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A unique collection of poems from the former Poet Laureate, filled with her characteristic wit, is a feminist classic and a modern take on age-old mythology, reissued as part of theP Picador Collection.

A dazzling, dashing collection from the former Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, reissued in the Picador Collection.

The T. S. Eliot Prize-winning collection from the former Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom, republished as part of the Picador Collection.

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All the lights were on at the Moon Under Waterand the landlord, an Owl, was slowly pulling a pintto test his ale. Toothsome. It was Christmas Eveand the fire in the ancient grate gargled its flames . . .A horse walks into a bar. A hedgehog plays the piano. An owl mulls a flagon of wine. On Christmas Eve at the Moon Under Water, anything is possible, so when the landlord announces a festive prize for the best performance of the night, all and s...

Winner of the T. S. Eliot Prize, "essential reading for the broken-hearted of all ages" (The Guardian)The effortless virtuosity, drama, and humanity of Carol Ann Duffy's verse have made her much admired among contemporary poets. Rapture is a book-length love poem and a moving act of personal testimony. But what sets these poems apart from other treatments of the subject is Duffy's refusal to simplify the contradictions of love and read its tra...

An anthology of moving poems on the subject of politics collated by Carol Ann Duffy, from the poet's own archives.

An anthology of moving poems about the natural world collated by Carol Ann Duffy, from the poet's own archives.

An anthology of moving poems collated by Carol Ann Duffy, from the poet's own archives.

An anthology of moving poems collated by Carol Ann Duffy, from the poet's own archives.

A beautiful festive gift from the award-winning poet, Carol Ann Duffy, with captivating illustrations from Yelena Bryksenkov.

A stunning anthology of poems edited by Carol Ann Duffy on that special bond between parent and child through life, featuring some of our most beloved poets.

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‘Wonderful . . . a poet alert to every sound and shape of language’ Telegraph‘Duffy is magnificent, grounded, heartfelt, dedicated to the notion that poetry can give us the music of life itself’ Scotsman‘Carol Ann Duffy is arguably the nation’s favourite living poet’ Jeanette Winterson, author of Frankissstein‘Carol Ann Duffy is the most humane and accessible poet of our time’ Guardian

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With ethereal illustrations by Tomislav Tomic, this uncommonly beautiful book is a very special introduction to - or reminder of - many classic fairy tales.

It is a snowy London day in the Great Winter of 1683. We follow our bold narrator as she explores 'the town on the Thames', a thousand tents and dancing fires lit on the frozen water with jubilant residents and lively festive revelry. All is a fete upon the ice as she sees jugglers, dancing bears, palm-readers and even a merry wedding. Her journey leads her to meet many new companions with whom to spend a starry night upon the river, where the...

The Armistice of 1918 brought ceasefire to the war on the Western Front, but 'the Great War' would not as hoped be 'the war to end all wars'.

Carol Ann Duffy lives in Manchester, where she is Professor and Creative Director of the Writing School at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has written for both children and adults, and her poetry has received many awards, including the Signal Prize for Children's Verse, the Whitbread, Forward and T. S. Eliot Prizes, and the Lannan and E. M. Forster Prize in America. She was appointed Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom in 2009. In 2011...