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| Candlestick press September 2024 My thanks to the publisher for my copy of the pamphlet |
We begin on Exmoor and end with a frosted window in this glorious addition to our ever-popular series of Almanacs. On the way, we encounter wild roses and pipistrelle bats, the green-god Lud and “violet lightnings” during a summer storm.
The twelve poems take us through the year, noticing the particular things that make each month unique and precious. Spring is heralded in a delicious poem that relishes the rhymes and sound-patterns of the year’s most vibrant season:
“Slithery, withery Winter’s away!
Here comes dawny, yawny Spring sunrays,
rooty, shooty, tooty daffodils bright,
buttery, fluttery, butterflies light…”
from ‘Here Comes Spring’ by Linda Middleton
What could be better than starting each month with a poem? We hope this beguiling selection will help you to do just that.
Poems by David Clarke, Jane Clarke, Olga Dermott-Bond, Fiona Dignan, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Marie-Louise Eyres, Kerry Hardie, Mark Haworth-Booth, George Meredith, Linda Middleton, Angela Readman and Sara Teasdale.
Cover illustration by Laura Boswell.
📖 My Review…
I always get excited by an Almanac and Candlestick Press have just published their fourth Almanac which is available now for the coming year and is perfect as the nights begin to draw in and we go forward into winter. It makes for a cosy read, tucked up by the fire, with a cup of hot chocolate.
We start the year in January with a walk on Exmoor, a place I’ve never visited but Mark Haworth-Booth brings the place alive in his poem A January walk on Exmoor.
Flipping ahead to my birth month I find 10:58am in November, a poem by Angela Readman
Morning peers over their shifting boulder to say
See, isn’t this worth giving praise? Getting dressed?’
Each month is represented in a poem which reflects something about our observation of the natural world which serves to remind us of our close connection to nature. With its colourful cover, Almanac 2025 is a perfect read as the old year slips away or as a celebration of the new year ahead. It’s a lovely keepsake and something to dip into at the start of each new month, and is a perfect Christmas or New Year gift instead of a card for someone who enjoys beautifully written poetry, or if, like me, they love an Almanac.
About the Publisher
Candlestick Press is a small, independent press publishing sumptuously produced poetry pamphlets that serve as a wonderful alternative to a greetings card, with matching envelopes and bookmarks left blank for your message. Their subjects include Mountains, Clouds, Walking, Birds, Wine and Happiness. Candlestick Press pamphlets are stocked by chain and independent bookshops, galleries and garden centres nationwide and available to order online.
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