Plays & Poetry

In BEDBOUND a father and daughter share a small bed. He talks frantically about his past in furniture sales; she talks no less compulsively about anything at all. In "misterman" we enter the head of Thomas Magill, an unstable man whose mission is to bring God to his fellow townsfolk.

A collection of cutting-edge plays from award-winning Irish playwright Enda Walsh, author of Penelope, The New Electric Ballroom and The Walworth Farce.

An extraordinary, original and irresistibly joyous celebration of love, friendship and music. Winner of 8 Tony Awards in 2012, including Best New Musical.

Mark Ward’s long-awaited first collection Nightlight is a journey through a city and a reaching towards whatever light can be found; be that in a sex club, with a board game, a new friendship or a changing relationship.

It has often been said that love, both sacred and profane, is the only true subject of the lyric poem. Nothing better justifies this claim than the splendid poems in this volume, which range from the writings of ancient China to those of modern-day America and represent, at its most piercing, a universal experience of the human soul.

It is often said that Rumi (aka Jalal al-Din, 1207-73) is now the most popular poet in the United States. In order to give the greatest possible access to a wonderful poet this selection draws on avariety of translations from the early 20th century to the present, ranging from scholarly renderings to free interpretations.

The third and most adventurous collection yet from acclaimed poet, critic and performer Rory Waterman interrogates absences and where they might prompt or force us to go.

More favourite poems from Kathleen Watkins.