Millionth messages… from around the globe

“Warmest congratulations to Candlestick Press – your million sales have brightened poetry’s changing present, and now light its way ahead.”

“Massive congratulations on marking this milestone!!Here’s to many more wonderful releases.”

“The light of a million candles in a million golden candlesticks illuminates the literary scene with poetry’s eternal glow.Here’s to the next million!”

“A million congratulations to Candlestick Press on your millionth pamphlet sale! In the world of poetry, it is an absolute miracle.Thank you for your vision, your hard work, and your proven faith in the power of poetry!”

“Congratulations on becoming Candlestick poetry millionaires. To have sustained this brilliant idea during the digital revolution, and the age of social media, is a triumph. I look forward to the news that you’ve hit ten million sales in the very near future.Poetry lovers, and casual letter writers everywhere, will be raising a glass to your immense success. Bravo!”

“Congratulations to the wonderful Candlestick Press on reaching one million pamphlets sold. I’m not surprised! I’ve been proud to edit several of your beautifully produced titles.I’ve loved getting poetry out into the world through such an eclectic array of subjects from tea through to libraries.Here’s to your next one million!”

“I love sending the Candlestick Press pamphlets. I love getting them. There is something of the childhood thrill of the Lucky Bag about opening them and there’s the magic of posting such elegant productions tailor-made to the lives and passions of the recipients.And then there’s the support Candlestick Press offers to a myriad of good causes. Gratitude for the light, the delight, they offer.”

“Congratulations on pamphlet one million - what a great achievement! It is evidence of how important illustration and poetry are to so many people. That when we really need a clear and honest voice it can be so often found in poetry.Thank you from the illustration world that you continue to highlight the work of printmaking and printmakers.”

“Candlestick Press has now saved one million poetry-lovers from receiving a bland, over-priced card. Instead, each has ten dazzling poems to read, keep and read again, with their favourite marked by the lovely illustrated bookmark.I hope it will not be long before Candlestick’s brilliant pamphlets – in their biodegradable wrapping – illuminate the days of another million readers!”

“Distributing Candlestick has been a pleasure for the last 16 years. We started small and getting to the million mark is some achievement, which we are happy to have been a part of. It looks like the two million mark will happen more quickly!Candlestick is doing a great job at making poetry more available to more people.”

“Huge congratulations to wonderful Candlestick Press at reaching this amazing milestone!You’ve introduced me to some of my favourite poems, and enabled me to lure new poetry lovers into the fold by sending your beautiful pamphlets.A million more, please!”

“One million! I don’t know anyone who is doing more to encourage people to read poetry! A remarkable achievement, Candlestick Press! Congratulations!”

“What an achievement! Congratulations Candlestick Press.Can’t say I’m surprised though; we’ve only been selling ‘Instead of a Card’ pamphlets for a few months here and we keep selling out. The people of New Zealand sure love them.Two million in next to no time I’d say!”

“A million (figurative use as found in the following dictionaries including Fowler’s Dictionary of Slang, Brewer’s Thesaurus of English Usage, the Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable and many others).Strewth, blimey, you must be joking, it beats a plate of oysters, gerrof, in your dreams Gertrude, stab me kidneys…”

“Huge congratulations to Candlestick Press on their millionth pamphlet! These always dazzling pamphlets bring the joy of poetry to so many people and are a true gift for everyone – recipients, readers and writers.Thank you to everyone at Candlestick for bringing something really beautiful into our lives and for filling our days with so many awesome poems!”

“Congratulations Candlestick Press! Your poetry booklets ‘instead of a card’ make exquisite gifts – so dreamy, compact, and inspired, reaching parts poetry rarely touches.They look like jewels in shops and online. You are a national treasure!”

“Congratulations to Candlestick Press and the hardworking team behind these beautiful pamphlets. I feel very honoured to have been a small part of the journey towards one million pamphlets as a guest editor and poet.Here’s to the next million sales, and congratulations to Kathy and Di for their creativity, innovation and dedication.”

“As your Irish distributor we are writing to congratulate you on achieving sales of one million copies of your beautiful Candlestick poetry pamphlets. Candlestick poetry pamphlets enable many retailers to stock a poetry collection that brings poetry joy to so many people who would not previously have had access to a publication like this.Every continued success and we look forward to working with you to achieve two million in sales.”

“HUGE congratulations on the amazing achievement of reaching the milestone of a millionth sale. It couldn’t have happened to a nicer press. I love all your fab pamphlets and wish you a million more.”

“Wishing you many congratulations on your millionth pamphlet sale!! I have very much enjoyed making a few of the covers for you, from prints to collages, and it’s always lovely to see them amongst others in the gallery in Brighton. Also a perfect gift at the moment when times are hard! Congratulations!!!”

“Wow. A million pamphlets sold. This is amazing. Congratulations to all at Candlestick Press.”

“Candlestick is an inspired publisher! Brilliant news - congratulations!”

“Congratulations on this amazing achievement, I'm so honoured and proud to be a part of the Candlestick Press story. I have come across your beautiful poetry books in so many unexpected places, and it always gives me a joyful feeling to see my Sunflowers designs on the cover of your Ten Poems of Happiness.”

“Di, Kathy – you are simply brilliant. I am in awe at this achievement. Candlestick is literally one in a million... with a MILLION!”

“Congratulations to the wonderful team at Candlestick Press on hitting one million sales - a marvellous achievement. It’s a lovely idea to combine poems with art in such a creative way - keep up the good work!”

“Wow what a milestone for Candlestick Press! I was delighted be asked to illustrate the covers of Ten Poems about Childhood and By Bus to Christmas. The poems were so inspirational they were joyful projects. What a great idea it is to send someone a beautiful booklet of poems instead of a card.”

“Candlestick gets its beautiful books into places that poetry (and the short story) rarely reaches. More strength to their very long arm!”

“Congratulations on reaching such a fabulous milestone. Right on time and something I’ll drink to!”

“My congratulations to Candlestick Press for reaching an amazing million pamphlets. The unique blend of art and poetry in each one makes for beautiful and meaningful gifts that people will treasure. As an artist, I am proud that Candlestick Press have chosen to use my work as illustrations.”

“Wow, congratulations, what a fantastic achievement! I am honoured that my linocuts feature on the four seasonal poetry pamphlets and I'm thrilled to hear that Candlestick Press is going from strength to strength. Thank you so much for choosing my artwork, I still get a little rush of excitement when I spot one of my pamphlets out in the wild!”

“Well done Candlestick – a million reasons to celebrate!”

“Candlestick Press produce collections that bring joy to the heart and eye. Their range of topics, poets and poems are a miracle, proving indisputably that less can often be more.”

“Congratulations Candlestick Press on selling over a million pamphlets; a grand and justified achievement; the Candlestick pamphlets make such a perfect post-able and portable present to gift to friends, family or yourself… I have bought them on many occasions and was delighted for my print to be used as the cover for Ten Poems about Baking.”

“Dear Candlestick Press - Congratulations on your millionth pamphlet sale. This is a huge achievement for you and for poetry. You are so beloved - of poets and readers alike. Keep spreading your joy and beautiful poetry onwards and ever onwards.”

“I worked together with Candlestick Press providing the illustration for one of their early pamphlets Ten Poems about London and was really happy with how it came out. What an achievement to reach a million sales - congratulations!”

“Congratulations to Candlestick Press on its millionth pamphlet sale! It was a delight to provide illustrations for your collections of poems about cats, dogs, babies, and chickens – some of my favorite creatures. Your pamphlets are so handsome and fun to read. Thanks for including me in your venture and best of luck in the future.”

“That’s a million candles! Bravo to Candlestick Press for holding the light of a poetry candle up to ordinary things such as tea, trains and knitting so as to illuminate them in an extraordinary way.”

“Congratulations Candlestick Press on achieving your millionth pamphlet sale – what a milestone! I have so enjoyed being a part of your journey, and can’t wait to read your commemorative Ten Poems of Light, which I know I will love. Here’s to the next million… Enjoy your celebrations!”

“Congratulations! That is a great success for a great idea. Poetry presented in a size for daily life, beautiful pamphlets inside and outside, I am looking forward to see many many more.”