This post is by way of a thank you to – and an appreciation of – Candlestick Press. Nottingham-based Candlestick Press have been publishing since 2008, and their beautifully produced, distinctive ‘Instead of a card’ poetry pamphlets are stocked by chain and independent bookshops, galleries and gift shops nationwide. Their website says they’re proud to count garden centres, wool shops, cafés and hairdressers amongst their … Continue reading Ten Poems About
Between May and October 2025 our Hey! Earthlings! project has worked with people from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, creating opportunities for them to respond to our Shropshire heritage and landscape through artworks, sounds, words, and video. Last week we worked with a women-only group drawn from Telford Mosque, Craven Arms Mosque, Shrewsbury Muslim Centre and other community groups. As with the other groups, we … Continue reading HEY! EARTHLINGS! Women sharing Shropshire
JEAN ATKIN 