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There are 14 books in this booklist
£5.95 paperback (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781913627140 | ISBN 10: 1913627144
The antidote to festive stodge and too much television, a Christmas walk has become as traditional as turkey and crackers. Whatever the weather, we don hats, scarves and boots to venture outside. The point is to crunch over snow, stamp through puddle ... more
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£4.95 (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781913627027 | ISBN 10: 1913627020
Christmas together... It sounds almost ordinary but it’s something we’ve come to appreciate all over again in recent times. These delightful poems celebrate shared moments – from the mayhem of a kitchen full of steam and chaos to carols sung ar ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781907598647 | ISBN 10: 1907598642
There seems to be a natural connection between walking and poetry. For Wordsworth, the regular rhythm of walking was a stimulus to writing, and he said that “nine-tenths of my verses have been poured out in the open air.”
This beautiful ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781907598685 | ISBN 10: 1907598685
The ten poems in our revised and updated edition offer a taste of the poetry of Scotland. Some poems explore ideas around identity and change, exile and belonging. Others focus on landscape and place, or are principally about language itself. As Don ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781907598715 | ISBN 10: 1907598715
The switching on of festive lights in towns and villages across the land announces the fact that Christmas is fast approaching. It also marks the start of real winter.
This delightful selection contains ten brand new poems by leading contemp ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781907598708 | ISBN 10: 1907598707
These ten poems take us to the heart of human experience with all the passion of the Russian spirit.
We find poems of love and poems celebrating the beauty of birch-wood and steppe, alongside poems that touch on the anguish of being a poet i ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598517 | ISBN 10: 1907598510
There is probably more poetry about birds than about any other insect or animal, as if there’s something in the nature of a bird that makes it particularly suited to the small and intense space that is a poem. This delightful anthology is a second ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598487 | ISBN 10: 1907598480
Who hasn’t looked up at the sky and seen a whale or a poodle or a sports car? There’s something about clouds that excites the imagination. Their shape-shifting nature means they never fail to entertain and intrigue us.
Here in our little ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598463 | ISBN 10: 1907598464
Kindness can be an underestimated virtue in our increasingly hectic and impersonal world. It is a word that we use most often in our conversations with young children when we tell them to be kind to a fellow creature or a new friend. These generous p ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598432 | ISBN 10: 190759843x
Ten poems chosen by Paula Meehan, one of Ireland’s major living poets... Our latest publication is a spellbinding selection of modern poems that encompass Ireland’s folklore and recent history, alongside enduring themes of ageing, love and childh ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598470 | ISBN 10: 1907598472
The latest title from Candlestick Press is something of a departure: all the poems have been chosen by pupils at Headington School and the selection includes contributions written by the students themselves and by their English teacher, Liz Soar.
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£5.95 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781907598425 | ISBN 10: 1907598421
One for those of us who love tales of the natural world, and who enjoy seasonal woodland walks when things lie deep and crisp and even.
John Lewis-Stempel’s The Wood in Winter is a beautiful piece of nature writing about the life of a wood in ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781907598418 | ISBN 10: 1907598413
We’ve had so many requests for a pamphlet about friends and friendship, and finally it’s here! This insightful selection of ten funny, poignant and refreshingly honest poems deals with the reality of friendship in all its forms. From childhood al ... more
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£4.95 paperback (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781907598036 | ISBN 10: 1907598030
Ten Poems about Mothers is a tribute to mothers everywhere; in the centenary year of International Women�s Day, it seems an appropriate (and schmaltz-free) alternative to a Mother�s Day card or a birthday card � or just a thank you - for mother ... more
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