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These Are The Hands NHS Poetry anthology is #1 bestseller on the amazon poetry anthology list; and #2 bestseller in all amazon’s poetry books! (and the #1 is a free audible audiobook!) CONGRATULATIONS to all the NHS poets, to the co-editors Dr Katie Amiel and Deborah Amiel and THANK YOU to everyone who has bought […]

Jonathan Davidson has a new book coming out I can’t wait for my copy to arrive but I have been lucky enough to have read the PDF – and I can wholly recommend it I would say it is more of a conversation with the reader than what you would expect from a poetry collection […]

I am delighted to say that our planned exhibition at Qube gallery in Oswestry has new dates – September 24th to October 26th 2020 This will be a REAL exhibition in a REAL wonderful space! It will show animation work and other artwork by Derwen College students as part of our project Umbrella You can […]

I am so delighted to be able to share this stunning review with you, from Bob Mee. Chris Kinsey’s fifth poetry collection From Rowan Ridge, as you will see on the book page, has been endorsed by award-winning poets like Robert Minhinnick and Fiona Sampson – with good reason. “An immensely satisfying, enriching experience.” Am […]

I was delighted to hear the news that one of Chris Kinsey’s recent poems was longlisted in the Paper Swans competition The judge Wendy Pratt says this: On the Ceri Ridgeway by Chris Kinsey This poem is full of movement; it moves the reader along, blowing them this way and that. I like how the […]

I want to let you know about a poetry pamphlet that will be coming out in 2021! It is by the wonderful poet Jean Atkin, and the equally wonderful artist Katy Alston Jean has written a blog about the project here The pamphlet is based on some really old Shropshire words The poems are stunning […]

Here is a lovely and accurate review of These Are The Hands NHS poetry anthology I hope you are all keeping well, and your loved ones. If you aren’t – whether its Covid 19 or something else – I send you my love Nadia xx

Here is the video of These Are The Hands zoom event I think there are 45 of the NHS poets that you will find in the anthology reading here If you subscribe to the “These Are The Hands NHS anthology you tube channel” then you will get an alert when the individual poets videos plus […]

It will inspire the next generation of health workers says this wonderful review of These Are The Hands in The Nursing Times At the end of April we had sold 3,644 books, 226 in USA, and have donated over eight thousand pounds to The NHS Charities Together’s Covid 19 Emergency Fund You can buy a […]

Hi everyone Some of the NHS poets have been meeting up on zoom and thanks to Louise Winters and friends have been videoed. These videos will in time be available to see online for free   Meanwhile we invite you to a FREE LIVE ZOOM event on Thursday 22 May 8:15 to 10pm you need […]