Ten Poets (Volume One) by Martin Appleby, Dawn Vincent, James Domestic, Amy Wragg, Leon The Poet, Mary Fucking Poppins, Ricci Read, Ricky Frost, Tonkabell & Jackie Montague.
 
Poetry is arguably in (another) period of renaissance right now – everyone and their dog is a poet; just check out Instagram or TikTok – but there’s plenty of really terrible poetry around, as there always has been. We don’t want that stuff; we want the diamonds that sparkle in the dirt, those that are using poetry to connect with audiences, to say something about the human condition, to make people think, reflect, and maybe even laugh like drains (poetry on some level is entertainment, and only an inveterate snob would say otherwise).
 
The first in a series of books showcasing poets of all stripes and intended to act as a primer to check out their other work and/or book them to perform in your city, town, or village.
 
For some of the poets that feature in this collection, this is their first published work. For others, these poems sit alongside their other books, contributions to literary magazines etc. It doesn’t matter; they’re all here in one place and demanding your attention, so dive in and give them some!
 
Ten Poets was officially published on Friday 23rd February and officially launch at an event on World Poetry Day (21st March) at The Steamboat Tavern in Ipswich where seven of the ten poets will appeared, performing their poems from the book in a spoken word gig.
Copies of this excellent book are available to order now.
 
112 pages. Paperback ISBN 9781916864184 
Ebook ISBN 9781916864191 
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