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Contemporary poetry

Sensual, soulful, vivid and enthralling, these 21st century poets are sure to ignite your imagination with their extraordinary verse

Loop of Jade
Loop of Jade
Sarah Howe
Introducing George The Poet
Introducing George The Poet
George the Poet
Decreation
Decreation
Anne Carson
Chasers of the Light
Chasers of the Light
Tyler Knott Gregson
Physical
Physical
Andrew McMillan
Talking Dead
Talking Dead
Neil Rollinson
Black Country
Black Country
Liz Berry
Citizen
Citizen
Claudia Rankine
The Father
The Father
Sharon Olds
Selected Poems
Selected Poems
Tony Harrison
Wait Till I'm Dead
Wait Till I'm Dead
Allen Ginsberg
Interference Pattern
Interference Pattern
J. O. Morgan

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