Selected PoemsThe Selected Poems contains work from the writer's six previous collections (1987 94) and several uncollected pieces.

surely the most curious is our use of them to change consciousness: to stimulate

A 40-foot steel fence runs through its centre

and the unassuming working-class couple Otto and Anna Quangel

illustrated by Natalie Foss

Peeling away the layers of two overlapping marriages

discovered an extraordinary story of women who fought the Nazis

as is the rewilding of our public spaces

with more parallels to our own age than we might imagine

she takes us to the Middle East

deal with the problem

A thrilling history with enormous historical implications

That could be a spice you might not expect