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Connect with poetry like you have never before... The essence of life is experiencing it, and what better way is there to walk through someone else's life than through heartfelt poems?

To mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II's accession to the throne, Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy brings together a dazzling array of contemporary poets (sixty in fact) to write about

For the past eighty years, the beautiful words of the Lebanese-American poet Kahlil Gibran have graced everything from greeting cards and wedding invitations to inspirational wall hangings and corp

Kahlil Gibran's aphorisms, stories, and poetry on a theme remain among some of those best known to Western readers.

One of the most popular and profound inspirational writers of all time shares simple wisdom for living a happy and fulfilling life. This book is a collection of Gibran's words on how to live.

Leaves of Grass is a collection of poems by Walt Whitman originally published in 1855 at the poet's own expense.

Published in 1956 to immediate acclaim, Leonard Cohen’s first published book contains poems written between the ages of fifteen and twenty.

Winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize — Poet Laureate of the United States — A New York Times Notable Book of 2011 and New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice — A New Yorker, Library Journal an

A Globe and Mail Best Book of the Year — Margaret Avison was widely acknowledged as one of Canada’s foremost poets.

In a deeply troubled world, Susan Ioannou asks how can a poet "Make it beautiful", as her Muse insists.

A classic in the Bukowski poetry canon, Love Is a Dog from Hell is a raw, lyrical, exploration of the exigencies, heartbreaks, and limits of love.

In a career that has spanned more than a quarter century, Nikki Giovanni has earned the reputation as one of America's most celebrated and controversial writers.

A hybrid new collection from the author of Three Poems—about London, terror, new motherhood, the Grenfell Tower fire, and how we live now.

Named a Most Anticipated Book by: LitHub, Vulture, Time. A Publishers Weekly 2022 Holiday Gift Pick.

Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize.