Poetry Pamphlets
Our pamphlets have enjoyed huge success with readers and in the press. Our rule of thumb in choosing poems is that if they speak to us, chances are they will speak to others too. Many of the poems are by British poets, but we have also included fantastic work by Irish, Australian and American poets. The pamphlets are printed on environmentally friendly FSC accredited material and feel and look highly attractive. We want reading poetry to be a beautiful experience.
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Most pamphlets £4.95 + P&P
Published Titles
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Christmas Movies:
A Double Bill of Festive Poems
Various Authors
Twenty favourite films celebrated in verse
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By Bus to Christmas
Tony Curtis
Magical Christmas poems for the young and young-at-heart
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Christmas Crackers:
Ten Poems to Surprise and Delight
Various Authors
Ten brand new Christmas poems with an extra dash of zing.
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Christmas Garland:
Ten Evergreen Poems
Various Authors
Poems exploring how nature embellishes our idea of Christmas.
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Christmas Lights:
Ten Poems for Dark Winter Nights
Various Authors
Poems that twinkle and shine with festive delights
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Christmas Presents:
Ten Poems to Give and Receive
Various Authors
Enchanting poetry for the festive season
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Christmas Spirit:
Ten Poems to Warm the Heart
Various Authors
Festive delights from poets all over the world
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Christmas Stocking:
Five Festive Poems for Children
Various Authors
Five festive poems for children.
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Fourteen Festive Sonnets
Various Authors
A sumptuous selection of sonnets old and new.
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Gift of the Old One
Eunice Day
A seasonal story from America that glows with simple beauty.
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Holly and Ivy
Sean O’Brien
A seasonal story with extra shivers.
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Ten Poems about Snow
Various Authors
Magical poems for winter
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The Christmas Wren
Gillian Clarke
Gillian Clarke’s The Christmas Wren is a miniature masterpiece. Written for adults and children, it is a magical tale of the Christmases of a Welsh childhood.
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Nadolig y Dryw / The Christmas Wren
gan Gillian Clarke, a’r trosiad gan T.James Jones
By Gillian Clarke and translated into Welsh by T. James Jones
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The Wood in Winter
John Lewis-Stempel
A nature walk into a beautiful winter woodland.
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Ten Poems for Autumn
Various Authors
Season of mists and glorious poetry
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Ten Poems for Spring
Various Authors
Spring is in the air
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Ten Poems for Summer
Various Authors
Summertime, summertime – poems for sunny days
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Ten Poems for Winter
Various Authors
Poems celebrating winter’s stark beauty
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Ten Poems about Aunts
Selected and introduced by Anne Harvey
The poems in this pamphlet, introduced and selected by anthologist Anne Harvey, remind us of the love and esteem that aunts can inspire
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Ten Poems about Brothers
Various Authors
Boys will be boys and brothers will be brothers!
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Ten Poems about Childhood
Various Authors
Poems exploring the vivid worlds of the very young
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Ten Poems about Fathers
Various Authors
Profound yet often amusing, 'Ten Poems about Fathers' contains ten wonderful poems that explore fatherhood from different perspectives.
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Ten Poems about Friendship
Various Authors
This insightful selection of ten funny, poignant and refreshingly honest poems deals with the reality of friendship in all its forms
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Ten Poems about Getting Older
Various Authors
The perils and thrills of ageing
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Ten Poems about Grandparents
Various Authors
These ten poems have been chosen by pupils at Headington School and the selection includes contributions written by the students themselves and by their English teacher, Liz Soar.
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Ten Poems about Husbands and Wives
Various Authors
Poems exploring the warp and weft of marriage
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Ten Poems about Mothers
Various Authors
A tribute to mothers everywhere, schmaltz-free poems about the warmth, wit, wisdom (and exasperation!) of mothers.
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Ten Poems about Sisters
Various Authors
A sister often knows us better than anyone.
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Ten Poems about Work
Various Authors
Working life in all its infinite variety
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Ten Poems about Bees
Various Authors
The work and wonder of bees
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Ten Poems about Birds
Various Authors
There is probably more poetry about birds than about any other insect or animal...
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Ten Poems about Cats
Various Authors
Ten poems about cats, capturing their amusing and endearing ways.
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Ten Poems about Clouds
Various Authors
Who hasn’t looked up at the sky and seen a whale or a poodle or a sports car? The shape-shifting nature of clouds means they never fail to entertain and intrigue us.
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Ten Poems about Dogs
Various Authors, Introduction by Dame Jenni Murray
The canine and poetry worlds meet at last - "It's such a relief to find wonderful poems like these..." Dame Jenni Murray, broadcaster and author.
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Ten Poems about Flowers
Various Authors
Instead of a bunch!
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Ten Poems about Horses
Various Authors
Poems that capture the beauty and magic of horses
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Ten Poems about Rivers
Various Authors
Poems that travel from source to sea.
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Ten Poems about Robins
Various Authors
Poems that celebrate the country’s favourite bird.
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Ten Poems about Sheep (Volume One)
Selected and Introduced by Neil Astley
Often highlighting the harsh realities of the lives of sheep, these poems contrast starkly with the popular image of sheep as fluffy and sweet...
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Ten Poems about Sheep (Volume Two)
Various Authors
Poems celebrating the relationship between sheep and humans.
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Ten Poems about Trees
Various Authors
Celebrating the glory and mystery of trees
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Ten Poems from the Countryside
Various Authors
In celebration of our rural landscapes
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Twelve Poems about Chickens
Various Authors
A dozen poems about the quirks and curiosities of chickens, for the friends in our lives who have succumbed to their charms.
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Eleven Poems about Football
Various Authors
An anthology about the beautiful game – just in time for the World Cup!
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Ten Poems about Baking
Various Authors
Poems still warm from the oven
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Ten Poems about Bicycles
Various Authors
An anthology that captures the delight of owning and riding a bike.
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Ten Poems about Cricket
Various Authors
Ten poems for cricketers and spectators young and old. The history and traditions of ‘the summer game’ celebrated in poetry.
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Ten Poems about Gardens
Various Authors, Introduction by Monty Don
Introduced by garden expert, TV presenter and author Monty Don
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Ten Poems about Knitting
Various Authors
A pamphlet of ten irresistible poems about the joys of knitting
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Ten Poems about Sheds
Various Authors
An anthology that captures the hidden magic of the common-or-garden shed.
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Ten Poems about Walking
Various Authors
Poems that celebrate the joys of being on foot
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Lifeline, Heartline: Ten Poems by Lesbian and Gay Poets
Various Authors
Editors Mandy Ross and Jo Brookes choose ten poets who have given readers a glimpse of same-sex loves and lives through history.
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Ten Poems about Art
Various Authors
Poems to delight every art lover
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Ten Poems by The Romantics
Various Authors
These poems introduce the reader to the Romantics' passionate beliefs and to the beauty and music of their poetry.
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Ten Pre-Raphaelite Poems
Various Authors
The Pre-Raphaelites were radicals; they took the mid-nineteenth century by storm with their paintings and poems, their expressions of sensuality.
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Ten Sonnets by William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare
To mark the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death, Candlestick Press brings you 'Ten Sonnets' by William Shakespeare
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Ten War Poems
Various Authors
War poetry has always caught the public imagination. Here, Andrew Motion chooses ten war poems from an enormous, varied and arresting tradition.
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Thirty Poets Go to the Gym
George Szirtes
New poems with a twist from TS Eliot prize-winner George Szirtes.
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In Memoriam:
Thirty Poems of Bereavement
Various Authors
This second edition of our much-loved anthology contains poems of bereavement selected for their beauty and for the sense of consolation that they offer.
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Ten Bedtime Poems (Volume One)
Selected and Introduced by William Boyd
Why should children have all the fun? Reading poems in bed – to oneself, to each other – is surely one of life’s great pleasures.
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Ten Bedtime Poems (Volume Two)
Edited by Germaine Greer
Following on from Ten Bedtime Poems (Volume One) renowned author and academic Germaine Greer chooses ten poems for our bedside tables.
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Ten Poems about Love
Various Authors
Love is... a mini-anthology of poems
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Ten Poems about Tea
Introduction by Sophie Dahl
For reading with your Earl Grey or builders’ brew, with a fabulous introduction by Sophie Dahl (PG with milk, no sugar)
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Ten Poems for a Picnic
Various Authors
Luscious poems for a carefree summer’s day
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Ten Poems for Breakfast
Various Authors
It’s never too early for a poem
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Ten Poems of Happiness
Various Authors
Poems that will gladden the heart
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Ten Poems of Kindness
Various Authors
Ten Poems of Kindness edited by Jackie Kay and including two new poems she has written especially for the pamphlet
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Ten Poems on the Telephone
Various Authors
These days we can be on the phone almost anywhere. On the hoof, perhaps, but phone calls are no less important for that.
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Ten Sexy Poems
Various Authors
An irresistible selection of poems to stir the senses.
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Thirteen Poems of Revenge
Introduced by Sophie Hannah
With a witty introduction and specially commissioned new poem by Sophie Hannah, 'Thirteen Poems of Revenge' offers readers a few tips in the art of vengeance
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Ten Poems about Home
Various Authors
Poems that evoke the complexities of how we feel about home
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Ten Poems about London
Various Authors, Selected and Introduced by George Szirtes
Poems that capture the essence of London, listening in to its music, roaming its pavements
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Ten Poems about Nottingham
Various Authors
Ten Poems about Nottingham presents images of Nottingham, rural and urban, from the eighteenth century to the present day.
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Ten Poems from Ireland
Various Authors
Contemporary poems that capture Ireland’s past, present and future
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Ten Poems from Russia
Various Authors
Poems that blaze with the drama of the Russian spirit.
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Ten Poems from Scotland
Various Authors
Ten poems that offer a taste of the poetry of Scotland.
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Ten Poems from Wales
Edited by Gillian Clarke
Ten Poems from Wales offers readers who are new to the poetry of Wales, and those who are already in love with it, a glimpse of a rich heritage.
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The All Night Bookshop
David Belbin
A mysterious tale that will keep you guessing.
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Five Bedtime Poems for Children
Various Authors
Five fabulous bedtime poems to ensure the sweetest dreams for your children. Includes a sticker, bookmark and a page for children to write their own poems.
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Five Creepy Crawly Poems
Various Authors
Five Creepy Crawly Poems is especially for those who like centipedes, snails, spiders and slugs. And fleas. And flies.
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Five Nonsense Poems
Various Authors
Five Nonsense Poems is for children of all ages, and indeed for anyone who enjoys being silly!
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Five Poems about Ghosts
Various Authors
Five Poems about Gh…Gh…Ghosts is for children of all ages and fun for grown-ups too.
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Five Poems about Teachers
Various Authors
Five Poems about Teachers is for children up to the age of eleven, and their teachers.
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The Tale of Custard the Dragon
Ogden Nash
The Tale of Custard the Dragon is a delightful read, a classic by much-loved American poet Ogden Nash.
Forthcoming Titles
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