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Paperback. Condizione: New. Challenging oppression with objectivity and prejudice with passion, feminist activist and poet Steph Pike confronts the politics of social, economic and gender inequality with a viscerally charged and indisputable truth.Includes a Foreword by Rosie Garland. Adult poetry / LGBTQ+"Seawater floods the city streets, petrol and sweat scent the air. This is salty back-pocket semaphore, full of fury and love, for all those in need of hope." - Michelle Green, author of Jebel Marra [Comma Press]"Steph Pike's poems are like that one person at the party you know you can have a real conversation with." - Helen Mort, Derbyshire Poet Laureate"An invitation to the voiceless to know they, too, can speak." - Rebecca Bilkau, Beautiful Dragons Press"Steph Pike is indeed a pétroleuse of furious, exquisite, necessary language: setting fires of declamation for those stripped of their voice and unmasking patriarchy's creeping dystopian gaze by poking it eloquently in the eye." - Lucy Lepchani, poet, writer and educator. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. Back at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, acclaimed poet Paul Cookson set out to write a poem a day to share across social media - and is still going strong. More than 2000 consecutive poems later, Slim Volume collates some of his shorter daily poems written during lockdown with many of his more recent compositions, published in print for the first time.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Back at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, acclaimed poet Paul Cookson set out to write a poem a day to share across social media - and is still going strong. More than 2000 consecutive poems later, Slim Volume collates some of his shorter daily poems written during lockdown with many of his more recent compositions, published in print for the first time.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Raining Upwards is Henry Normal's first all-new poetry collection in over twenty years. These poems explore relationships with science, nature, humanity, and other vital matters we are usually too busy to think about.Includes a Foreword by Tim Firth."In amongst his work lie some of the most tender, compassionate and moving pieces I have read from a modern poet" - Artful Reporter"Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit" - The Guardian"The Alan Bennett of poetry" - The Scotsman.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A collection of poems and paintings.It's no coincidence that Pete Ramskill is also a stone carver, he brings the same tools to his poetry - a hammer and chisel.On his poetry:"There are many things I love about this work. Pete's stanley-knife sense of humour, his intelligence, invention, precision, quality control and his radar for those lies, injustices and petty sins that he cannot bring himself to see swept under the carpet. I love his use of language, his original images, his exposure of those everyday social earthquakes and especially those bits people think they've got past him but he reveals they haven't." - Henry Normal"Why are you so angry?" - Audience member at BBC recording, EdinburghOn his paintings:"Strong images whose resonating bands of colour reveal and mask each other - much like our emotions." - Richard Sharland, Terre Verte Gallery"Pete's paintings are a vibrant celebration of energy and form. His extraordinary use of colour fills each picture with life, creating unique immersive worlds that pull you in."- Richard Barrett, Artist.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. "She combs her hair long, a black sheetto cover the new mouth at the backof her neck, where angry stories leak out."Behind the scenes in the life and mind of the award-winning poet, novelist, groundbreaking performance artist and singer with The March Violets, Rosie Garland (as in Judy)."You spend all that time trying to understand the world, its family relationships, friendships, social systems through a serial adventure of episodes mundane and or memorable. You spend all that time trying to fit into the human. Then, you are propelled into realisation through a life-threatening disease. Travelling not outward into the world but inward to the beating heart of the matter, you dive deep into the DNA. You are the resplendent there. You are the clicking queen of the insects. When you dress again in flesh and skin, you go amongst the sleeping humans and new and glittering worlds are left in your wake. Welcome to Rosie Garland!" - John Hyatt"One of the reasons I love Rosie's work so much is because she provides food for thought. She addresses issues that need addressing, and imagines the inner and outer landscapes we all inhabit with eloquence and grace. Shine your light, Rosie." - David Hoyle AKA The Divine DavidAdult poetry / LGBT+.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A unique poetry anthology about the neurodivergent experience by neurodivergent writers. 'Neurodivergence' is a variance in cognitive or neurological function from that considered 'typical' or 'normal'. This collection provides a powerful and diverse representation, with positive, authentic and progressive portrayals. Featuring over fifty contributors from the UK and across the world, and eight specific sections with introductory notes about definitions, issues and societal perceptions, NeurodiVERSE is open to all who wish to learn about neurodiversity ? and to all lovers of poetry.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. "There's no point jangling if you don't hear the jingle." Gerry Potter, creator and destroyer of the infamous gingham diva Chloe Poems, welcomes you to his first collection of domestic/fantastic theatre-verse. Biographical, confessional and rich with spell-weaving imagery, Planet Young is a magical history tour, thrusting you forever forward through Liverpool's Scottie Road before brake-slamming and horn-pounding into a wider world. Adult Poetry and playscript. LGBTQ+.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Fire Hills was written between December 2021 and November 2022. Reflecting the first year of the author's move to Fairlight in East Sussex, this collection explores new landscapes armed only with a pen and unwarranted optimism.

Paperback. Condizione: New. This Phantom Breath was written between August 2016 and August 2017. The poems in this collection are concerned with love, death, truth and other inconvenient distractions."The Alan Bennett of poetry" - The Scotsman"Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit" - The Guardian"Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations" - The Stage"The nerd triumphant" - Manchester Evening News"Distinctly funny" - Time Out.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A collection of poetry and lyrics spanning three decades of Cherry B's performance work.Political, societal and inclusive, this is uncompromising and passionate punk 'n' roll poetics firing from the belly of social conscience.Illustrated by Fe Duncan.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Entertainment with the emphasis on "tert".Since running away from home at the age of 28, award winning writer Hovis Presley (the award wasn't for writing) has found fame as the inventor of the bra-less strap and the individually wrapped baked bean. His interests include postal kerplunk and choosing the eight sandwiches he'd take to a desert island - currently seven cheese and an egg mayonnaise.He has produced this book using only a pin and a dictionary.In memory of Richard Henry McFarlane (Hovis Presley), 1960-2005. This re-issue of Poetic Off Licence is based on the 'Bumper Edition' of 2005.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Nigel Planer has been writing poetry for over fifty years. Now he has corralled many of his poems into one volume, Making Other Plans - as in 'poetry is what happens when you're busy making other plans.' This collection forms a poetic memoir, richly articulating humorous and serious observations on life, love, ageing, society and the human condition, recounted with emotional tenderness and warranted vexation.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A collection of antilipogrammatic constrained poetry and plays - univocalics wherein each uses only a single, specific vowel. Exploring diverse poetic forms and structure with deft observation and humour, Euphoria also confronts serious themes including social and global politics, mental and physical health, abuse, identity, brain training, and the human quest for wellbeing. Educational, engaging, and better than Wordle.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Twenty years since moving from Canada to the UK, critically-acclaimed and multi-award-winning poet Rose Condo considers the features, facets and philosophies for determining a sense of belonging.This collection explores community, identity, personal growth and societal wellbeing through compassion, sharp political observation and finely honed humour. It is a love letter to home, wherever you might find it.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Department of Lost Wishes contains over a hundred poems personally selected by the author from his early works."Distinctly funny" - Time Out"Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit" - The Guardian"Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations" - The Stage"The nerd triumphant" - Manchester Evening News"The Alan Bennett of poetry" - The Scotsman. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. A debut collection of poetic snapshots written between 1986 and 2024. "All the wit you'd expect and yearn for but with a really surprising and delicious sensitivity." Joanna Lumley "Alistair's sense of fun we know but the tenderness of his poetry adds new depths to our understanding of the man and his work." Henry Normal"Funny, moving, and with a real depth of feeling." Mary Killen, The Spectator"You don't get to be a great impressionist without a feel for rhythm and rhyme and pitch. These are terrific, truthful poems." Sir Richard Stilgoe"Verbally adroit . skewering the passing moment, holding it up for examination but with an undertow of great feeling. Masterly." Simon Callow"Sometimes just funny, then melancholic, occasionally beautifully profound, often soulful, now and then amusingly imitative, always insightful and well observed." Franny Moyle.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. An all-new poetry collection from the creator, writer and performer of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, A Normal.Written between August 2017 and January 2019, these poems are concerned with the search for meaning, identity and truth, and other foolhardy adventures."Distinctly funny." - Time Out"The Alan Bennett of poetry." - The Scotsman"Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations." - The Stage"Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit." - The Guardian"A gentle giant of stand-up poetry." - The List.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. A Moonless Night was written between December 2022 and December 2023. "Poetry about embracing darkness, finding light, and exploring the depths of my lack of substance.".

Paperback. Condizione: New. From the provincial peccadilloes of Prestwich in Manchester to coffee houses and bars by the Bosporus in Istanbul, John Darwin explores life's three stages of arriving, staying for a bit, and then leaving. A poetic reflection on the ennui of the everyday, intermittent pleasures, and the quest to understand love and belonging.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. An all-new poetry collection from the creator, writer and performer of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, A Normal.Written between October 2018 and July 2019, these poems are concerned with the nature of change, identity, worth, and other abstract notions that get in the way of lunch."Distinctly funny." - Time Out"The Alan Bennett of poetry." - The Scotsman"Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations." - The Stage"Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit." - The Guardian"A gentle giant of stand-up poetry." - The List.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Beauty Within Shadow was written between August 2019 and June 2020. These poems are concerned with the balancing of darkness and light in our everyday lives, the search for an understanding of pain and sorrow, and the processing of other thoughts we'd usually avoid by filling our days with mindless distractions.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Faced with a serious operation - a partial colectomy - multi-award-winning poet copland smith explains, with honesty and humour, how to deal with the interminable preparation, operation, hospitalisation, and the aftermath.An acute reflection on the realities of illness, ageing, and what it means to survive another day. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. Faced with a serious operation - a partial colectomy - multi-award-winning poet copland smith explains, with honesty and humour, how to deal with the interminable preparation, operation, hospitalisation, and the aftermath.An acute reflection on the realities of illness, ageing, and what it means to survive another day. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. Proto is the smallest and quietest dino. He meets cheeky T-rex, gentle Argentinosaurus, and mysterious Spinosaurus. When some troublesome allosaurus stir things up, can everyone still be friends?Award-winning poet Dommy B (Glastonbury Festival's poet in residence, CBeebies' The Rhyme Rocket and Saboteur Awards' two-time Best UK Spoken Word Artist) presents new cartoons and ROARsome rhymes!For children ages 5+ and their grown-ups.Dommy B's new book confronts many of the issues faced by young children of all social and cultural backgrounds, including friendship and family, bullying and compassion, exclusion and connectivity, and neurodivergence.Illustrated by the author in comic strip form and stunningly coloured by David Buckley, The Dinosaurs Are Back! is filled with humour and memorable rhymes, and also includes drawing and colouring-in challenges and a selection of teaching resources. …

Paperback. Condizione: New. "How can I be now?" This is a book charting one journey from challenging times to friendship and joy. To euphoric excitement and blissful rest, from old He-Man toys, choose-your-own-adventure books, moving music in grin-packed pubs and fantastic festivals, sublime seaside solitude, and many different ways for a person to play. "Love is who we are." Adult poetry / LGBTQ+.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. "There's no point jangling if you don't hear the jingle." Gerry Potter, creator and destroyer of the infamous gingham diva Chloe Poems, welcomes you to his first collection of domestic/fantastic theatre-verse. Biographical, confessional and rich with spell-weaving imagery, Planet Young is a magical history tour, thrusting you forever forward through Liverpool's Scottie Road before brake-slamming and horn-pounding into a wider world. Adult Poetry and playscript. LGBTQ+.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. As the news goes from awful to worse, Attila the Stockbroker chronicles his times - as he has done for the last four and a half decades. Poems to make you laugh, cry, get angry, and above all, think!Fiery Words for Hellish Times is Attila's most topical and incendiary publication yet. Powerful, passionate, personal, political performance poetry."Pithy and persuasive or eloquent and expansive - but never dull." Morning Star"A profound source of reassurance and comfort in troubled times" Louder Than War.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. An all-new poetry collection from the creator, writer and performer of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, A Normal.Written between August 2017 and January 2019, these poems are concerned with the search for meaning, identity and truth, and other foolhardy adventures."Distinctly funny." - Time Out"The Alan Bennett of poetry." - The Scotsman"Witty and uncannily accurate with his observations." - The Stage"Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit." - The Guardian"A gentle giant of stand-up poetry." - The List.…

Paperback. Condizione: New. Pull up a stool, mind your pint, and drink in this perfectly pitched collection from Great Northern Slam champion and four-time UK National Slam finalist Kieren King. With poems of pubs, politics, love, and life in Salford, this debut is funny, fearless, and unapologetically Northern - poetry that belongs as much in the bar as on the bookshelf.…