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A Choice of Coleridge's Verse
Ted Hughes (ed)
£7.99
With a vigorously argued introductory essay, Ted Hughes has selected a number of Coleridges greatest poems and verses in a daring and radical attempt to get to the heart of his spiritual and poetic concerns.
Published by :
Faber & Faber
Published date :
1996
Format :
Paperback.
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A Crackle from the Larder
Patricia Pogson
£3.00
Poems in this collection include Private Habits, Masks, After Therapy, Noccalula Falls, Womens Medical, Gallery, Judy, Next Bed, Caller, At Random and Obsessional.
Published by :
Redbeck Press
Published date :
1991
Format :
Paperback.
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A Description of the Lakes 1822
William Wordsworth
£18.00
Published by :
Woodstock
Published date :
2002
Format :
Paperback.
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A Second Life
William Scammell
£6.95
Another early collection of Scammells, including poems such as Monday Monday, The Vet, Time Past, Christmas at Bristol, Our Man at the Bar, Wishbone, Marriage Song, and Ice for the Lips.
Published by :
Peterloo Poets
Published date :
1982
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Paperback.
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A Wordsworth Chronology
F.B. Pinion
£12.00
A fascinating study of the poets life, with information gleaned from many different sources.
Published by :
G.K. Hall & Co.
Published date :
1988
Format :
Hardback.
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Alive in Cumbria
Christopher Pilling & Stuart Holmes
£10.00
This unique book is a collection of evocative poems by Pilling and vibrant photographs by Holmes which celebrate everything that is alive in Cumbria; from waterfalls and trees to plants and animals.
Published by :
South Col Press
Published date :
2005
Format :
Paperback.
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All Set to Fall off the Edge of the World
William Scammell
£6.95
Moving and funny by turns, both personal and political, Scammell has produced his best work yet in this collection; with 45 poems divided into three different sections.
Published by :
Flambard Press
Published date :
1998
Format :
Large paperback.
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Anchoring the Light
Victoria Bennett
£5.99
Victoria Bennetts poetry peels back the layers of memory in the pursuit of honesty. Threading its way through the half-remembered childhood land of myth, magic and fairytale, this book - her first full-length publication - charts the journey from
Published by :
Wild Women Press
Published date :
1999
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Paperback.
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Black and White
William Scammell
£7.50
In 2000 Scammell began compiling a collection of new poems for Flambard Press, but did not complete this before his unexpected and premature death in November of that year. This book is divided into two sections.
Published by :
Flambard Press
Published date :
2002
Format :
Paperback.
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Bleeding Heart Yard
William Scammell
£7.95
In his argument with himself and others he highlights the street credibility of the eternal verities in poems of remarkably sensuous beauty.
Published by :
Peterloo Poets
Published date :
1992
Format :
Paperback.
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Both Sides of Hadrian's Wall
Various
£6.50
Both sides of Hadrian's Wall celebrates the best in contemporary poetry from south Scotland and north England.
Published by :
Selkirk Lapwing Press
Published date :
December 2006
Format :
150mm x 210mm paperback
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Breccia
Malcolm Carson
£8.95
Sense of place is strong in Malcolm Carson's poetry - Ireland where some of his roots are, flat Lincolnshire from which he moved to hilly Cumbria. His landscapes are explicitly emotional and he has the wide-angle vision of the land and it's inhabitants that is anything but parochial.
Published by :
Shoestring Press
Published date :
June 2007
Format :
148 x 210mm paperback
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Casserole
Brian Campbell
£10.00
A collection of illustrated poems by local poet and artist Brian Campbell.
Published by :
Willow End Publication
Published date :
November 2012
Format :
Paperback; 300 x 210mm.
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Christopher at the Lakes : Volume One - The Lake Poems of John Wilson
Penny Bradshaw
£12.00
John Wilson (1785-1854) came to be best known in Romantic contextsfor his role as contributor to the notorious Blackwood's Magazine, but was also closely involved with Lakes literary circles.
Published by :
BOOKCASE
Published date :
February 2012
Format :
150mm x 210mm paperback
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Coleridge and Wordsworth: The Crucible of Friendship
Tom Mayberry
£9.99
The account of an extraordinary friendship between the two poets in 1797 which gave rise to such poems as The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and culminated in Lyrical Ballads, a collection of poems which marked the beginning of English Romanticism.
Published by :
Sutton
Published date :
2000
Format :
Paperback.
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Coleridge and Wordsworth: Travels in the West Country
Tom Mayberry
£9.99
Published by :
Sutton Publishing
Published date :
2000
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Paperback.
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Coleridge, Wordsworth and the Language of Allusion
Lucy Newlyn
£38.00
In this study of two creative minds, the author offers a version of the Coleridge-Wordsworth interaction during its most crucial years: 1797-1807.
Published by :
Oxford
Published date :
2001
Format :
Paperback.
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Coming Ready or Not
Christopher Pilling
£15.00
'Coming Ready or Not' includes all the poems from Christopher Pilling's first two books, which are now out of print, and many from the other collections.
Published by :
BOOKCASE
Published date :
April 2010
Format :
148mm x 210mm paperback
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Cross your Legs and Wish
Christopher Pilling
£5.00
A classic collection of Pilling's poetry. Signed by the author.
Published by :
Redbeck Press
Published date :
1994
Format :
Paperback.
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Dating @ 60 - And Other Tribulations
Mungrisdale Writers
£7.50
'Dating @ 60 And Other Tribulations' is a collection of poetry which takes an ironic look at life on the other side of sixty. It is often amusing, sometimes sad, but always full of fun.
Published by :
Mungrisdale Writers
Published date :
February 2009
Format :
148mm x 210mm paperback
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Eldorado
William Scammell
£7.95
In this collection Scammell deepens and extends his range, moving easily between free verse and strict form. Whether writing of his travels in America, or exploring the pleasures and pains of youth, he never fails to interest, amuse and enlighten.
Published by :
Peterloo Poets
Published date :
1987
Format :
Paperback.
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Eoliths
Peter Rafferty
£6.95
A collection of poems by Carlisle poet Peter Rafferty.
Published by :
Arrowhead Press
Published date :
2002
Format :
Paperback.
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Family Phantoms
Gervase Phinn
£4.99
Be very, very afraid! A collection of spooky poems for children from the bestselling writer Gervase Phinn.
Published by :
Puffin
Published date :
2003
Format :
Paperback.
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Fragments
Victoria Bennett
£5.00
In 2006, Victoria Bennett undertook the challenge of giving up her usual Wild life to spend 40 days and 40 nights in an enclosed Franciscan monastery, as part of the BBC2 documentary The Convent. During her stay at the Convent of the Poor Clares, Arundel, she wrote a poem each day. This book collects together the 40 poems to offer an intimate sharing of her moving spiritual journey, one that unfolds with each turning page.
Published by :
Wild Women Press
Published date :
2006
Format :
Small Paperback
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From the Heart - A Collection of Short Philosophical Verse
John D Wells
£14.50
The magic of nature and reality of life, with added verse and lines by well-known poets and writers.
Published by :
John D Wells
Published date :
December 2008
Format :
170mm x 245mm paperback
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