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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. Slim Volume collates some of Paul Cookson's shorter daily poems written during lockdown with many of his more recent compositions, published in print for the first time. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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 petroleuse 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 & educator Adult poetry / LGBT Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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 Attilas 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 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! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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 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."In amongst his work lie some of the most tender, compassionate and moving pieces I have read from a modern poet" - Artful Reporter Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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! A collection of antilipogrammatic constrained poetry and plays - univocalics wherein each uses only a single, specific vowel. Playful, educational, brain-engaging, and better than Wordle! Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. 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 8 sandwiches he'd take to a desert island-currently 7 cheese and an egg mayonnaise. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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." 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." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. "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+. Gerry Potter's 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An all-new poetry collection from the creator, writer and performer of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, A NormalWritten 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 OutThe Alan Bennett of poetry. - The ScotsmanWitty and uncannily accurate with his observations. - The StageDovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit. - The GuardianA gentle giant of stand-up poetry. - The List An all-new poetry collection from the creator, writer and performer of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, A NormalWritten 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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 The Department of Lost Wishes contains over a hundred poems personally selected by the author from his early works."Distinctly funny" - Time Out Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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 NewsDistinctly funny" - Time Out 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 Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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 A debut collection of poetic snapshots written between 1986 and 2024. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An all-new poetry collection from the creator, writer and performer of the award-winning BBC Radio 4 series, A NormalWritten 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 OutThe Alan Bennett of poetry. - The ScotsmanWitty and uncannily accurate with his observations. - The StageDovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit. - The GuardianA gentle giant of stand-up poetry. - The List Written between August 2017 and January 2019, these poems are concerned with the search for meaning, identity and truth, and other foolhardy adventures."Dovetails bittersweet poetry with a sublimely observant wit" - The GuardianThe Alan Bennett of poetry. - The Scotsman Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. An inspirational collection containing the unabridged scripts of Rose Condo's three acclaimed poetry theatre shows: The Geography of Me, How to Starve an Artist and The Empathy Experiment.In The Geography of Me, Rose journeys through foreign and familiar lands, recounting hilarity and heartbreak, and disarming even the most reluctant of armchair travellers.How to Starve an Artist is a series of poems and stories about creative nourishment and how to feed your 'inner artist'. It was runner up in the Best Spoken Word Show category at the Saboteur Awards 2017.The Empathy Experiment asks if you could survive for one day without your phone - and if empathy is facing extinction, are smartphones are to blame? Rose explores tech addiction and compassion using herself as the test subject . but does her experiment work? Winner Best Spoken Word Show, Gtr Manchester Fringe Festival 2019.After the Storm also includes QR codes to access accompanying music by Eleonora Rosca, full colour artwork by Jen McDonald, and a Foreword by Tina Sederholm. An inspirational collection containing the unabridged scripts of Rose Condo's three acclaimed poetry theatre shows: The Geography of Me, How to Starve an Artist and The Empathy Experiment. After the Storm also includes QR codes to access accompanying music by Eleonora Rosca, full colour artwork by Jen McDonald, and a Foreword by Tina Sederholm. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. "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+ 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.Adult poetry / LGBTQ+ Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. …

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Queer, vegan poet Dominic Berry presents his favourite poems for performance from his collections Tomorrow, I Will Go Dancing, Wizard, No Tigers and Yes Life, along with new poetry designed to engage and inspire.An extraordinary and enthralling collection exploring life, personal development and wellbeing by the Glastonbury Festival poet in residence and two-times Saboteur Award-winning Best UK Spoken Word Performer. Queer, vegan poet Dominic Berry presents his favourite poems forperformance from his collections Tomorrow, I Will Go Dancing, Wizard, No Tigersand Yes Life, along with new poetry designed to engage and inspire. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. "There is no dragon scarier, no, not in any place. His face looks like his bottom and his bottom like his face!" Rick loves poetry. He thinks it's exciting, funny and imaginative. But all across the land poets are being silenced - by a dragon! How can Rick avoid being eaten and help save the village from this fiery fiend? Dommy B's adventure for children over 5 is adapted from his high energy, poetry theatre show and includes puzzles and over 40 b&w illustrations. It is the third of four exciting stories in his Dragon series. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Vaudavillain is the first time punk poet Thick Richard's words have been securely trapped in a book - a cornucopia of political and personal vitriol, acerbic humour and points well-made.Illustrated throughout by the author."Thick Richard's poems remind you of things you'd forgotten were true. His words are rattling and brilliant and shoot life back at you in all its futility and chaos and wonder." - Kate Tempest"I like a bit of fun, but this is ridiculous!" - Dr John Cooper Clarke"John Cooper Clarke channelling the spirit of Frankie Boyle." -Terry Christian"Thick Richard is an idiot on drugs. The thundering verse tramples over you leaving an acrid smell in its wake. Excellent. Much funnier than William Wordsworth." - Arthur Smith"Thick Richard put the how in show business." - Hovis PresleyUncompromising biting wit, brutally funny and true. An angry orator, a comedy wiz and super-talented wordsmith! - Sophie Willan"Thick Richard is one of the greatest spoken word performers of his generation. His fierce, funny diatribes offer an essential antidote to an ever more sanitised and derivative culture. A unique and authentic working-class voice." - Byron Vincent"Viciously vivid, violent, vehement, visceral, venomous, vulgar vernacular verse vented and vocalised vigorously at volume via a vexed and volatile virtuoso verbal vagabond. Variously vile, vitriolic, vibrant, virulent and vital." - Tony Walsh AKA Longfella Vaudavillain is the first time punk poet Thick Richard's words have been securely trapped in a book - a cornucopia of political and personal vitriol, acerbic humour and points well-made.Illustrated throughout by the author."His words are rattling and brilliant and shoot life back at you in all its futility and chaos and wonder." - Kate Tempest Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The Distance Between Clouds is an all-new collection written between June 2020 and March 2021. "Finally, a collection of poetry about joy, positivity and optimism, before I die unloved and forgotten." - Henry Normal. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. A premature book of posthumous poems. A premature book of posthumous poems. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Written daily throughout the UKs restrictions to combat coronavirus, Pigs Ear, Dogs Dinner picks up directly from Volume 2, Can of Worms. Covering the period from the introduction of the Three-Tier System through to the anniversary of the first lockdown, Pauls third volume is filled with humour and compassion, and is a reflective documentation of the nations wellbeing.Illustrated by Korky Paul. Written daily throughout the UKs restrictions to combat coronavirus, Paul Cookson's third volume covers the period from the introduction of the Three-Tier System through to the anniversary of the first lockdown. Filled with humour and compassion, it is a reflective documentation of the nations wellbeing. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. 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. 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. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Tim Barlow's quirky poems tell of punks, pubs, petrosexuals, Tinder, taxis, taxes, and other snippets from life's great lottery.Within these pages, you'll witness the rise of the grey army, contemplate whether a dragonfly weighs more than your soul, discover if there is life on Jupiter's moons, or if AI will steal your lover.A sideways look at 21st Century society - sometimes serious, often witty, always poetic. Tim Barlow's quirky poems tell of punks, pubs, petrosexuals, Tinder, taxis, taxes, and other snippets from life's great lottery. A sideways look at 21st Century society - sometimes serious, often witty, always poetic. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…