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 During September a small “taster” selection of the Editor’s own verse will be published by HappenStance Press. It will feature pieces on such cosmically vital subjects as water features, Eeyore’s thoughts on the Season of Goodwill, sex, unsuitable women, a teenager’s mackintosh, the complexity of “ough” and the touching up of a mother’s roots. 

Priced at £2-50p, including postage, it would make an entertaining stocking-filler for adults whose discerningly literate legs want to take time off from wading through “proper” poetry.

Father Christmases can order it by the sackful either from his website at www.martinparker-verse.co.uk or direct from the publisher at www.happenstancepress.com  

Isn’t Sex Noisy

…. Is the title of a collection of poems, songs and cartoons by Colin Shaddick which will be published this month by Original Plus Publications.  For more information see Colin’s website at  www.inclusifolk.com

D A Prince's first full collection Nearly the Happy Hour is now available from HappenStance Press.

 Andy Proudfoot , David Anthony and  Frances Thompson were all short-listed in the Open Poetry Sonnet Competition. Their entries appear in the resulting Competition Anthology Hand Luggage Only, available from   www.sonnetcompetition.com 

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