Thank you Margaret Adkins for this generous and detailed review of our book! On her website, Margaret writes: ‘Fan-Peckled’ is a pamphlet of twelve poems by Jean Atkin, each illustrated by Katy Alston. An intuitive collaboration between poet and illustrator, it explores idiomatic language of historic Shropshire. The pamphlet is inspired by The Shropshire Word-Book, A Glossary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Etc., Used in … Continue reading Review of ‘Fan-peckled’ by Margaret Adkins

‘Fan-peckled’ will be published by Fair Acre Press on 2 April! It’s illustrated by the wonderful Katy Alston, and my poems are based on old Shropshire words. Continue reading FAN-PECKLED is published 2 April!