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Three front covers of the Ten Poems about Museums poetry pamphlet on a decorative background

Monday 7th October 2024

Behind the scenes at the museum

In these vivid poems selected by David Clarke, we enter museums both real and imaginary to discover a host of beguiling artefacts. Museums manage to contain whole worlds. They can […]

Three front covers of the Ten Poems about Sons poetry pamphlet on a decorative background

Monday 7th October 2024

The endless surprises of watching a son grow into a man

In this delightful mini anthology we find touching and uplifting poems exploring sons as babies and sons as young men, as well as everything in between. We meet a boy […]

Three front covers of the Ten Poems about Daughters poetry pamphlet on a decorative background

Monday 7th October 2024

Poems that find humour and joy in life with a daughter

A daughter will always be a daughter, and this beautiful and tender selection celebrates that joyful fact. We begin with a birth and progress through the years via familiar landmarks; […]

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Tuesday 24th September 2024

A mighty million!

Candlestick is thrilled to be celebrating its millionth pamphlet sale – a major milestone that will be marked with a number of celebrations, including Ten Poems of Light to be […]

Three front covers of the School Days: Twenty Poems from the Classroom poetry pamphlet on a decorative background

Monday 2nd September 2024

It’s back to school…

You never forget your school days… Is this because we were young, our minds marvellously open to the new and undiscovered? Or is it the repeating patterns of the school […]

Three front covers of the Christmas Music: Ten Poems of Comfort and Joy poetry pamphlet on a decorative background

Monday 2nd September 2024

Carols, guitars and singing stars

Whether it’s ‘Jingle Bell Rock’ or ‘Away in a Manger’ we all have a song, carol or tune that heralds the arrival of the festive season. Music seems to offer […]

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Monday 7th October 2024

Behind the scenes at the museum

Monday 7th October 2024

The endless surprises of watching a son grow into a man

Monday 7th October 2024

Poems that find humour and joy in life with a daughter

Tuesday 24th September 2024

A mighty million!

Monday 2nd September 2024

It’s back to school…

Monday 2nd September 2024

Carols, guitars and singing stars

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