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Stones and bones

Stones and bones

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Cloudspotting For Beginners

Cloudspotting For Beginners

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Wild Languages of Mother Nature

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Plant Life

Plant Life

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Our Wild Garden

Our Wild Garden

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Hello Fungi

Hello Fungi

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What a Rock Can Reveal

What a Rock Can Reveal

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Explodapedia: Rewild

Explodapedia: Rewild

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Shells... and what they hide inside

Shells... and what they hide inside

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The Observologist

The Observologist

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Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good

£16.99

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A Philosophy of Walking

A Philosophy of Walking

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The Woman in the Portrait
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The Woman in the Portrait

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After the Funeral

After the Funeral

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Pond

Pond

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The Enchanted April

The Enchanted April

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Inspector Imanishi Investigates

Inspector Imanishi Investigates

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The Last Sane Woman

The Last Sane Woman

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Butter

Butter

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The Children's Bach

The Children's Bach

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Brian
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Brian

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There’s Nothing Wrong With Her
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There’s Nothing Wrong With Her

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Strange Relations
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Strange Relations

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Which As You Know Means Violence
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Which As You Know Means Violence

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Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good
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Moderate to Poor, Occasionally Good

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Parade
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Parade

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All Fours
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All Fours

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The Woman in the Portrait
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The Woman in the Portrait

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Person Unlimited
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Person Unlimited

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Teddy
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Teddy

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I Will Crash
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I Will Crash

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Scaffolding

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Art Monsters
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Art Monsters

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Goodlord
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Goodlord

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Love Triangle
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Love Triangle

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Passiontide
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Passiontide

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The Silence Factory
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The Silence Factory

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From Base Materials
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From Base Materials

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Playboy
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Playboy

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The Playbook
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The Playbook

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The Green Cookbook
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The Green Cookbook

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The Alternatives
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The Alternatives

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The Afghans
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The Afghans

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Love The World or Get Killed Trying
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Love The World or Get Killed Trying

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Chapters
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Chapters

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Ash Keys
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Ash Keys

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The Coin
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The Coin

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Biography of X
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Biography of X

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Slugs: a manifesto
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Slugs: a manifesto

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My Good Bright Wolf
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My Good Bright Wolf

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Mother State
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Mother State

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If Only
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If Only

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John Berger
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John Berger

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Creation Lake
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Creation Lake

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Forward Prizes for Poetry 2024

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God Complex

God Complex

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With My Back to the World

With My Back to the World

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Goodlord
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Goodlord

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[...]

[...]

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STRIKE

STRIKE

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I cannot be good until you say it

I cannot be good until you say it

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Inheritance

Inheritance

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Food for the Dead

Food for the Dead

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The Wrong Person to Ask

The Wrong Person to Ask

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American Anthem

American Anthem

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Saraid de Silva & Nina Mingya Powles: Amma Listen

Saraid de Silva & Nina Mingya Powles: Amma
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Siblings: Jay Bernard, Mary Jean Chan, Will Harris & Nisha Ramayya
Love’s Work: James Butler, Rebekah Howes & Rowan Williams Listen

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Author of the Month: J.H. Prynne

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Poems 2016-2024

Poems 2016-2024

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Poems

Poems

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The White Stones

The White Stones

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Aquatic Hocquets

Aquatic Hocquets

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Timepiece in Total

Timepiece in Total

£14.50
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Alembic Forest

Alembic Forest

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At the Monument

At the Monument

£29.50
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At Raucous Purposeful (revised edition)

At Raucous Purposeful (revised edition)

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Foremost Wayleave

Foremost Wayleave

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Hadn't Yet Bitten

Hadn't Yet Bitten

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Not Ice Novice

Not Ice Novice

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Snooty Tipoffs

Snooty Tipoffs

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The Letters of Douglas Oliver and J.H. Prynne, 1967-2000

The Letters of Douglas Oliver and J.H. Prynne, 1967-2000

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Latency of the Conditional

Latency of the Conditional

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Sea Shells Told

Sea Shells Told

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Duets Infer Duty

Duets Infer Duty

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Dune Quail Eggs

Dune Quail Eggs

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Efflux Reference

Efflux Reference

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Passing Grass Parnassus

Passing Grass Parnassus

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Torrid Auspicious Quartz

Torrid Auspicious Quartz

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Squeezed White Noise

Squeezed White Noise

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Al-Dente

Al-Dente

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See by So

See by So

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Enchanter's Nightshade

Enchanter's Nightshade

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Otherhood Imminent Profusion

Otherhood Imminent Profusion

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Her Air Fallen

Her Air Fallen

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Orchard

Orchard

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Apophthegms

Apophthegms

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Three Books

Three Books

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Kernels in Vernal Silence

Kernels in Vernal Silence

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Memory Working: Impromptus (Third Series, XVIII - XXVI)

Memory Working: Impromptus (Third Series, XVIII - XXVI)

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Memory Working: Impromptus

Memory Working: Impromptus

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Parkland

Parkland

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Or Scissel

Or Scissel

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The Oval Window

The Oval Window

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Memory Working: Impromptus II (XI-XVII)

Memory Working: Impromptus II (XI-XVII)

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At Raucous Purposeful

At Raucous Purposeful

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