When Joy Howard came out in the 80's at the age of 40, her life changed radically. This book is a selection representative of her journey, and most of the poems belong to that time. But as nothing mu...

A new collection of poems by the author of Under the Fig Tree. Poems about passion and love, but also about loss. As you go through the pages, you will find you can relate to every word.

"The Lamplighter" takes us on a journey through the dark heart of slavery. It is both a radio and stage play and a multi-layered epic poem. This edition includes a CD of the much acclaimed BBC radio p...

An exuberant collection of odes to man and woman's best friend. Editor Pearlberg argues that queers have a special bond with their pets - understanding them better because of their unique experiences ...

This title draws on women's experience - both personal and historical - to entertain and challenge in poems which celebrate, elegise and eroticise the female condition.

A fantastic and huge (over 400 pages!) all-women anthology of the spoken word, also known as slam poetry. Includes a foreword by feminist Eve Ensler, author of The Vagina Monologues.

Humour. Gender. Sexuality. Sensuality. Identity. Racism. Cultural Difference. When do any of these things ever come together to equal poetry? When Jackie Kay's part of the equation.

A wonderful new collection of poems to read and listen to, from award-winning Scottish poet Jackie Kay.

With a poet's precision and a citizen's take, DiFranco finds the meeting places of intimacy and politics, of self and country, of resolve and compromise, and of the fickle and magnificent capacities o...

"One of the savviest and most restless intellects in contemporary literature-honest, jokey, paranoid, sentimental, mean, lyrical, tough, you name it."- Dennis Cooper