Instead of a Christmas card
Published on Wednesday 25 September 2019
New for Christmas 2019 are two gorgeous mini anthologies. Ten Poems about Snow edited by Carole Bromley takes us on an enchanted journey until we arrive, of course, in Robert Frost’s mysterious snowy woods. You’ll also find beautiful poems published here for the first time – winners and runners-up in our snow poem competition.
As is now traditional, Candlestick has commissioned ten leading contemporary poets to write brand new poems for its other festive title. Christmas Spirit features poems evoking the bustle of untangling fairy lights, of cooking and opening presents, alongside others celebrating our more ancient seasonal traditions, such as gathering holly, ivy and mistletoe.
These beautiful pamphlets are guaranteed to add a sprinkle of beauty and delight to every Christmas.
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Instead of a Christmas card
Published on Wednesday 25 September 2019
New for Christmas 2019 are two gorgeous mini anthologies. Ten Poems about Snow edited by Carole Bromley takes us on an enchanted journey until we arrive, of course, in Robert Frost’s mysterious snowy woods. You’ll also find beautiful poems published here for the first time – winners and runners-up in our snow poem competition. As […]
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Poems to delight every art lover
Published on Tuesday 6 August 2019
Poems about art have a long and vivid history, and some of our greatest poets have tried to capture in verse the beguiling worlds of colour on canvas. Geoff Dyer’s remarkably wide-ranging selection encourages us to look at familiar and unfamiliar paintings and artists with fresh eyes. We find ourselves in Vermeer’s studio next door […]
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Poems that will gladden the heart
Published on Friday 19 July 2019
Happiness: the mid-point, perhaps, between contentment and joy. We all hope for it, but we all also have times when it seems far away. Sometimes, we even fail to notice when it’s there. These delightful poems don’t celebrate rapture or feverish delight. Mostly they capture moments of what Emily Dickinson calls “casual simplicity” – giggling […]
"By the way I have become almost Evangelical about the pamphlets! Everyone I know has got one. I’m just stopping short of thrusting them on people I don’t know but who look as if they need a poetry break."Liz O’Sullivan, Dovegreyreader Chapter, Candlestick Collective
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