Poetry

When she died, in 2009, Anthony Thwaite described U.A. Fanthorpe as a 'smiling subversive with a voice like bird-song'.

A child bride paralysed by fear, a man trapped in a life of slavery, a couple imprisoned for simply loving one another, a woman who refuses to bow to social pressure.

Elizabeth Mills is an ecumenical Christian, and a member of the Religious Society of Friends, and she is actively involved in her local meeting for worship for healing.

This beautifully illustrated silk-bound edition of the verses makes a perfect gift. The Rubaiyat is a collection of mystical verses attributed to the 11th-12th Century poet, astronomer and mathematician Omar Khayyam.

It's a beautiful collection of 196 poems by Rumi, 14th century Sufi mystic, previously unavailable in English. Translated by native Persian speakers, Maryam Mafi and Azima Melita Kolin, this collection will appeal to Rumi lovers everywhere.

These twenty-five poems are perennials but may also serve as daily Advent readings from 1st December.

Invoking spiders and senators, physicists and aliens, Lauren Haldeman's second book, Instead of Dying, decodes the world of death with a powerful mix of humor, epiphany, and agonizing grief.

How do you feel empowered when depression leaves you powerless? How do you promote self-esteem when your internal critic always shouts the loudest? How do you change the world when you can't get out of bed?