Gate of Lilacs: A Verse Commentary on Proust by Clive James
$14.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Reading Level: very good
Over a period of fifteen years Clive James learned French by almost no other method than reading #65533; la recherche du temps perdu. Then he spent half a century trying to get up to speed with Proust's great novel in two different languages. Gate of Lilacs is the unique product of James's love and enga ...Show more
Poems About Birds by H. J. Massingham
$22.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Macmillan Collector's Library
Countless writers have been inspired by the beauty of birds - their colours, their easy flight, their lightness and softness, and the grace and whimsicality of their ways. Our literature, especially our poetry, is full of them. This annotated edition of Poems About Birds selects the very best from H. J. ...Show more
Hafiz's Little Book of Life by Hafiz
$27.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
I have this gem and it’s looking for a beholder Hafiz of Shiraz (also known as Hafez) remains the most beloved name in all of Persian literature. Indeed, his mystic, lyric poetry is cherished as one of the great achievements of world literature, on a par with Dante, Goethe, and Shakespeare. Hafiz’s Litt ...Show more
Clancy of the Overflow: The legendary bushman by Paterson Banjo; Inopen Robert
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
"Clancy of the Overflow", the legendary bushman of Banjo Paterson's immortal verse may never have existed. But does it matter? He is every Australian, a very real, even larger than life figure, a free and independent spirit galloping through the wide open spaces: vigorous, hearty and self-reliant. On th ...Show more
Gawimarra Gathering by Jeanine Leane
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
A stunning work of poetry from an award-winning First Nations writer, seamlessly weaving the personal and the political. This superb collection moves from deeply tender meditations on Country, culture and kinship, to experimental archival poems dissecting the violence and destruction of the settler-colo ...Show more
365 Poems for Life by Allie Esiri
$46.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
Discover 365 Poems for Life, an uplifting poem-a-day collection from award-winning curator Allie Esiri.This nourishing poem-a-day collection offers readers a brief moment of escape from daily life through some of the warmest words in the English language. Whether you're searching for wisdom or looking t ...Show more
Poems Of Banjo Patterson Hen by Patterson Banjo ; Lawson Henry
$45.00 AUD
Category: Poetry
Combined with Pro Hart's paintings, which capture the humour of some of these poems, the pathos and loneliness of others, the poems of Paterson and Lawson come alive once more in this exciting boxed set. These books are not only for the countless Paterson and Lawson admirers who can now enjoy their work ...Show more
Banjo's Best Loved Poems: Chosen by His Grand-daughters by Paterson Banjo
$29.99 AUD
Category: Poetry
The poems in this collection were chosen by Paterson's granddaughters - those that have proved most popular as well as their own particular favourites.Time spent reading ths book will be time spent with old, familiar friends. There is a warmth, richness and humour about the poems of Banjo Paterson that ...Show more
Thieves of Time by Joachim Matschoss
$22.00 AUD
Category: Poetry
These new poems stem from many parts of the world. They are snapshots of life-life raw and unveiled. Snatched moments in time ... "With roots in both Europe and Australia, Joachim Matschoss displays a true traveler's eye for what most other people are too busy to notice. His mainly short poems have an i ...Show more
The Conference of the Birds by Farid Attar
$24.99 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Classics Ser.
Considered by Rumi to be "the master" of Sufi mystic poetry, Attar is best known for this epic poem, a magnificent allegorical tale about the soul's search for meaning. He recounts the perilous journey of the world's birds to the faraway peaks of Mount Qaf in search of the mysterious Simorgh, their king ...Show more
The Clay Sanskrit Library: Poetry - 9-Volume Set by Clay Sanskrit Library
$345.00 AUD
Category: Poetry | Series: Clay Sanskrit Library
Including poetry whose masterful artistry addresses themes such as love, Indian epic and religion with as much aesthetic appeal as thematic, the poetry included in this set contains the poetry of well-known poets such as Ved nta D shika while giving a voice to the work of other important writers such as ...Show more