We often encounter difficulty when trying to reconcile our memories of events with what actually happened. In the almost inevitable mis-match, our mind plays tricks on us, and what we have recently learned and how we have recently lived gets in the way and colours the past. Pressed to recall his own life, the challenge [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
Life weaves its magic of triumphs and disappointments everywhere, and often those burdened with more than their fair share of tragedy can feel lost and alone. Even in a quiet coastal backwater such as Maunston Quay, people like Lewis Airy struggle with their personal tragedies and grief. And when Anna arrives, evidently trying to come [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Coverstory books invites submissions for a literary compendium aiming to publish in January 2021. The volume - working title “New Contexts” - seeks to showcase contemporary work, both poetry and fiction, and will be made available in both Paperback and ebook formats. Submissions. Poetry: please submit up to two unpublished pieces, limited to 80 lines [...]
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