Three Poetry Collections

"The second poetry collection by Brianna Ferguson, POOR SUBSTITUTE sketches a tragic comedy of growing up and growing wise as a young pariah and an old soul. Through sharp-witted observations on education, relationships, pop culture, and identity, Ferguson’s poetry draws on a personal history of disillusionment and discovery, contending with the artificiality of modern life, the imposed ideals of others, and the encroachment of new technology, to reach a tentative contentment with the now. Whether arriving at the sixth grade grad dance, a small town trailer park, or an upscale New York restaurant, these poems frame the dreams and convictions of a lifelong outsider unconvinced by prevailing attitudes."

112 pages, A5
ISBN: 978-1-8381789-6-3
Cover art by Marshall Reeves
Published June 2024

"Invoking the tempestuous spirit of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, WHEEL OF LIGHT traverses uncharted realms of prosperous growth and devastated wastes, in observance of ancient rituals and awakening gods. This four-part selection of suspenseful, animistic poetry and art captures the turning of seasons through glimpses of esoteric rites, uncanny incidents, and frenzied visions of upheaval and unrest. James Rance’s first poetry collection pays homage to preceding literary movements of surrealism and imagism, while cultivating a bold style distinct from modernist traditions. Permeated by awe and unease, this amalgam of creative work blends the monumental and minute, the primitive and ethereal, the mystical and the miasmic, delving into an immense mythos of cyclical cataclysm and rebirth."

80 pages, A5
ISBN: 978-1-8381789-5-6
Cover art by James Rance
Published July 2023

"WELCOME BACK, FRANK is the captivating first collection by N.J. Foley. Staggering drunk through the streets of Paris, expat writer Frank is met with a series of misfortunes and mishaps, memorable encounters, and hard-hitting disasters. Caught between Paris and home, love and heartbreak, hubris and horror, between an old life and the new, these poems capture the miscellaneous joys and brutality of everyday experience. Packed with humour and viciously candid, Foley’s writing is sharp, visceral, and unforgiving of anything caught in its focus. WELCOME BACK, FRANK is an honest portrait of expatriate life, from its greatest highs to its deepest lows.

Welcome back, Frank.
Where do you want to start?"

118 pages, A5
ISBN: 978-1-8381789-3-2
Cover art by Hugo Denise
Published September 2022