To mark World Environment Day on 5th June, Candlestick is publishing Prodigal Flowers: Ten Ecopoems by the eminent ecopoet Mario Petrucci. Di Slaney and Kathy Towers talk with Mario about […]
Whether or not we feel ready for it, the New Year always arrives exactly on time bringing with it a familiar host of hopes and resolutions, plans and intentions. It’s […]
What makes a good Christmas poem? Here at Candlestick we think we have a fairly good idea, having published no fewer than 21 festive titles containing poems old and new […]
A few years ago, I taught Arthur Miller’s great masterpiece, Death of a Salesman, to a group of sixth form students. At its heart, the play is about a parent […]
To coincide with the launch of our special competition to help celebrate our millionth pamphlet sale later in the year, we asked York-based poet Carole Bromley to shed light on […]
What better time to highlight our recent title Ten Poems about Hats which contains headgear galore – everything from trilbies to cloches? James Tate’s prose poem ‘The List of Famous […]
