Esiri has produced several fine poetry anthologies but this is her first for children. A good mix of traditional and modern, and brought alive by Faccini's delightful illustrations. Ages 3-6... read more
The recent unsealing of Eliot's letters revealed 1,131 written to Emily Hale, an American drama teacher. This careful book also considers the role of Vivienne, Valerie and Mary Trevelyan in ... read more
A novel about the harrowing life of the great Russian poetess. She was involved with both Pasternak and Rilke; her daughter died in the Moscow famine; her husband was executed; and she herse... read more
The biographer and poet (who is also an editor at Faber & Faber) explores the context of Eliot's poem through historical fragments, diaries and new research. Hollis' biography of Edward Thom... read more
Heaney's translations from Old and Middle Irish, Italian (both medieval and modern), classical Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, Romanian, German - and this is not a complete list. A staggerin... read more
A visceral evocation of the 'badlands' between the Five Counties of Northern Ireland and Eire, blending dialects from across the British Isles with photography.