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  Author(s): Gerard Manley Hopkins, selected and edited by W.H. Gardner  Title:      Poems and Prose  ISBN: 0 14 042015 0  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition: first of this selection, 6th reprint of 1985  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1953  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 254  Weight: 166g  Condition:   Very good   

Hardback. English. Knopf. 1951. In fair condition. First Edition. Number 972 of 990 printed. Ex-library copy. No dust jacket with usual library markings.

  Author(s): Bremer Hofmeyr  Title:      Poems of Trial and Triumph  ISBN: 0 620 06654 7  Publisher/place: Grosvenor Books, Johannesburg  This Edition: first  Year of Publication: 1983  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  56  Weight:  127g  Condition:   Good  Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.  

  Author(s): various -ranging from Frances Bacon to Rudyard Kipling.  Compiled by John Kierna  Title:      Poems I Remeber  ISBN: n/a  Publisher: Garden City Publishing, New York  This Edition: reprint edition    Year of Publication: 1945  Place Of Publication: USA  First Published: 1942  Binding: hardcover Dustjacket: none/missing  Number of pages: 565  Weight: 664g   Condition:   Beautiful vintage book in very good condition.   - has a dedication written inside Please see pictures below, as these form part of the description.    

First edition published by Davis Philip/Rex Collings, 1979. Softcover. 42 pages. Excellent condition. Very scarce collection! Tracked postage R40.00.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days William Carlos Williams' Collected Poems Volume I reissued as a Carcanet Classic. Described by Thom Gunn as `an ideal edition', this first volume of William Carlos Williams' Collected Poems is a vivid account of his formation as a poet, his time in Europe, and his interactions with the major players of Modernism (he never quite appreciated that he was one of them). The poems are printed in the order of original publication, starting with The Tempers (1913) and ending with Poems 1936-1939. Williams remains one of the most popular American poets of all time, Whitman's heir but with a voice wholly unlike Whitman's: provincial, particular, never quite settled. His material is the stuff of daily life, though he takes big risks of theme: `the urgent insurgent now' that he lives and celebrates becomes history; it can generate energy even from the past. Features Summary The first of the monumental, definitive two-volume edition of Williams's Collected Poems for the twenty-first century reader. Author William Carlos Williams (Author), Walton Litz (Editor), Christopher McGowan (Editor) Publisher Carcanet Classics Release date 20180913 Pages 608 ISBN 1-78410-671-2 ISBN 13 978-1-78410-671-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "Bejerano crosses boundaries as a matter of fact, giving voice to the first female Job (perhaps not only in Hebrew, but the world over) as if this were the most natural expressive venue for a single mother in Tel Aviv of the 1990s."--Professor Yael Feldman, New York University Maya Bejerano was born in Israel in 1949. She has published ten volumes of poetry in Israel, including her collected poems, "Frequencies "(2005). "The Hymns of Job and Other Poems" marks her first full-length American edition. Translator Tsipi Keller was born in Prague, raised in Israel, and has been living in the United States since 1974. Features Summary The first full-length English translation of leading Israeli poet Maya Bejerano's versatile, original poetry. Author Maya Bejerano (Author), Tsipi Keller (Translator) Publisher B O a Editions, Limited Release date 20081120 Pages 120 ISBN 1-934414-17-4 ISBN 13 978-1-934414-17-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days "Keith Althaus has the kind of straightforward voice that commands attention: He makes a series of seemingly calm statements and wham, you're hit by the fact that he's telling the truth, the beautiful truth of what it's like to be alive right now."--Alan Dugan Keith Althaus published his first book ("Rival Heavens," Provincetown Arts Press) in 1993 and has been working in relative obscurity ever since. "Ladder of Hours "gathers poems written over four decades, a selection that teaches us how insight into everyday life can transform the world. Composed in language that is spare, almost skeletal, yet lacking nothing, "Ladder of Hours "investigates the subtleties of moments we might otherwise overlook. Althaus is interested in everything, from the label on a whiskey bottle to the distance between emotion and idea. His poems explode "ordinary" moments of perception, revealing unexpected meaning and resonance, and they do so in a way that seems strangely without ego, bent entirely on extracting and capturing the essence of his discoveries. "Ladder of Hours "takes us into numinous territory we didn't know was there. "Lullaby" "The painful series of operation that culminate in death: becoming forty, eighty, neither one. Dying young or old, awake or drugged, or pleasantly unaware in sleep as they say Auden wanted to and did, with just the slightest sensation, like a sleeping baby handed from one pair of arms into another." Keith Althaus has published poems in "The New Yorker," "The American Poetry Review," "Poetry," and numerous other magazines. He has worked at many jobs, including carpentry, tree planting, loft renovation, and clerical work, and now runs a gallery with his wife, the artist Susan Baker. They live in North Truro, Massachusetts. Features Summary Minimal yet full of mystery, Althaus poems explore complexities and subtle moments of everyday experience. Author Keith Althaus Publisher Ausable Press Release date 20050901 Pages 176 ISBN 1-931337-27-6 ISBN 13 978-1-931337-27-4

  Author(s): W.H. Auden  Title:      Tell Me The Truth About Love, 10 Poems by W.H. Auden  ISBN: 0 571 17444 2  Publisher/place: Faber and Faber, London  This Edition:  first of this selection, 8th printing  Year of Publication: 1994 First Published:  1991 (in "Collected Poems")  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  29  Weight: 53g  Condition:   Very good  Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.    

 Where the Wind Wills: New Poems by Geoffrey Haresnape   Where the Wind Wills  brings together some forty new poems by Geoffrey Haresnape, one of South Africa’s long established poets still producing fresh work. Some have been published in journals, others presented at live poetry readings in Cape Town, and others will make their first appearance in this book — none have appeared in his previous books. This is Haresnape’s fifth collection of poetry. Since his first book appeared in 1976, he has published steadily in literary magazines and anthologies both nationally and overseas, received a wide range of positive reviews, and developed a strong readership.        

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the "seven ages" of a human life, this new anthology brings together the best-loved poems in English to inspire, comfort and delight readers for a lifetime. Beginning with babies, the book is divided into sections on childhood, growing up, making a living and making love, family life, getting older, and approaching death, ending with poems of mourning and commemoration. Ranging from Chaucer to Carol Ann Duffy, via Shakespeare, Keats, and Lemn Sissay, this book offers something for each of those moments in life - whether falling in love, finding your first grey hair or saying your final goodbyes - when only a poem will do. Features Summary Taking its inspiration from Shakespeare's idea of the 'seven ages' of a human life, this anthology brings together the poems in English. Beginning with babies... Author Laura Barber Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20080925 Pages 389 ISBN 0-14-042470-9 ISBN 13 978-0-14-042470-6

 OSCAR WILDE Plays Prose and Poems ; annotations by H Montgomery Hyde   ; Hardcover; Published 1989 (Reprint)  by MacDonald & Co -  (Publishers) Ltd. " under the Blackcat imprint ".     (This book First published by Orbis Publishing in 1982 )                            ISBN  0 7481 0259 0 ; No. of Pages; 487 including the Index . Illustrated. List of Contents includes; Introduction; Poems; Poems in Prose; Prose Fiction Plays  (including The Importance of Being Earnest;; Lady Windomere's Fan ; Salome'; The Gribsby Episode ;) Lectures and Essays; and Lettrs.  Very very good condition, no damage very clean, no inscriptions. For postage via SA PO and within SA  please add R70.00 (due to weight (1.9kg)  and size) alternatively via Postnet to Postnet   for a parcel of total weight not exceeding 5kg then please add R105.00. Buyers from outsid e of SA  can contact us for a postal quotation.      

Into the Okavango, The africa Poems and Photographs Poems by Marianne Harding Burgoyne Photographs by Marianne & Robert H Burgoyne A first edition hard cover published by the authors in 2005 Brown leatherette cover boards with gold writing to the spine & front cover, binding is tight & strong, no marks or inscriptions, every page is glossy colour photos with poems. Dustjacket is complete & not priceclipped no marks no nicks or tears clean & bright, a magnificent coffee table book. Postage within South Africa will be R50-00 Overseas buyers can contact us for a postal quote. abe #06401

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  Author(s): Ted Hughes Title:      Selected Poems 1957 - 1967  ISBN:  0 571 08926 7  Publisher/place: Faber and Faber, London  This Edition: first of this selection, 3rd printing  Year of Publication: 1975  First Published: 1972  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  109  Weight: 127g  Condition:  Cover has some staining, otherwise good  -has previous owner’s name written inside  

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Since his first recordings in 1955, Johnny Cash has been an icon in the music world. In his newly discovered poems and song lyrics, we see the world through his eyes. The poetry reveals his depth of understanding, both of the world around him and within - his frailties and his strengths alike. He pens verses in his hallmark voice, reflecting upon love, pain, freedom, fame and mortality. Illustrated with facsimile reproductions of Cash's own handwritten pages, Forever Words is a remarkable new addition to the canon of one of America's heroes. His music is a part of our collective history, but here he demonstrates the depth of his talent as a writer. Edited and introduced by Paul Muldoon, with a foreword by John Carter Cash, this is a book sure to delight and surprise fans the world over. Features Summary A treasure-trove of never-before-published poems and songs from the legendary Johnny Cash Author Johnny Cash (Author), Paul Muldoon (Introduction by), Paul Muldoon (Editor), John Carter Cash (Foreword by) Publisher Canongate Books Ltd Release date 20180131 Pages 144 ISBN 1-78689-196-4 ISBN 13 978-1-78689-196-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Celebrated poet David Kirby says that when he was a boy he wanted to run away and join the circus but never found one he liked, so he invented his own. Many of the poems in his dazzling new collection, Talking about Movies with Jesus, suggest his personal carnival is still a work in progress. Much like a traveling circus, Kirby's poems are defined equally by their transient nature and by their destination. The poem "The Phantom Empire" -- which features Gene Autry repeatedly having to escape from a fictional city 20,000 feet underground in order to make it back home in time to voice his afternoon radio show -- suggests that Kirby has discovered the journey to what one is after is often more entertaining than getting it. Yet, in frenetic musings on Bo Diddley, a certain First Lady ("Skinny-Dipping with Pat Nixon"), Kirk Douglas, and Gerald Stern, Kirby notes the importance of arrival. Earnest conversations with cultural icons from Little Richard to Jesus reveal to the poet, as a character in his own story, that art, whether a song or poem or scripture, is all we here on earth know of heaven and all we need to know. Kirby's latest work is at once the caravan, the carnival, and the crowd merging together to form a wondrous collection. Features Summary Celebrated poet David Kirby says that when he was a boy he wanted to run away and join the circus but never found one he liked, so he invented his own... Author David Kirby Publisher Louisiana State University Press Release date 20110202 Pages 70 ISBN 0-8071-3772-3 ISBN 13 978-0-8071-3772-7

Description:  AD . Donker, Pty Ltd, Jhb.  1981, first edition.  Hard cover with dustjacket.  Condition:  Good.  The dustjacket shows slight wear and a few marks.  Inside there is a gift inscription to the fep.  There is a double page that has a large brown mark, see pic, otherwise a clean, sharp, tight copy.          

  Author(s): Stevie Smith,  edited by James MacGibbon  Title:      Stevie Smith - Selected Poems  ISBN:  n/a  Publisher: Penguin   This Edition: Penguin edition 1978, reprinted 1981  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1975  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 293  Weight: 162g  Condition:   Very good  -has previous owner’s name written inside - has a dedication written inside  

  Author(s): John Donne [edited by A.J. Smith]  Title:      The Complete English Poems  ISBN: 0 14 042209 9  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition:  Revised edition 1976, reprinted 1986, 4th impression  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published:  1971 [this edition]  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 678  Weight: 405g  Condition:   Very good     

  Author(s): J.R.R. Tolkien  Title:      The Tolkien Reader - Stories, Poems and Commentary  ISBN:  345 25585 2 195  Publisher/place:  Ballantine Books, New York  This Edition: Ballantine edition of 1966, reprinted in 1976  First Published: 1966 (this compilation)  Binding: paperback Number of pages: each section numbered seperately  Weight: 156  Condition:   An older copy, though still in good condition  Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.  

John Donne: Selected Poems Each book in this established series contains the full and complete text, and is designed to motivate and encourage students who may be writing on these challenging writers for the first time. It contains useful notes to add depth and knowledge to students' understanding, comments to explain literacy and historical allusions, tasks to help students explore themes and issues, and suggestions for further reading. Author John Donne ISBN 9780753816509 Format Hardback Pages 98p.

  Author(s): Geoffrey Chaucer [ed. Walter W. Skeat]  Title:      The Poems of Geoffrey Chaucer  ISBN:  n/a  Publisher: Oxford University Press  This Edition: 1912 edition, reprinted 1962  Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1912 (this edition)  Binding: hardcover  Dustjacket: yes  Number of pages: 732, + glossarial index of 149 pages  Weight: 629g  Condition:    Excellent   

  Author(s): Ben Jonson, edited by George Parfitt  Title:      The Complete Poems  ISBN: 0 14 042277 3  Publisher/place: Penguin, London  This Edition:  revised edition of 1996, 14th printing  Year of Publication: not indicated for this printing  First Published: 1975 (this compilation)  Binding: paperback Number of pages:   634  Weight: 528g  Condition:   Excellent  -has previous owner’s name written inside Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.    

  Author(s): Alexander Pope [selected by Douglas Grant]  Title:     Pope - selected poems  ISBN:  0 14 058508 7  Publisher: Penguin  This Edition:  Penguin edition 1985, reprinted  1988 Place Of Publication: Great Britain First Published: 1950 (this compilation)  Binding: paperback Number of pages: 202  Weight: 137g  Condition:   Very good       

Selected Poems 1961-1994 - By Patrick Cullinan First Edition, Soft Cover, Published By Snailpress 1994 Cover Boards Have Minimal Rubbing To The Edges. Binding Is Tight & Strong. Inscription Inside Front Cover Board In Blue Pen. Light Browning & Minimal Foxing To The Pages. Postage Within South Africa Will Be R30.00 Overseas Buyers Can Contact Us For A Postal Quote. ABE # 06344

Mixed Moments: Photographs - Poems - Prose by Sidney HIRSCHOWITZ, A personalized and unique collection by Sidney Hirschowitz of black and white photography accompanied with verse and comment which provide additional interpretation to the original intent of capturing a particular scene or building or face. Book condition: The book is in very good condition with no noticeable defects except looseness of inner binding. Hard Cover. Binding: Maroon Boards, Gilt, “illuminated” Titles. No dust Jacket gloss paper Book description:  Coffee table size 28cmX32cm Self Published, Johannesburg, RSA, 1996, Unpaginated. ISBN 0-620-20072-3 Packaging and Postage R54 (in S.A.) due to the size POSTING WILL ONLY BE DONE ON MONDAYS IN ORDER TO CUT OVERHEAD COSTS SUCH AS TRAVELLING (FUEL), PARKING FEES, PACKAGING AND POSTAGE, IN ORDER TO KEEP MY PRICES LOW AND REASONABLE.  Should you wish to make other arrangements or need a book(s)/item(s) urgently, please let me know. N.B.: It is cheaper to purchase more than one book at a time, as postage for the first 1 kg remains R52, and R8 per extra book after 1 kg. So do browse through my PoggioBooks BOB page.   

A Mind in Revolt - Essays and Poems By: Kriben Pillay ***Signed Copy*** A first edition softcover published by the author in 1986 Picture cover boards are ageworn, binding is tight & strong, SIGNED by the author with a gift inscription on back of the front cover Postage within South Africa R30.00 Overseas Customers can contact us for a Postal Quotation abe #