Using Language by Sarah-Clare Conlon

- Sarah-Clare Conlon is an editor and copywriter based in Manchester, where she studied French and Creative Writing, and was the inaugural Writer-in-Residence at the iconic Victoria Baths. In 2022, she published her debut poetry pamphlet, cache-cache, with Contraband Books and her debut prose pamphlet, Marine Drive, with Broken Sleep Books. Using Language by Sarah-Clare …

indiscriminate lanking by declan wiffen

- declan wiffen is writer and teacher whose work focuses on queer ecologies shone through the prism of poetics, theory and pop culture. he is also the editor of Litmus: the lichen issue, a magazine exploring the intersection of science and poetry. declan’s work has been featured in FieldNotes 003, A Queer Anthology of Healing, …

A Topology of Being by Meredith Grace Thompson

- Meredith Grace's poetry twists, bends, and crumples, all the while remaining firm as polished oak. A Topology of Being offers us a vision of nature, a place of wandering, and a poetics of discovery. - Aaron Kent Meredith Grace Thompson’s collection pulls us along with a swift assurance. Form and deep inquisition test each …

Preservation by Kayla Jenkins

- Preservation, the debut pamphlet from Blackpool based writer Kayla Jenkins, explores emotional renewal and rebirth through the prism of coastal nature and the experiences of growing up in a working class environment with honesty, wit and exuberance. The poetry in this book is at once raw, tender and evocative whilst remaining grounded in lyrical …

Waiting Room – Poppy Cockburn

Waiting Room is the new pamphlet from London-based poet and writer Poppy Cockburn. Through interweaving references to the natural world, Waiting Room explores the emotional tension between human connections made, almost made and lost. With bold lyricism and touches of dark humour, Waiting Room shines a light on what it means to connect with someone, …

Melatonin Spring Collection – Aaron Kent

Aaron Kent is a poet and publisher from Cornwall, currently living in Wales, where he runs the poetry press Broken Sleep Books. Aaron is a working-class writer, and particularly wants to advocate for more working-class voices in literature. In Melatonin Spring Collection, Aaron deftly explores the emotional landscapes of fatherhood, convalescence and what it means to …

Suburban Outpost Burning – James Appleyard

James Appleyard is a London-based poet and writer. His work has appeared in numerous publications including Aesthetica Magazine and has been anthologised by Medusa's Laugh Press.   Suburban Outpost Burning is simultaneously a mediation on loss and a celebration of life. These poems peel away the emotional resonances of grief to reveal its surprisingly life affirming essence. …