Archive | Not quite Pepys

Two years after its publication on the exact day Britain was first locked down – The poets and editors were joined by Michael Rosen, Simon Callows and others at a wonderful belated launch event And this review on HCE came out 🙂 Well done to EVERYONE – including everybody who works/ has worked for the […]

Here is a video of the launch event of OFFCUMDENS! Hosted by James Nash – this is a very warm, humane, watchable discussion about Yorkshire, being Offcumdens, the process of collaboration Enjoy!! Nadia xx

Click here to see an article about Offcumdens on Hello Yorkshire! Here is an extract: The genesis of Offcumdens can be traced back to when Bob and Emma first met at a poetry event at The Leeds Library in 2017. Bob introduced himself as a photographer and admitted to not being particularly interested in poetry, only having […]

Hi everyone Here is a wonderful feature about OFFCUMDENS – by Bob Hamilton and Emma Storr The online version of the article is here You can buy the hardback edition at £29.99 here You can buy the paperback edition at £19.99 here I hope this finds you well and warm and not too worried xx […]

  There’s a space; a liminal space, a creative space, an adventurous space and a surprising space where words and images meet and this superb book celebrates that exciting space. IAN McMILLAN   You can read more and buy the hardback here   You can read more and buy the paperback here         […]

“What you won’t find in abundance are angry poems, political poems or poems about the iniquitous effects of health service underfunding…, what this anthology mostly wants to do is put its arm around you and whisper the simple, comforting message that even though we may not have all the answers, we are, at least, all […]

DRESSED AND SOBBING Straight talking, strange and darkly funny, these poems walk the pathway between the bewilderment and the surprising comforts of becoming an old woman. ‘cosy in our large expensive swimwear’ All the women the poet has been, seem to make their appearances in this marvellous feat of magic; of facecloths, the gratitude of […]

Here is a great review of Martin Figura’s wonderful pamphlet from his residency at Salisbury hospital during the height of the pandemic It is by Khadija Rouf for THE FRIDAY POEM and says: The impact of Figura’s pamphlet is lasting, palpable and deeply affecting. My Name is Mercy was published in December 2021 and is an […]

Many of us will recognise ourselves amongst these pages as the poet navigates the tricky waters between cleaning the toilet, caring for the children, her partner and herself; and often in that order. A debut collection from Khadija Rouf Read more about it/ buy a copy here   Nadia x

My Name is Mercy has been reviewed by everybody’s reviewing! You can read the full review here You can read endorsements from the guardian and Newsnight and buy a copy here I am so proud to have published this – Martin Figura’s poems from a residency at Salisbury Hospital, during the height of the pandemic […]