Flapjack Press

From a cheerful widow in Chicago to a Killing Fields tour guide in Cambodia, from a teacher in Cuba to a Minister of Information in India, people are invariably more interesting and multi-faceted than they at first appear - if you are prepared to give them time and listen to their stories. Years of listening and travelling have been condensed into Nigel Planer's new poetry collection, which - as well as having an enormous cast list of people from all around the world - has poems which are personal, emotional, raw, and sometimes plain silly.

A collection of instinctual poetry from the deepest part of a neurodivergent heart, considering the sadness of being alone, but also the happiness of finding people who empower you.

Comic, poignant, and observational, these poems embrace the theme of a changing world – linguistically, politically, and environmentally – and the changes we all experience as we age. This is Alistair – like never before – commenting on a world that is accelerating like never before.

As the news goes from awful to worse, Attila the Stockbroker chronicles his times - as he has done for the last four and a half decades. Poems to make you laugh, cry, get angry, and above all, think!Fiery Words for Hellish Times is Attila’s most topical and incendiary publication yet. Powerful, passionate, personal, political performance poetry. "Pithy and persuasive or eloquent and expansive - but never dull." Morning Star"A profound source of reassurance and comfort in troubled times" Louder Than War

Proto is the smallest and quietest dino. He meets cheeky T-rex, gentle Argentinosaurus, and mysterious Spinosaurus. When some troublesome allosaurus stir things up, can everyone still be friend? ward-winning poet Dommy B (Glastonbury Festival's poet in residence, CBeebies' The Rhyme Rocket and Saboteur Awards' two-time Best UK Spoken Word Artist) presents new cartoons and ROARsome rhymes!For children ages 5+ and their grown-ups. Dommy B's new book confronts many of the issues faced by young children of all social and cultural backgrounds, including friendship and family, bullying and compassion, exclusion and connectivity, and neurodivergence. Illustrated by the author in comic strip form and stunningly coloured by David Buckley, The Dinosaurs Are Back! is filled with humour and memorable rhymes, and also includes drawing and colouring-in challenges and a selection of teaching resources.

Tim Barlow's quirky poems tell of punks, pubs, petrosexuals, Tinder, taxis, taxes, and other snippets from life's great lottery. Within these pages, you'll witness the rise of the grey army, contemplate whether a dragonfly weighs more than your soul, discover if there is life on Jupiter's moons, or if AI will steal your lover. A sideways look at 21st Century society - sometimes serious, often witty, always poetic.

Numbered limited edition print run of 250. Director and screenwriter Billy Wilder said, on his 92nd birthday, “Ithink I wasted my eighties.”Motivated by Wilder’s disclosure as he approached his own eighthdecade, actor, director, and writer Leigh Lawson embarked on a quest toassemble some of his previously unpublished poems, written during anastonishing 60-year career.     This captivating first collection is accompanied by a background offascinating memories, intriguing stories, and anecdotes from around the time ofeach poem’s appearance. Sometimes very funny, sometimes alarmingly moving, Now and Then is the extraordinaryjourney of a life from poverty and abuse to achievement and fulfilment,throughout which poetry has played a major role.

Director and screenwriter Billy Wilder said, on his 92nd birthday, “Ithink I wasted my eighties.”Motivated by Wilder’s disclosure as he approached his own eighthdecade, actor, director, and writer Leigh Lawson embarked on a quest toassemble some of his previously unpublished poems, written during anastonishing 60-year career.     This captivating first collection is accompanied by a background offascinating memories, intriguing stories, and anecdotes from around the time ofeach poem’s appearance. Sometimes very funny, sometimes alarmingly moving, Now and Then is the extraordinaryjourney of a life from poverty and abuse to achievement and fulfilment,throughout which poetry has played a major role.