Here at Coverstory books, 2020 has finished with something of a flourish with the publication of Kate Miller's book of three plays "Pins & Feathers" at the beginning of this month, and our inaugural "New Contexts" anthology being readied for a 1st January publication date. Add these to 2020's five other books and it has [...]
Category: Poetry
New Contexts: submission update #3
After a strenuous selection process throughout October, we are making good progress in preparation for our publication of "New Contexts" in the new year. With all shortlisted submissions how verified, final preparations are now underway in advance of proof production in early December. Subject to signing that off, "New Contexts: 1" will be available from [...]
bookshop.org in the UK!
Coverstory books is proud to be contributing to the new UK-based on-line bookselling platform, bookshop.org! A books-only alternative to the internet giants, and which directly supports small independent UK bookshops. We now have our own page on the site: Coverstory books - please go and check it out! Most books are offered at a discount [...]
Reprise: “Stepping Westward”, by Berta Lawrence
The hill country of West Somerset is famous for its association with the Romantic poets, Coleridge and Wordsworth, whose Lyrical Ballads (1798) emerged out of their experience of the area and revolutionised English poetry. It was 130 years later that a young teacher, Berta Lawrence, came to live in the same part of the county. [...]
Reprise: “The Myths of Native Trees” by Ian Gouge
Myths attach themselves to just about everything. This is certainly true in the case of English native trees. Pagan, mystical or religious, some of these are well-known, but others are more obscure. In “The Myths of Native Trees”, Ian Gouge uses fragments from some of these myths as the basis for a suite of poems [...]
Reprise: “Oak Tree Alchemy”, an anthology
A delightfully diverse and unpredictable sequence of poems from a flourishing Yorkshire group of writers, this anthology is the kind of compilation that will have something of appeal to those who think they dislike poetry as well as to those who love it. The power of poetry to move us, make us laugh or shudder, [...]
Reprise: “A Kind of Making” by Tom Furniss
Doomed Spanish poet Federico Lorca, ill-fated Tudor battleship the Mary Rose, a Ming dynasty porcelain flask, a sawing horse: in a collection spanning almost 40 years, Tom Furniss’s poetry ranges far and wide, forging connections between past and present, sculpting fresh images from the global and historical, and from the domestic and mundane. Several early [...]
Reprise: “Ripples by the Pool” by Kathleen Swann
Kathleen was brought up in rural Cumbria and now lives in North Yorkshire. She spent her working life in the NHS and, since her retirement, is now able to concentrate on her family, gardening, studying, and writing poetry. This collection embraces relationships with family and friends and reflects a love of rural life and [...]
“New Contexts”: submission update
The response to our call for submissions to Coverstory books' inaugural edition of "New Contexts" has been tremendous. Over 200 pieces of poetry and prose have been received - enough to produce three volumes! Shortlisting work now begins. Our goal is complete this by the end of October / early November with the target of [...]
“New Contexts”: deadline extension
The deadline for submissions to Coverstory books' upcoming poetry and prose anthology, "New Contexts", is being extended by one week to 7th October. This is to allow a little extra time to a group of invitees who received notice of the project later than intended; it is not a reflection on a poor response. At [...]
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