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The "Big Issue" Book of Home  Eddie Ephraums (Ed)

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A collection of poetry, prose and photographs describing what 'home' means to the contributors. The brainchild of Eddie Ephraums, this book was created to provoke thought and support the homeless. It is a beautiful book containing some great work. But then I would say that wouldn't I? Especially as one of my poems is in it! Seriously though, it is a lovely book, please buy it and support the homeless. (Bernie)

Always Eat Your Bogies  Andrew Collett

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This book of comic children's verse includes titles such as "The Old and Crusty Loo", "The Everlasting Nappy", and "There's Nothing Quite Like a Cowpat".

Poetry For Cats  Henry Beard

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From the puss that munched a thousand mice, to the simple soul who concludes that a furball is a furball is a furball, this is a poetry anthology for cat-lovers.

101 Poems That Could Save Your LIfe  Daisy Goodwin (Ed)

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A poetry anthology designed for the self-help generation and including both classics and previously unpublished poems, this book provides a cure, or at least a consolation, for every modern misery.
Features some great poems including Philip Larkin's classic 'This Be The Verse' of which Daisy Goodwin says 'if you read it early enough it could save you a fortune in therapy'. She could well be right there! (Bernie)

101 Famous Poems

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Nature, man and human history are reflected on in the verse of English and American poets and such prose works as the Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence.

The Virago Book of Love Poetry Wendy Mulford (Ed) 

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This collection presents women's love poetry in a variety of moods and modes: argument and lyric; joke and passi onate utterance; rejection, rage and intimacy. The poets are well-known and obscure, ancient and modern - from Sappho to Akhamotova, Sylvia Plath to Alice Walk.




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