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Brought to you by Flapjack Press, Manchester Libraries and New Poetry Society

Coming soon:
Songs of Submission by James Hartnell
NeurodiVERSE - an anthology of poetry by writers identifying as neurodivergent

new titles:

In Orbit, Back Soon by David Viney: DoP 1st Dec 2021
David Viney

Nail on the Head by Paul Cookson: DoP 18 Nov 2021
Paul Cookson

Collected Poems, Vol. 1 by Henry Normal: DoP 8 Nov 2021
Henry Normal

Job Lot of Rhymes by Cherry B: DoP 16 Aug 2021
Cherry B

Speaking in Tongues by Laura Taylor: DoP 2nd August 2021
Laura Taylor

Pig's Ear, Dog's Dinner by Paul Cookson: DoP 19 July 2021
Paul Cookson

How I Made My Millions by Rob Steventon: DoP 1 June 2021
Rob Steventon

The Distance Between Clouds by Henry Normal: DoP 1 May 2021
Henry Normal

We Kid Ourselves by Tony Curry: DoP 6 Apr 2021
Tony Curry

Vitriol Works by Geneviève L. Walsh: DoP 22 March 2021
Geneviève L. Walsh

Best Adventure Ever! by Dommy B: DoP 15 Mar 2021
Dommy B

Can of Worms by Paul Cookson: DoP 22 Feb 2021
Paul Cookson

for adults:

After the Storm by Rose Condo: DoP 09 Nov 2020
Rose Condo

Read 'em and Weep by Thick Richard: DoP 26 Oct
Thick Richard

Fighting Talk by Paul Cookson: DoP 21 Oct
Paul Cookson

The People's Republic of Mancunia: DoP 21 Sept 2020
Rik Jundi

Jumping into Waterfall: DoP 14 Sept 2020
Anna Percy

The Beauty Within Shadow: DoP 01 Sept 2020
Henry Normal

The Escape Plan by Henry Normal: DoP 16 Mar 2020
Henry Normal

No Tigers [revised edition] by Dominic Berry: DoP 06 Jan 2020
Dominic Berry

The Anthology of Tomorrow by Flapjack Press Poets
The Anthology of Tomorrow

Strikingly Invisible by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

The Big J vs The Big C by Janine Booth
Janine Booth

Swallowing the Entire Ocean by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Extraño by Steve O'Connor
Steve O'Connor

I Meet Myself Returning by John Darwin
John Darwin

The Department of Lost Wishes by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Manchester Isn't the Greatest City in the World by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

This Phantom Breath by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Fault Lines by Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor

Staring Directly at the Eclipse by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Selected Moments of Machine Life by Pete Ramskill
Pete Ramskill

Art by Johnny by Johnny Carroll-Pell
Johnny Carroll-Pell

Raining Upwards by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

Vaudavillain by Thick Richard
Thick Richard

Accidental Spendour of the Splash by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Travelling Second Class Through Hope by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

The Dance of a Thousand Losers by Geneviève L. Walsh
Geneviève L. Walsh

As in Judy by Rosie Garland
Rosie Garland

MUMB by Cathy Crabb
Cathy Crabb

Chuang Tse's Caterpillar by Dave Morgan
Dave Morgan

The Story Chair by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Kaleidoscope by Laura Taylor
Laura Taylor

Lustful Feminist Killjoys by Anna Percy & Rebecca Audra Smith
Lustful Feminist Killjoys

Pétroleuse by Steph Pike
Steph Pike

Chloe Poems's Li'l Book o' Manchester
Chloe Poems [aka Gerry Potter]

Some People Have Too Many Legs by Jackie Hagan
Jackie Hagan

Poetic Off Licence by Hovis Presley
Hovis Presley

A Poet Called Dave by Dave Viney
Dave Viney

Selkie Singing at the Passing Place by Sarah Miller & Melanie Rees
Selkie Singing at the Passing Place

Beside the See-Side by Cathy Crabb
Cathy Crabb

The Chronicles of Folly Butler by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Livid Among the Ghostings by Anna Percy
Anna Percy

Strange World Odd Person by Rod Tame
Rod Tame

On Euclid Ave by J. Fergus Evans
J. Fergus Evans

Anthropoetry by Ben Mellor
Ben Mellor

Tall Tales for Tall Men Who Fall Well Short by Tony Curry
Tony Curry

Fifty
Gerry Potter

The Prequel to the Sequel by Working Verse Collective
Working Verse Collective: Kieren King, Dave Viney & Benny-jo Zahl

Wizard by Dominic Berry
Dominic Berry

The Men Pomes (Because Men Don't Say Poems) by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Anthems and Album Tracks by Dermot Glennon
Dermot Glennon

Light Made Solid by Ben Mellor
Ben Mellor

Planet Middle Age by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Things I Did While I Was Dead by Rosie Garland
Rosie Garland

The Wisdom of the Jumble Sale by Jackie Hagan
Jackie Hagan

Planet Young by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Tomorrow, I Will Go Dancing by Dominic Berry
Dominic Berry

The Noble Savage by Tony Curry
Tony Curry

for children:

Best Adventure Ever! by Dommy B: DoP 15 Mar 2021
Dommy B

Aaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Dinosaurs! by Dommy B
Dommy B

The Dragon Who Hates Poetry
Dommy B

When Trolls Try to Eat Your Goldfish
Dommy B

Spark, the Goblin Wizard
Dommy B

I Can Draw My Alphabet by Tony Walsh
Tony Walsh

Colourquest by A.K. McAllister
A.K. McAllister

We Are Poets by Helên Thomas
Helên Thomas

art collections:

The People's Republic of Mancunia by Rik Jundi
Rik Jundi

Art by Johnny by Johnny Carroll-Pell
Johnny Carroll-Pell

Selected Moments of Machine Life by Pete Ramskill
Pete Ramskill

anthologies & multi-author collections:

Collected Poems, Vol. 1 by Henry Normal: DoP 8th Nov 2021
Henry Normal

The Escape Plan by Henry Normal
Henry Normal

The Anthology of Tomorrow by Flapjack Press Poets
The Anthology of Tomorrow

Lustful Feminist Killjoys by Anna Percy & Rebecca Audra Smith
Lustful Feminist Killjoys

Selkie Singing at the Passing Place by Sarah Miller & Melanie Rees
Selkie Singing at the Passing Place

The Prequel to the Sequel by Working Verse Collective
Working Verse Collective: Kieren King, Dave Viney & Benny-jo Zahl

The People's Republic of Mancunia by Rik Jundi
The People's Republic of Mancunia

lgbtq+:

Manchester Isn't the Greatest City in the World by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Accidental Spendour of the Splash by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

The Story Chair by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

The Chronicles of Folly Butler by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

The Men Pomes (Because Men Don't Say Poems) by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Fifty
Gerry Potter

Planet Middle Age by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Planet Young by Gerry Potter
Gerry Potter

Chloe Poems's Li'l Book o' Manchester
Chloe Poems [aka Gerry Potter]

Pétroleuse by Steph Pike
Steph Pike

As in Judy by Rosie Garland
Rosie Garland

Things I Did While I Was Dead by Rosie Garland
Rosie Garland

Strange World Odd Person by Rod Tame
Rod Tame

No Tigers by Dominic Berry [revised edition]
Dominic Berry

Wizard by Dominic Berry
Dominic Berry

Tomorrow, I Will Go Dancing by Dominic Berry
Dominic Berry

Some People Have Too Many Legs by Jackie Hagan
Jackie Hagan

The Wisdom of the Jumble Sale by Jackie Hagan
Jackie Hagan

On Euclid Ave by J. Fergus Evans
J. Fergus Evans

latest news:

Word Central 25th January

7th Jan 2022

Flapjack's Festive Sale

6th Dec 2021

New Title Out Now: Nail on the Head by Paul Cookson

25th Nov 2021

Available Now: Collected Poems, Vol. 1 by Henry Normal

5th Nov 2021

2021 - and coming soon...

2nd Nov 2021

Double Book Launch: In Orbit, Back Soon by David Viney & Read 'em and Weep by Thick Richard

9th Dec 2021

New Title: In Orbit, Back Soon by David Viney

25th Nov 2021

Northern Publishers' Christmas Book Fair - Sat 27 Nov

7th Nov 2021

Book Launch: Nail on the Head by Paul Cookson - 24 November

3rd Nov 2021

2021 - the story so far...

2nd Nov 2021

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