Australian & Oceanian

From both revered, established writers and exciting contemporary poets, the work in this anthology offers a broad picture of Maori poetry written in English. The encounter between Maori writers and the English language has been one of creativity and...

Make a cup of tea and let yourself feel.Pillow Thoughts is a collection of poetry and prose about heartbreak, love, and raw emotions. It is divided into sections to read when you feel you need them most.About the AuthorCourtney Peppernell is the...

Poetry and prose to encourage us to grow. Watering the Soul is a timeless reminder that everyone needs time, love, and forgiveness. In the deepest, most enchanting part of the forest, a creature hands you a seed. Within the seed is your soul, ready to be...

A single book-length poem, The River in the Sky sees Clive James face up to his final moments of life with all the wisdom, lightly-worn erudition and good humour that defined his extraordinary career.Close to death for a number of years, Clive James...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645545562Author Zara BasFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint Zara Bas PublishingPublisher Zara Bas PublishingWeight(grams) 227g

Spanning fifty years of work, Collected Poems sees Clive James make his own rich selection from across his exceptional career in poetry.From his debut collection in 1986 to his dazzling achievements in the 2010s, Clive James steadily built his reputation...

'Without doubt the most arresting and original new young poet, on the page and in performance' - Carol Ann DuffyA Sunday Times Book of the Year and New Zealand's best-selling collection, from the unstoppable force behind such poems as 'Monica' (the one...

Following the smash success of her best-selling book, Pillow Thoughts, Courtney Peppernell now returns with the follow-up sequel Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart. Peppernell understands that healing is a process, and Pillow Thoughts II eloquently...

From Unincorporated Territory [hacha] is the first book of native Chamorro poet Craig Santos Perez's ongoing series about his homeland, the Western Pacific Island of Guahan (Guam). Perez weaves avant-garde, eco-poetic, indigenous, documentary,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645545579Author Luna SinclairFormat PaperbackPage Count 132Imprint Thought Process PublishingPublisher Thought Process PublishingWeight(grams) 150g

Time Will Tell is a collection of introspective poetry from bestselling author Courtney Peppernell. Come along and discover what it means to start inward and evolve into the version of yourself the universe knows you can be.From the bestselling author of...

In a voice that is inclusive and open to all, Courtney Peppernell presents a tribute to her readers in the third installment of her bestselling Pillow Thoughts series. A beautifully raw and poignant collection of poetry and prose, Pillow Thoughts III...

Collecting poetry written in the years 2011-2014, Sentenced to Life sees Clive James look back over his extraordinarily rich life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty.After falling dangerously ill in 2010, Clive James did not expect to live to see...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645545586Author Zara BasFormat PaperbackPage Count 182Imprint Zara Bas PublishingPublisher Zara Bas PublishingWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

A special hardcover gift edition of Courtney Peppernell's bestselling Pillow Thoughts! Originally published in 2017, Pillow Thoughts is a collection of poetry and prose about heartbreak, love, and raw emotions. Since its release, an ethereal and...

International best-selling author Lang Leav presents The Gift of Everything, a stunning hardcover gift book featuring her finest pieces to date, spanning across her world-renowned poetry and prose titles from Love & Misadventure to Love Looks Pretty on...

The final installment in this bestselling series completes the journey that Courtney Peppernell began with Pillow Thoughts. With 600,000 copies sold across the series, Pillow Thoughts continues to inspire all who dip into Courtney's encouraging words...

When a dark storm settled upon the earth, you lost many things-your hope, your strength, yourself. One day, in the middle of the darkness, you meet a spirit, washed from the ocean onto the shore. The spirit hands you a key. It is time to find the way...

A universal narrative on the significance of distance with love; remember to hold on to what you believe in. Ideal for those "whose love knows no bounds," The Space Between Us is full of profound anecdotes and messages, illustrating the courage and...

The first metropolis to be depicted in Australian literature was Hell: before cities existed in Australia, Francis McNamara, the convict poet, described the infernal one populated by those who tormented him and his fellow prisoners. Sentenced in 1832 to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645545593Author Zara BasFormat HardbackPage Count 130Imprint Zara Bas PublishingPublisher Zara Bas PublishingWeight(grams) 152g

Dirty Pretty Things is the international bestseller by Michael Faudet. A finalist in the 2015 Goodreads Readers Choice Awards, his whimsical and often erotic writing has already captured the hearts and minds of literally thousands of readers from around...

In the spirit of her bestselling series, Pillow Thoughts, Courtney Peppernell returns with a new, empowering collection of poetry and prose. From heartbreak to dreaming of and finding a new love to healing the heart to ultimately finding peace, the...

Find the magic in this collection-the moments and words that seem to glimmer and shine with their own inner light.Find deep magic in the pages of Beau Taplin's third book, Here at Dawn. The message is this: There is nothing ordinary about you or this...

Find the magic in this collection-the moments and words that seem to glimmer and shine with their own inner light.Find deep magic in the pages of Beau Taplin's third book, Here at Dawn. The message is this: There is nothing ordinary about you or this...

The publication of Clive James's Sentenced to Life was a major literary event. Facing the end, James looked back over his life with a clear-eyed and unflinching honesty to produce his finest work: poems of extraordinary power that spoke to our most...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816534029Author Kathy Jetnil-KijinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona PressWeight(grams)...

Fleur Adcock is one of Britain's most accomplished poets. Her poised, ironic poems are tense and tightly controlled as well as shrewdly laconic, and often chilling as she unmasks the deceptions of love or unravels family lives. Disarmingly conversational...

A book that will change the way you think about love, relationships, heartbreak, and self-empowerment. Breaking the rules, challenging perceptions, and exploring the secret desires we keep hidden from the world. Beautifully composed and written by...

Love Looks Pretty on You is the much anticipated new book by international bestselling author Lang Leav. A breathtakingly beautiful collection of contemporary poetry and prose, offering powerful insights into love, heartbreak, relationships, and...

This romantic fusion of art-poetry, prose, and unbridled creativity-was birthed from one soul's season of adventure and unraveling, inviting us to surrender the great for the greater.What started as a break from Australian artist Tess Guinery's rapidly...

The Road Between is poetry well-lived. Poetry for the soul that walks the fine line between losing yourself in the world and finding yourself again, often in the smallest of moments. Courtney Peppernell is the bestselling author of Pillow Thoughts, a...

A stunning collection of 140 short poems about growth and renewal from popular Australian poet Beau Taplin. Beautifully designed with several pieces to a page, Bloom offers a unique twist on age-old topics: love, grief, and learning from them.About the...

'Moving and hopeful ... will stay with me for a long time' Daisy Buchanan'A fearless, young new voice' Carol Ann Duffy'One of the most exciting debuts I've read in ages' Kaveh Akbar'One of the most startling and original poets of her generation' Joy...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780975644508Author Zara BasFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Thought Process PublishingPublisher Thought Process PublishingWeight(grams) 150g

From rising Australian poet Chloe Frayne comes her newest poetry collection, The Gravity Inside Us.Gathering inspiration from a life of travel, hope, long-distance relationships, healing, and adventure, Frayne invites readers into her world. The Gravity...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925780666Author John LeonardFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Puncher and WattmannPublisher Puncher and WattmannWeight(grams) 720g

Smoke & Mirrors is the third book from internationally bestselling poet Michael Faudet, author of Bitter Sweet Love and Dirty Pretty Things - a finalist in the 2015 Goodreads Readers Choice Awards. Michael Faudet's latest book takes the reader on an...

Just as the moonflower dares to stand and blossom, growing bright and free in the shadows of the night, may these gentle pages inspire you to bloom, bursting with poetry, in the most unexpected of moments.From celebrated Australian artist Tess Guinery...

Playing with Matches is the ultimate collector's edition by internationally best-selling poet, Michael Faudet. A beautiful hardcover gift book that has been personally curated by the author featuring a compilation of the best work from his five published...