New collections include Sean O’Brien imagining Apollo in Newcastle, Michael Symmons Roberts observing decay in nature and two artful debuts
In his first collection in 11 years, the writer conjures his youth and family, elegises old friends, and hints at sensual memories
Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles
With previously uncollected or unpublished works, a definitive edition deepens our understanding of the Nobel laureate’s creative process
New collections from Sophie Dumont, Simon Armitage and Tom Paulin
An extract from the Liverpool-born poet’s sixth collection, which has just been shortlisted for the TS Eliot Prize for poetry
The Hungarian author, described as a ‘great epic writer in the central European tradition’, won the Man Booker International Prize in 2015. We look back at the FT’s reviews of his novels and novellas
From the life of Tennyson to 1970s terrorism, a history of slavery to the epic journey of a single wolf, here are the FT critics’ verdicts of the six books competing for this year’s award
A biography of the Victorian poet portrays a dashing figure far removed from the stately bearded behemoth of his later years
Catherine Clarke’s ambitious and often surprising collection tells the country’s messy, contested story, from the Venerable Bede to Liz Truss
Normally placid, these are among the most deadly waters in the world
Like paintings, poems can help us to express parts of our lives that are otherwise out of reach
Maria Crawford selects her best mid-year reads
The essays in the Jamaican poet’s debut prose collection are driven by a sense of openness to the world and how it might enrich us
From summer hammock to winter fireside, books can chime with the seasonal rhythms lying dormant in our crowded lives
Set in the Shetlands, the debut novel by the lauded Scottish poet showcases his linguistic adventurousness
The second novel by the celebrated poet returns to themes of loss, poverty and unlikely friendship
The poet captures to heart-rending effect the shame attached to adolescent queer desire
Three books that bring real insight into how dreams create a window to our psyches and mirror the anxieties of our times
From ‘That Broke into Shining Crystals’, the London-born poet’s second collection
Robert Frost improvised, Amanda Gorman became a breakout star — but there will be no inaugural poet for Trump’s victory rally
From the Suffolk-born poet’s latest collection, ‘The Face in the Well’
His first collection was a poignant tribute to the London community in which he grew up; his second is about partying. What’s behind the Nigerian-British writer’s change of tune?
Bite-sized verse has its place, but two new anthologies offer a chance for deeper engagement with poetic traditions
