Publications

	Hana no kage - Shadow of a flower by Ralph Hoyte Ralph Hoyte is a Bristol-based professional public poet, writer and artist who works with words live, visually and sculpturally, and increasingly, cross-artform and in new media. The very first manga-haibun. Hana no kage is based on Matsuo Basho’s - Japan’s foremost haiku master’s - sublime ‘oku no hosomichi’ (The Narrow Road to the Deep North). Hana no kage combines the high octane energy of the Japanese manga comic style with the studied formalism of ‘haibun’ and a strong grounding in Zen. 96 pages, paperback ISBN 978-0-9551180-3-6 Price £7.99
	Folk House Anthology edited by Rosemary Dun and Kate Gardiner This exciting collection of poetry and short stories is a fitting way to celebrate 85 years of cutting edge creative writing from Bristol’s very own Folk House adult education classes. Nestled on the funky strip of Park Street cafés, restaurants and uber trendy shops, the Folk House is an oasis of creativity. Here we showcase students’ tall tales and pithy poetry. From stolen haiku moments to murder, gore, mythical creatures, love found and opportunities lost, this books thrums with the beat of Bristol’s streets and beyond. A cracking read. 112 pages, paperback Price £7.99 ISBN 978-0-9551180-2-9
	Transitions by Baljinder Bhopal Baljinder Bhopal is poet, writer, painter. She performs poetry regularly and became more widely popular when she supported Lynton Kwesi Johnston in Bristol. Her poetry's been published in two anthologies. She is currently working on a prose narrative.Her artwork has been exhibited in Bristol and Exeter. "Transitions" is Baljinder's first collection of poems. The poems reflect on a personal journey, both physical and spiritual. From her childhood, as the daughter of Indian immigrants in Glasgow to becoming an artist of rising reputation in Bristol. 52 pages, softcover. Price £6.99 ISBN: 0-9551180-0-X
	The Edges of Everywhere Compiled and edited by Karen Hayes Dementia is a condition which progressively destroys the ability to remember or to communicate in an everyday sense. However there remains, often until the final stages of the disease, an intuitive impulse within the sufferer toward the use of metaphorical language. Poetry appears to be a very natural outlet enabling people with dementia to communicate both the autobiographical and the universal through their use of words. These poems are woven together by Karen Hayes acting as editor and scribe, from original conversations by the authors. 68 pages, soft cover Price £4.99 ISBN 978-0-9551180-1-2