Plays & Poetry International

Avidya is a political and a spiritual collection shaped by myth and philosophy, and by Sri Lankan as well as global crises. It is also a book about the forms of strength and fear that parents pass on to their children. These poems emerged from journeys of personal significance, and out of a migrant sensibility tied to three different countries.

Burning Season is a book about fire and survival, climate change and nature's defiance. Yvonne Reddick's first book-length collection combines poems with nature diaries and lyric essays to trace an intriguing family history in the oil industry.

"Broad in scope, generous in spirit and wittily accompanied by Risbridger's commentary"Sarah Perry, author of The Essex SerpentSet Me On Fire is an anthology for a new moment in poetry: a collection of fresh, vibrant voices from poets all over the globe, both living and dead.

This new Collected Poems updates Carcanet's 2005 edition and adds major work from the archive.

Learn a poem a week for a year and experience the mindful joy of reading it aloud

Walker Illustrated Classics is a new series which brings together some of the best-loved stories ever told, illustrated by some of today's finest artists. These exquisitely designed books, with their magnificent words and glorious pictures, are a pleasure to read - and re-read. The classics have never looked so good!