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History of the Child (2026)

Penelope Shuttle

Release February 19, 2026

Cover for Marina Tsvetaeva · Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (1987)

Selected Poems (1987)

Marina Tsvetaeva

Cover for Brendan Kennelly · Cromwell (Paperback Book) [New edition] (1987)

Cromwell (1987)

Brendan Kennelly

Cover for Martin Bell · Complete Poems (Paperback Book) (1988)

Complete Poems (1988)

Cover for Anna Andreevna Akhmatova · Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (1989)

Selected Poems (1989)

Anna Andreevna Akhmatova

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Cover for Hinterland Caribbean Poetry · Hinterland: Caribbean Poetry from the West Indies and Britain (Paperback Book) (1989)

Hinterland: Caribbean Poetry fro... (1989)

Hinterland Caribbean Poetry

Cover for Jenny Joseph · Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (1992)

Selected Poems (1992)

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The Sovereign Sun (1990)

Odysseus Elytis

Cover for Jack Common · Kiddar's Luck (Paperback Book) [New edition] (1990)

Kiddar's Luck (1990)

Cover for Yves Bonnefoy · On the Motion & Immobility of Douve: Du mouvement et de l'immobilite de Douve - Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets (Paperback Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (1992)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

On the Motion & Immobility of Do... (1992)

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The Dawn Breakers (1992)

Cover for Jackie Kay · The Adoption Papers (Paperback Book) (1991)

The Adoption Papers (1991)

Cover for Aime Cesaire · Notebook of a Return to My Native Land: Cahier d'un retour au pays natal - Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets (Paperback Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (1995)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

Notebook of a Return to My Nativ... (1995)

Cover for Marin Sorescu · Censored Poems (Paperback Book) (2001)

Censored Poems (2001)

Cover for Peter Sansom · Writing Poems (Paperback Book) (1993)

Writing Poems (1993)

Cover for Edna Longley · The Living Stream (Paperback Book) (1994)

The Living Stream (1994)

Cover for Benjamin Zephaniah · City Psalms (Paperback Book) (1992)

City Psalms (1992)

Benjamin Zephaniah

Cover for Attilio Bertolucci · Selected Poems (Paperback Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (1993)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

Selected Poems (1993)

Attilio Bertolucci

Cover for Elena Shvarts · Paradise: Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (1993)

Paradise: Selected Poems (1993)

Cover for Philippe Jaccottet · Under Clouded Skies / Beauregard: Pensees sous les nuages / Beauregard - Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets (Paperback Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (1994)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

Under Clouded Skies / Beauregard... (1994)

Philippe Jaccottet

Cover for The New French Poetry (Paperback Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (1996)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

The New French Poetry (1996)

Cover for Elizabeth Bartlett · Two Women Dancing: New & Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (1995)

Two Women Dancing: New & Selecte... (1995)

Elizabeth Bartlett

Cover for Freda Downie · Collected Poems (Paperback Book) (1995)

Collected Poems (1995)

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International edition

Alphabet (2000)

Inger Christensen

Cover for Miguel Hernandez · I Have Lots of Heart: Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (1997)

I Have Lots of Heart: Selected P... (1997)

Miguel Hernandez

Cover for Classical Women Poets (Paperback Book) [Annotated edition] (1996)

Annotated edition

Classical Women Poets (1996)

Cover for Federico Garcia Lorca · Blood Wedding (Paperback Book) [New edition] (1996)

Blood Wedding (1996)

Federico Garcia Lorca

Cover for Maura Dooley · The Honey Gatherers: a book of love poems (Paperback Book) (2003)

The Honey Gatherers: a book of l... (2003)

Cover for Benjamin Zephaniah · Propa Propaganda (Paperback Book) (1996)

Propa Propaganda (1996)

Benjamin Zephaniah

Cover for Katrina Porteous · The Lost Music (Paperback Book) (1996)

The Lost Music (1996)

Katrina Porteous

Cover for Paul Valery · La Jeune Parque (Paperback Book) [French-English bilingual edition] (1997)

French-English bilingual edition

La Jeune Parque (1997)

Cover for Consorting with Angels · Consorting with Angels: Essays on Modern Women Poets (Paperback Book) (2005)

Consorting with Angels: Essays o... (2005)

Consorting with Angels

Cover for Eugene Guillevic · Carnac - Bloodaxe Contemporary French Poets (Paperback Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (1999)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

Carnac - Bloodaxe Contemporary F... (1999)

Eugene Guillevic

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Postcards from god (1997)

Cover for Tomas Transtromer · New Collected Poems (Paperback Book) [International edition] (1997)

International edition

New Collected Poems (1997)

Tomas Transtromer

Cover for Kennelly, B (Ed) · The Heavy Bear Who Goes With Me: 100 classic poems with commentary (Paperback Book) (2022)

The Heavy Bear Who Goes With Me:... (2022)

Kennelly, B (Ed)

Cover for Elizabeth Garrett · A Two-Part Invention (Paperback Book) (1998)

A Two-Part Invention (1998)

Elizabeth Garrett

Cover for W. N. Herbert · The Laurelude (Paperback Book) (1998)

The Laurelude (1998)

Cover for Yang Lian · Where the Sea Stands Still (Paperback Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (1999)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

Where the Sea Stands Still (1999)

Cover for Clare Pollard · Heavy Petting Zoo (Paperback Book) (1998)

Heavy Petting Zoo (1998)

Cover for Alan Plater · Close the Coalhouse Door: from stories by Sid Chaplin: a stage play in three acts with music by Alex Glasgow (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2000)

Close the Coalhouse Door: from s... (2000)

Cover for Attila Jozsef · The Iron-Blue Vault: Selected Poems (Paperback Book) [Illustrated edition] (1999)

Illustrated edition

The Iron-Blue Vault: Selected Poems (1999)

Cover for Gyoergy Petri · Eternal Monday (Paperback Book) (1999)

Eternal Monday (1999)

Cover for E Longley · The Bloodaxe Book of 20th Century Poetry: from Britain and Ireland (Paperback Book) [Annotated edition] (2000)

Annotated edition

The Bloodaxe Book of 20th Centur... (2000)

Cover for W. N. Herbert · Strong Words (Paperback Book) (2000)

Strong Words (2000)

Cover for Robyn Bolam · Eliza's Babes: Four Centuries of Women Poets (Paperback Book) (2005)

Eliza's Babes: Four Centuries of... (2005)

Cover for Basil Bunting · Complete Poems (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2000)

Complete Poems (2000)

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Femenismo (2000)

Cover for Galway Kinnell · Selected Poems (Paperback Book) [International edition] (2001)

International edition

Selected Poems (2001)

Cover for Modern Welsh Poetry · The Bloodaxe Book of Modern Welsh Poetry (Paperback Book) (2003)

The Bloodaxe Book of Modern Wels... (2003)

Modern Welsh Poetry

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Too Black, Too Strong (2001)

Benjamin Zephaniah

Cover for Jo Shapcott · Elizabeth Bishop: Poet of the Periphery (Paperback Book) (2002)

Elizabeth Bishop: Poet of the Pe... (2002)

Cover for Brendan Kennelly · Glimpses (Paperback Book) (2001)

Glimpses (2001)

Brendan Kennelly

Cover for Imtiaz Dharker · I Speak for the Devil (Paperback Book) (2001)

I Speak for the Devil (2001)

Cover for Maura Dooley · Sound Barrier: Poems 1982-2002 (Paperback Book) (2002)

Sound Barrier: Poems 1982-2002 (2002)

Cover for Kathleen Jamie · Mr and Mrs Scotland are Dead: Poems 1980-1994 (Paperback Book) (2002)

Mr and Mrs Scotland are Dead: Po... (2002)

Cover for Neil Astley · Staying Alive: real poems for unreal times (Paperback Book) (2002)

Staying Alive: real poems for un... (2002)

Cover for Clare Pollard · Bedtime (Paperback Book) (2002)

Cover for W. N. Herbert · The Big Bumper Book of Troy (Paperback Book) (2002)

The Big Bumper Book of Troy (2002)

Cover for Pleased to See Me: 69 Very Sexy Poems (Paperback Book) (2002)

Pleased to See Me: 69 Very Sexy ... (2002)

Cover for Philip Gross · Mappa Mundi (Paperback Book) (2003)

Mappa Mundi (2003)

Cover for Peter Reading · Collected Poems: 3: Poems 1997-2003 (Paperback Book) (2003)

Collected Poems: 3: Poems 1997-2003 (2003)

Cover for Osip Mandelstam · The Moscow & Voronezh Notebooks: Poems 1930-1937 (Paperback Book) (2003)

The Moscow & Voronezh Notebooks:... (2003)

Osip Mandelstam

Cover for Pauline Stainer · The Lady & the Hare: New & Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (2003)

The Lady & the Hare: New & Selec... (2003)

Pauline Stainer

Cover for Neil Astley · Do Not Go Gentle: poems for funerals (Paperback Book) (2003)

Do Not Go Gentle: poems for fune... (2003)

Cover for Choman Hardi · Life for Us (Paperback Book) (2004)

Life for Us (2004)

Cover for Gaius Valerius Catullus · Poems of Love and Hate (Paperback Book) (2004)

Poems of Love and Hate (2004)

Gaius Valerius Catullus

Cover for Josephine Balmer · Chasing Catullus (Paperback Book) (2004)

Chasing Catullus (2004)

Josephine Balmer

Cover for R. S. Thomas · Collected Later Poems 1988-2000 (Paperback Book) (2004)

Collected Later Poems 1988-2000 (2004)

Cover for Tua Forsstrom · I Studied Once at a Wonderful Faculty (Paperback Book) (2006)

I Studied Once at a Wonderful Fa... (2006)

Cover for Denise Levertov · New Selected Poems (Paperback Book) [International edition] (2003)

International edition

New Selected Poems (2003)

Denise Levertov

Cover for Matthew Hollis · Ground Water (Paperback Book) (2004)

Ground Water (2004)

Cover for Cheryl Follon · All Your Talk (Paperback Book) (2004)

All Your Talk (2004)

Cover for Brendan Kennelly · Familiar Strangers: New & Selected Poems 1960-2004 (Paperback Book) [First edition] (2004)

Familiar Strangers: New & Select... (2004)

Brendan Kennelly

Cover for Jack Mapanje · The Last of the Sweet Bananas: New & Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (2004)

The Last of the Sweet Bananas: N... (2004)

Cover for Barry MacSweeney · Wolf Tongue (Paperback Book) (2003)

Wolf Tongue (2003)

Barry MacSweeney

Cover for Leanne O'Sullivan · Waiting for My Clothes (Paperback Book) (2004)

Waiting for My Clothes (2004)

Leanne O'Sullivan

Cover for Neil Astley · Being Alive: the sequel to Staying Alive (Paperback Book) (2004)

Being Alive: the sequel to Stayi... (2004)

Cover for Deryn Rees-jones · Modern Women Poets (Paperback Book) (2005)

Modern Women Poets (2005)

Deryn Rees-jones

Cover for Jenny Joseph · Extreme of Things (Paperback Book) (2006)

Extreme of Things (2006)

Cover for Sally Read · The Point of Splitting (Paperback Book) (2005)

The Point of Splitting (2005)

Cover for Jen Hadfield · Almanacs (Paperback Book) (2005)

Almanacs (2005)

Cover for Julia Darling · The Poetry Cure (Paperback Book) (2005)

The Poetry Cure (2005)

Cover for Carole Satyamurti · Stitching the Dark: New and Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (2005)

Stitching the Dark: New and Sele... (2005)

Carole Satyamurti

Cover for Jane Hirshfield · Each Happiness Ringed by Lions (Paperback Book) [International edition] (2005)

International edition

Each Happiness Ringed by Lions (2005)

Jane Hirshfield

Cover for Rita Ann Higgins · Throw in the Vowels: New and Selected Poems (Paperback Book) (2005)

Throw in the Vowels: New and Sel... (2005)

Rita Ann Higgins

Cover for Yang Lian · Concentric Circles (Paperback Book) (2005)

Concentric Circles (2005)

Cover for Tatiana Voltskaia · Cicada: Selected Poetry and Prose (Paperback Book) [Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition] (2006)

Bilingual ‘facing page’ edition

Cicada: Selected Poetry and Prose (2006)

Tatiana Voltskaia

Cover for Sarah Wardle · Score! (Paperback Book) (2005)

Cover for Clare Pollard · Look Clare, Look! (Paperback Book) [Illustrated edition] (2005)

Illustrated edition

Look Clare, Look! (2005)

Cover for Martin Carter · University of Hunger: Collected Poems & Selected Prose (Paperback Book) [Enlarged edition] (2006)

Enlarged edition

University of Hunger: Collected ... (2006)

Cover for Andrew Greig · This Life, This Life: Selected Poems 1970-2006 (Paperback Book) (2006)

This Life, This Life: Selected P... (2006)

Cover for Nick Drake · From the Word Go (Paperback Book) (2007)

From the Word Go (2007)

Cover for Helen Ivory · The Dog in the Sky (Paperback Book) (2006)

The Dog in the Sky (2006)

Cover for Polly Clark · Take Me with You (Paperback Book) (2005)

Take Me with You (2005)

Cover for Gwyneth Lewis · Chaotic Angels: Collected Poems in English (Paperback Book) (2005)

Chaotic Angels: Collected Poems ... (2005)

Cover for Anne Stevenson · Five Looks at Elizabeth Bishop (Paperback Book) [New edition] (2006)

Five Looks at Elizabeth Bishop (2006)

Cover for Philip Gross · The Egg of Zero (Paperback Book) (2006)

The Egg of Zero (2006)

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Fifth Figure the (2006)