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Candlestick Press Poetry Booklets - These poetry pamphlets make perfect presents – unusual, beautiful, worthwhile and definitely not for throwing away. They come with an envelope and bookmark left blank for your message.

Related category: Poetry & Writing

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Books are listed in order of year of publication - newest titles are at the top. There are 14 books in this booklist

  • Cover image of book Christmas Walk: Twelve Poems for Rosy Cheeks (Pamphlet) by Various authors
    Christmas Walk: Twelve Poems for Rosy Cheeks (Pamphlet) - by Various authors

    £5.95   paperback   (2023) - ISBN 13: 9781913627140 | ISBN 10: 1913627144

    The antidote to festive stodge and too much television, a Christmas walk has become as traditional as turkey and crackers. Whatever the weather, we don hats, scarves and boots to venture outside. The point is to crunch over snow, stamp through puddle ... more

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  • Cover image of book Christmas Together: Twelve Poems for Those We Love by Various poets
    Christmas Together: Twelve Poems for Those We Love - by Various poets

    £4.95      (2021) - ISBN 13: 9781913627027 | ISBN 10: 1913627020

    Christmas together... It sounds almost ordinary but it’s something we’ve come to appreciate all over again in recent times. These delightful poems celebrate shared moments – from the mayhem of a kitchen full of steam and chaos to carols sung ar ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems about Walking by Various poets, selected and introduced by Sasha Dugdale
    Ten Poems about Walking - by Various poets, selected and introduced by Sasha Dugdale

    £4.95   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781907598647 | ISBN 10: 1907598642

    There seems to be a natural connection between walking and poetry. For Wordsworth, the regular rhythm of walking was a stimulus to writing, and he said that “nine-tenths of my verses have been poured out in the open air.”   This beautiful ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems from Scotland by Various poets, selected and introduced by Don Paterson
    Ten Poems from Scotland - by Various poets, selected and introduced by Don Paterson

    £4.95   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781907598685 | ISBN 10: 1907598685

    The ten poems in our revised and updated edition offer a taste of the poetry of Scotland. Some poems explore ideas around identity and change, exile and belonging. Others focus on landscape and place, or are principally about language itself. As Don ... more

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  • Cover image of book Christmas Lights: Ten Poems for Dark Winter Nights by Various authors
    Christmas Lights: Ten Poems for Dark Winter Nights - by Various authors

    £4.95   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781907598715 | ISBN 10: 1907598715

    The switching on of festive lights in towns and villages across the land announces the fact that Christmas is fast approaching. It also marks the start of real winter.  This delightful selection contains ten brand new poems by leading contemp ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems from Russia by Various Authors
    Ten Poems from Russia - by Various Authors

    £4.95   paperback   (2018) - ISBN 13: 9781907598708 | ISBN 10: 1907598707

    These ten poems take us to the heart of human experience with all the passion of the Russian spirit.   We find poems of love and poems celebrating the beauty of birch-wood and steppe, alongside poems that touch on the anguish of being a poet i ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems About Birds (Booklet) by Various authors
    Ten Poems About Birds (Booklet) - by Various authors

    £4.95   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598517 | ISBN 10: 1907598510

    There is probably more poetry about birds than about any other insect or animal, as if there’s something in the nature of a bird that makes it particularly suited to the small and intense space that is a poem. This delightful anthology is a second ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems About Clouds (Booklet) by Various poets, selected by Katharine Towers
    Ten Poems About Clouds (Booklet) - by Various poets, selected by Katharine Towers

    £4.95   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598487 | ISBN 10: 1907598480

    Who hasn’t looked up at the sky and seen a whale or a poodle or a sports car? There’s something about clouds that excites the imagination. Their shape-shifting nature means they never fail to entertain and intrigue us.   Here in our little ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems of Kindness (Booklet) by Various poets, Selected and Introduced by Jackie Kay
    Ten Poems of Kindness (Booklet) - by Various poets, Selected and Introduced by Jackie Kay

    £4.95   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598463 | ISBN 10: 1907598464

    Kindness can be an underestimated virtue in our increasingly hectic and impersonal world. It is a word that we use most often in our conversations with young children when we tell them to be kind to a fellow creature or a new friend. These generous p ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems from Ireland (Booklet) by Various poets, Selected and Introduced by Paula Meehan
    Ten Poems from Ireland (Booklet) - by Various poets, Selected and Introduced by Paula Meehan

    £4.95   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598432 | ISBN 10: 190759843x

    Ten poems chosen by Paula Meehan, one of Ireland’s major living poets... Our latest publication is a spellbinding selection of modern poems that encompass Ireland’s folklore and recent history, alongside enduring themes of ageing, love and childh ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems About Grandparents (Booklet) by Various poets, Selected & Introduced by Liz Soar and Pupils of Headington School
    Ten Poems About Grandparents (Booklet) - by Various poets, Selected & Introduced by Liz Soar and Pupils of Headington School

    £4.95   paperback   (2017) - ISBN 13: 9781907598470 | ISBN 10: 1907598472

    The latest title from Candlestick Press is something of a departure: all the 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.  ... more

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  • Cover image of book The Wood in Winter (Pamphlet and envelope) by John Lewis-Stempel
    The Wood in Winter (Pamphlet and envelope) - by John Lewis-Stempel

    £5.95   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781907598425 | ISBN 10: 1907598421

    One for those of us who love tales of the natural world, and who enjoy seasonal woodland walks when things lie deep and crisp and even.   John Lewis-Stempel’s The Wood in Winter is a beautiful piece of nature writing about the life of a wood in ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems About Friendship (Booklet) by Various poets
    Ten Poems About Friendship (Booklet) - by Various poets

    £4.95   paperback   (2016) - ISBN 13: 9781907598418 | ISBN 10: 1907598413

    We’ve had so many requests for a pamphlet about friends and friendship, and finally it’s here! This insightful selection of ten funny, poignant and refreshingly honest poems deals with the reality of friendship in all its forms. From childhood al ... more

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  • Cover image of book Ten Poems About Mothers (Booklet) by Various authors
    Ten Poems About Mothers (Booklet) - by Various authors

    £4.95   paperback   (2011) - ISBN 13: 9781907598036 | ISBN 10: 1907598030

    Ten Poems about Mothers is a tribute to mothers everywhere; in the centenary year of International Women�s Day, it seems an appropriate (and schmaltz-free) alternative to a Mother�s Day card or a birthday card � or just a thank you - for mother ... more

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