Literature & Poetry

Frank Kuppner's new book consists of three hilarious, philosophical, existential sequences: The Liberating Vertigo of a Final Passage of Meaning, Not Quite the Greatest Story Never Told, and Not Quite a False Fresh Start.

A contemporary Berlin fairy tale that bristles with urban truths - the first novel of Germany's most successful playwright

The continuation of an epic family saga set in mid-twentieth century Sardinia

The highly anticipated second collection from the winner of the Seamus Heaney First Collection Prize 2022.

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past

Friday Black heralds the arrival of a thrilling new American literary star

A wickedly observed novel about falling in love at the end of your life, by the Man Booker Prize-winning author of The Finkler Question.*SHORTLISTED FOR THE WINGATE LITERARY PRIZE 2020*At the age of ninety-something, Beryl Dusinbery is forgetting everything - including her own children.

'A compelling vision, an urgent necessity, and not beyond reach' Noam ChomskyThe past is forgotten, and the future is without hope. Dystopia has become a reality. This is the new normal in our apocalyptic politics - but if we accept it, our helplessness is guaranteed. To bring about real change, argues ...

A heartbreakingly beautiful collection from two of the greatest First World War poets

A collection that travels from New Zealand to London, from Ireland to New York.

Paul Muldoon's new collection opens with a sonnet sequence, 'Horse Latitudes', written as the U.S. embarked on its foray into Iraq. Poems on historical battles where horses played an important part present us with a commentary on the political agenda of America today.

"Darwish's poetry is an epic effort to transform the lyrics of loss into the indefinitely postponed drama of return." —Edward Said, author,Orientalism Blurring the boundaries between prose and poetry, this illuminating book explores the meaning of life, the impact of exile, and an existence spent in ...

Features poems that takes its title from the earthling, which God created from the dust of the earth. Exploring 'ground' in its material and metaphysical senses, as nature, historical place and ultimate reality, this work presents a profound questioning of the 'human'.

A sublime and vibrant new collection from one of Ireland's best known poets.

It has been variously labelled 'Language Poetry', 'Language Writing', 'L=A=N=G=U=A=G=E writing' (after the magazine that ran from 1978 to 1981), and 'language-centred writing'.

In this series, a contemporary poet selects and introduces a poet of the past.

C. S. Lewis offers a magisterial take on the literature and poetry of one of the most consequential periods in world history, providing deep insight into some of the greatest writers of the age, including Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, William Tyndale, John Knox, Dr. Johnson, Richard Hooker, Hugh ...

A brilliant collection of poems exploring ideas of sadness and courage, from the time of the Arthurian legends to Brexit, with Dooley's characteristic poise, wit, intelligence and compassion.

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Presents a sequence of eighteen dramatic idylls set in rural Cork in the 1950s, in which the subdued microcosm of farm and smallholding - of boundary, townland and parish - is defined through the individual voices of the poet's father and assorted friends, farmhands and neighbours.