Empty Nest : Poems for Families by Carol Ann Duffy

Empty Nest : Poems for Families by Carol Ann Duffy'Carol Ann Duffy is the most humane and accessible poet of our time' Guardian In this stunning anthology of ninety nine modern and classic poems, Carol Ann Duffy delves into the powerful and unique bond between parent and child. Empty Nest contemplates growing old, the love of a parent, the everyday of family life, as well as poems that explore darker terrains grief, loss and estrangement. Some of our favourite poets are collected here, such as

Partly autobiographical

Ryan Cusack's grown up faster than most - being the oldest of six with a dead mum and an alcoholic dad will do that for you

Find out why the Earth’s atmosphere is the world’s next battleground

partly under the pressure of work

questions about what - or who - is responsible pitch the village into conflict and fearful disarray

and treatments that come at a terrible cost

and withdrawn

In Thirty-Two Words for Field

Jane Austen's last novel

‘who could be best described as a healthy sceptic in matters of belief ’

where a woman must marry well to survive

a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age