Two weeks ago we sold out of Shropshire Butterflies: a poetic and artistic guide to the butterflies of Shropshire – our very first foray into publishing I have just this moment sold our final copy, of the second print run of Liz Lefroy’s poetry pamphlet Mending The Ordinary – though you may still […]
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The Poetry Library, Southbank Centre
Four more of Fair Acre Press’ poetry publications can now be found on the bookshelves of The Poetry Library, at the prestigious Southbank Centre in London. The Poetry Library is the most comprehensive and accessible collection of poetry from 1912 in Britain. They are the major library for modern and contemporary poetry and are […]
Jonathan Day’s newest album available at Fair Acre Press bookshop
Jonathan Day is a fascinating man and an accomplished musician Atlantic Drifter is his newest CD – recorded on analogue tape around the world, and produced at the Magic Garden in Wolverhampton. For more details and how to buy it go here (luckily for us he doesn’t know his own worth and so you can […]
Sitting Ducks to be taught as part of “Stoke-In-Print” Course
I was absolutely delighted to hear from Dr Catherine Burgass this week – that she will be featuring Lisa Blower’s “Sitting Ducks” novel in part of her new public-access course at Keele University. I don’t know if there any spaces left – but it sounds fascinating, costs £80, and starts in February. Below are a few […]
Liz Lefroy wins prestigious 2016 Cafe Writers Open Poetry Competition, judged by Andrew McMillan,with her poem This Is Not To Exaggerate.
As Liz Lefroy’s publisher and editor I am extraordinarily proud of her recent achievement of winning the 2016 Cafe Writers Open Poetry Competition, judged by Andrew McMillan, with her poem This Is Not To Exaggerate. I’m not surprised. But I am very proud. Her third pamphlet Mending the Ordinary, has almost sold out of its […]
New: A Year in Herbs
A Year in Herbs is a celebration of twelve herbs used in modern herbal medicine – through prose, poetry and artwork. And a celebration of medical herbalist Jayne Palmer opening a shop and treatment room on the High Street of Honiton, in Devon. Nadia Kingsley has been writing a poem a month for the past two […]
Xmas present suggestions!
for the nature lover : for the child: for the grandfather: for the novel reader: for the historian: for the poet: for you, while thinking about thinking about Xmas:
Poetry on Grey Squirrels ebook!
Treat yourself to an anthology of poems about the grey squirrel! Here is one of the poems, by the wonderful poet Keith Chandler And all was for a cherry Keith Chandler One day green beads beneath the leaves began to colour up. Within minutes arrived grey […]
Poetry on Spiders ebook!
An anthology of poems about the humble british spiders… Here is one of the poems, by Costa prize winning Jonathan Edwards: Here’s to the Spiders Jonathan Edwards whose At-At legs say Pah to every plughole. Who make their names in bathtubs and the screeching of humans. Who are victims […]
Award winning children’s poet and illustrator! at Shrewsbury Festival of Literature
Poetry and fun for all the Family with Emma Purshouse & Catherine Pascall Moore Sunday 27 November 2016 11:00am – 12:00pm Museum & Art Gallery, The Square, Shrewsbury, SY1 1LG There will be poems. There will be pictures. There will be joining in. Come along and find out what’s in the barrel. Discover what happens when […]
