My Books
You can find all of my published books and links to purchase each of them below.
Contents
Poetry Books
The Rewritten Rules
Go Forth, Butterfly!
Kindling
From A Dying Empire Near You
Born Anew and Other Poems
Additional Publications
Metropolis ~ 100th Anniversary Edition
Poetry Books
The Rewritten Rules
Rewritten Rules compiles the best of Tom Shaw's poetry to date. In doing so, this book weaves together a story of finding self-worth, challenging false narratives, and re-writing the "rules" of how we live to support human creativity and ingenuity - and not destroy it.
“Tom is a gifted young poet with a heart for humanity.”
~ Margaret Anna Alice, author of "Mistakes Were Not Made”
Go Forth, Butterfly!
Go Forth, Butterfly! was released in May 2025 and is my favourite publication to date. In a series of poems, I encourage readers to transmute the fear responses they are encountering in their lives and go forth as the most authentic versions of themselves.
Includes the poems:
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Kindling
The poems included within this book were very much ‘kindled’ by life experiences and events I’d been through that still lingered within me. By using the embers of these experiences to create something poetic, I hope that these words may in themselves act as kindling for your own enjoyment and personal transformations.
Includes the poems:
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From A Dying Empire Near You
“From A Dying Empire Near You” is my latest poetry book containing over 25 poems commenting on the state of cultural decay that many “advanced” nations seem to find themselves in. It contains some of the most popular poems from my Substack in a physical format for the first time, as well as many entirely new poems.
Includes the poems:
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Born Anew and Other Poems
“Born Anew and Other Poems” is my first poetry book, released in February 2024. It is a collection of over 20 poems reflective of my inner and outer journey of the past few years. Some poems are more light-hearted and optimistic. Some explore the bleakness of realising how much of our lives have been lies. All are pieces I am proud of and that I believe are worth sharing with you.
Includes the poems:
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Additional Publications
Metropolis ~ 100th Anniversary Edition
“Metropolis – New Translation” is a new translation of Thea von Harbou’s “Metropolis: Novel”, written concurrently to the screenplay for the film of the same name.
Many elements of the novel are just as enchanting as the film, with wonderful descriptions and elaborations on themes and ideas ultimately cut from the film. This new translation seeks to do all of these ideas full justice.
You can read the full book for free on Substack:
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Or, you can buy it as a physical, hardback book: