A selection of poetry anthologies that Poetry Can would highly recommend as essential reading.
Should you wish to buy or find out more about a recommended book we have provided a link to each book's page on the Amazon UK website for speed of access. But please note you may also find out much more and also purchase books from the websites of the particular poets and/or publishers; or from bookshops; or you may be able to borrow a copy of a recommended book from your local library.
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Being Human, edited by Niel Astley Bloodaxe Books, 2011 Bloodaxe Books Buy here |
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Being Alive, edited by Neil Astley Bloodaxe Books, 2004 Buy here |
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Staying Alive, edited by Neil Astley Bloodaxe Books, 2002 Buy Here |
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Red: Contemporary Black British Poetry, edited by Kwame Dawes Peepal Tree Press, 2010Peepal Tree Press |
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The Norton Anthology of Poetry, eds. Margaret Ferguson, Mary Jo Salter, Jon Stallworthy W. W. Norton & Co, 2005 W.W.Norton & Co |
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The Rattle Bag, edited by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes Faber and Faber, 2005 |
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Identity Parade, edited by Roddy Lumsden Bloodaxe Books, 2010 |
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Here to Eternity: An Anthology of Poetry, edited by Andrew Motion Faber and Faber, 2002 |
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Emergency Kit: Poetry For Strange Times, edited by Jo Shapcott and Matthew Sweeney Faber and Faber, 2004 |
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