Schmidt provides an insight into their themes and the background to their work, opening for the reader a
... Read more
The Kalevala

Translated by Keith Bosley ...

by Elias lönnrot ...

Series series Oxford World's Classics
The Kalevala is the great Finnish epic, which like the Iliad and the Odyssey, grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millenium of our era, speakers of Uralic languages (those outside the Indo-European group) who had settled in the Baltic region of Karelia, that straddles the border of eastern Finland and north-west Russia, developed an oral poetry that was to ... Read more

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The Kalevala is the great Finnish epic, which like the Iliad and the Odyssey, grew out of a rich oral tradition with prehistoric roots. During the first millenium of our era, speakers of Uralic languages (those outside the Indo-European group) who had settled in the Baltic region of Karelia, that straddles the border of eastern Finland and north-west Russia, developed an oral poetry that was to
... Read more
On Love

by Charles Bukowski ...

A companion to On Writing and On Cats: A raw and tender poetry collection that captures the Dirty Old Man of American letters at his fiercest and most vulnerable, on a subject that hits home with all of us.Charles Bukowski was a man of intense emotions, someone an editor once called a “passionate madman.” In On Love, we see Bukowski reckoning with the complications and exaltations of love, lust, ... Read more

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A companion to On Writing and On Cats: A raw and tender poetry collection that captures the Dirty Old Man of American letters at his fiercest and most vulnerable, on a subject that hits home with all of us.Charles Bukowski was a man of intense emotions, someone an editor once called a “passionate madman.” In On Love, we see Bukowski reckoning with the complications and exaltations of love, lust,
... Read more
The Enlightened Heart

An Anthology of Sacred Poetry

by Stephen Mitchell ...

From Stephen Mitchell comes an anthology of poetry chosen from the world's great religious and literary traditions--the perfect companion to Mitchel's bestselling translation of Tao Te Ching• The Upanishads • The Book of Psalms • Lao-tzu • The Bhagavad Gita • Chuang-tzu • The Odes of Solomon • Seng-ts'an • Han-shan • Li Po • Tu Fu • Layman P'ang • Kukai • Tung-shan • Symeon the New Theologian • ... Read more

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From Stephen Mitchell comes an anthology of poetry chosen from the world's great religious and literary traditions--the perfect companion to Mitchel's bestselling translation of Tao Te Ching• The Upanishads • The Book of Psalms • Lao-tzu • The Bhagavad Gita • Chuang-tzu • The Odes of Solomon • Seng-ts'an • Han-shan • Li Po • Tu Fu • Layman P'ang • Kukai • Tung-shan • Symeon the New Theologian •
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