Poetry

A translation of Homer's poem of war which is a magnificent testimony to the power of the Iliad.

Translated by George Chapman, with Introductions by Jan Parker.Hector bidding farewell to his wife and baby son, Odysseus bound to the mast listening to the Sirens, Penelope at the loom,...

‘Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; to the last I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart I stab at thee; for hate’s sake I spit my last...

"Grammy Award-nominated, platinum-selling musician Halsey is heralded as one of the most compelling voices of her generation. In I Would Leave Me If I Could, she reveals never-before-seen poetry of...

“For a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive.”When a strange, meteor-like object lands in...

“I beheld, unclouded by doubt, a magnificent vision of all that invisibility might mean to a man – the mystery, the power, the freedom.”Griffin, a stranger, arrives at the local...

Longlisted for theJhalak Children's & Young Adult Prize2024LONGLISTED FOR THE JHALAK PRIZE 2024. "This is an anthology to contemplate, revisit and relish" - LoveReading4Kids'It's time we told our story too....

‘Whatever comes,’ she said, ‘cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside.’‘A Little Princess’ tells the story of Sara...

Moments of clarity are rare and fleeting; how can we become comfortable outside of them, in the more general condition of uncertainty within which we make our lives?

"The Raven and Other Selected Poems" brings together some of Edgar Allan Poe's most famous and haunting poems. The collection features iconic works such as "The Raven," a narrative poem...