February news: shorturl.at/Dk9E5
New books from #PollyClark, @cathygalvin.bsky.social & #PenelopeShuttle; online launch 24/02; #TomasVenclova UK events; #SelimaHill interview with @poetrylondon.bsky.social; #PiaTafdrup on Trafika Europe Radio; @waterstones.bsky.social 25% OFF deal; & much more!
December news: shorturl.at/jj7Ip
#GeorgeSzirtes & #SelimaHill presented with King's Gold Medal for Poetry; @poetpatriciasmith.bsky.social wins the US #NationalBookAward for Poetry 2025; Bloodaxe titles on #BooksoftheYear lists; @jesstraynor.bsky.social on RTE Radio 1's Arena; & much more!
WE WANT TO LOVE EACH OTHER We want to love each other but we can't. We want to but it's hard so we don't. All we do is glare at the sky whose yellow stars twinkle up above. We glare at them until we can't go on. We ask them to have mercy. But they won't. They blink their yellow blinks and sail on.
By #SelimaHill
Looking further afield we have DISCOUNTED pre-orders up for glorious forthcoming collections from @luckyflowerhowe #SelimaHill @ClarePollard @arshi_mona and the awesome @LukeKennard plus many more! See what we've been up to vervepoetrybookshop.com
Photo of poetry pamphlet BIRDS HUMANS MACHINES DOLPHINS by Genevieve Carver and small hardback book with embossed pink tapier on front (but no text)
Print of Guillemot Press colophon. It's a guillemot!
Title page of previously shown hardback book which says THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY OF MY DREAMS by Selima Hill
A lovely bit of poetry bookpost from @guillemotpress.bsky.social today 📚😍 #SelimaHill #GenevieveCarver
