Coming Home
Andrew Motion and Jane Lydbury
Due to be published in late summer 2015, Coming Home is a letterpress edition which features eight poems written by Andrew Motion, after interviewing military personnel who had returned after serving in Afghanistan. The poems featured in a BBC Radio broadcast and in early 2015 won the Ted Hughes Award. Each poem is illustrated with an original wood engraving by Jane Lydbury.
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Andrew Motion and Jane Lydbury
Due to be published in late summer 2015, Coming Home is a letterpress edition which features eight poems written by Andrew Motion, after interviewing military personnel who had returned after serving in Afghanistan. The poems featured in a BBC Radio broadcast and in early 2015 won the Ted Hughes Award. Each poem is illustrated with an original wood engraving by Jane Lydbury.
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Sea Asters
Michael Longley and Sarah Longley
Due to be published in May 2015, Sea Asters is a letterpress edition which features 12 poems by Michael Longley. Nine of the poems are published here for the first time, three of the poems were previously published in Michael's last collection with Jonathan Cape. Each of the poems accompanied by an illustration by Michael's artist daughter Sarah.
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Michael Longley and Sarah Longley
Due to be published in May 2015, Sea Asters is a letterpress edition which features 12 poems by Michael Longley. Nine of the poems are published here for the first time, three of the poems were previously published in Michael's last collection with Jonathan Cape. Each of the poems accompanied by an illustration by Michael's artist daughter Sarah.
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Considering the Poppy
Simon Armitage and Chris Daunt
Published in October 2014, Considering the Poppy is a letterpress edition of the seven poems
written by Simon Armitage for a BBC 2 Culture Show Special 'The Great War: An Elegy'. The book includes additional prose by Simon detailing the inspiration for each poem and is illustrated by specially commissioned wood engravings by Chris Daunt who has responded to the text of each poem.
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Simon Armitage and Chris Daunt
Published in October 2014, Considering the Poppy is a letterpress edition of the seven poems
written by Simon Armitage for a BBC 2 Culture Show Special 'The Great War: An Elegy'. The book includes additional prose by Simon detailing the inspiration for each poem and is illustrated by specially commissioned wood engravings by Chris Daunt who has responded to the text of each poem.
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In Memory of Water
Simon Armitage and Hilary Paynter
Published in October 2013, In Memory of Water is a letterpress edition of the six poems written by Simon Armitage which collectively make up the 'Stanza stones' poems carved onto rocks along the South Pennine Watershed. The book includes each of the six poems, accompanied by wood engravings by Hilary Paynter and additional prose by Simon Armitage on the landscapes and motivations for each piece.
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Simon Armitage and Hilary Paynter
Published in October 2013, In Memory of Water is a letterpress edition of the six poems written by Simon Armitage which collectively make up the 'Stanza stones' poems carved onto rocks along the South Pennine Watershed. The book includes each of the six poems, accompanied by wood engravings by Hilary Paynter and additional prose by Simon Armitage on the landscapes and motivations for each piece.
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Upcoming Publications
Andrew is currently working on another book with Simon Armitage featuring the poems published in Simon's Walking Home and Walking Away. As with 'In Memory of Water' the book will be illustrated with wood engravings by Hilary Paynter. It is hoped that the book will be ready in early spring 2016.
Andrew is currently working on another book with Simon Armitage featuring the poems published in Simon's Walking Home and Walking Away. As with 'In Memory of Water' the book will be illustrated with wood engravings by Hilary Paynter. It is hoped that the book will be ready in early spring 2016.
