Reviews and compliments

"...Candlestick Press - in my view the most original way of delivering poetry since Poems on the Underground..." Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate

“When I was approached by the tiny Candlestick Press to pen a short introduction to one of its charming 'poetry pamphlets' - a little collection of poems to send to someone instead of a greetings card - I couldn't resist. 'Ten Poems about Puddings' sounded just what I would like to drop through the letterbox on my birthday"
Nigel Slater, 'Poetry on a Plate', The Observer Magazine

“Hats off to Candlestick Press for one of the most charming innovations to have crossed my desk in these difficult times…”
Robert McCrum, The Observer. Click here to read in full.

“Credit crunch essential…a thoughtful stand-in for a card…”
The Guardian. Click here to read in full.

“A ray of sunshine in these gloomy times…”
Matthew Crockatt, bookseller

“Lovely pamphlets!” Homa Khaleeli, The Guardian

"Many thanks for the pamphlets received today. We think they are quite delightful and beautifully put together and we hope that this novel approach to publishing poetry in such an original way will be a great success for you." Maurice Bott

"...perfect for those of you with a thoughtful imagination and a craving for beauty." Left Lion, April-May 2009

“It was my birthday last week and a very kind friend bought me a copy of 'Ten Poems About Bicycles'. It was with some reluctance however, that I gratefully received this gift as I'm no lover of poetry....until now that is! I adore the poems. I'm a convert! “ Jay Hurley, May 2009

"Forget overpriced Hallmark cards with their crappy jokes and godawful, garish design. Instead give pals/lovers a poetry pamphlet from small indy Nottingham publishers, Candlestick Press. Our favourite, somewhat predictably, is Ten Poems about Bicycles, with lyrical magic ranging from 'A Spider bought a Bicycle' to our personal favourite, 'Bike with no Hands'. " Cooler Magazine, June 2009

"As well as the usual pink and red haze of cards, in Waterstone's this week I found 10 love poems in a pristine white envelope. Though mostly contemporary, they seem almost sweetly Victorian in the context of the modern Valentine's card."
Olivia Cole, London Evening Standard, 12 February 2010