The Emma Press acquires two new poetry pamphlets selected by the Birmingham Editorial Readers Group
The Emma Press is delighted to announce the acquisition of two poetry pamphlets - Mate Arias by Norfolk-based poet Lewis Buxton and Masters by Irish poet Mark Ward - to be published in July & October 2025, respectively. The pamphlets were
Balam & Lluvia’s House shortlisted for the 2024 CLiPPA Poetry Award
The Emma Press is excited to announce that our book Balam & Lluvia's House by Guatemalan author and playwright Julio Serrano Echeverría has been shortlisted for the 2024 CLiPPA Poetry Award. This children's book was translated by Lawrence Schimel and illustrated
How I Wrote ‘Moths of the Red Room’ – Z. R. Ghani
A chilly gust hits you on your way in, threatening to extinguish the flame. Your mind is in turmoil, but all is well. The light, although feeble, is intact. There's a bed in the corner, supported by gaudy mahogany pillars. Red drapes and curtains gather like wrinkles secreting dust wherever the light can find anything to shine on. The clamour of wings twisting out of a belfry resounds in your ears. No one comes here voluntarily, Reader, so why do you? Perhaps we all need reminding that we are flawed from time to time, that the existence of darkness, our own darkness cannot be denied. You may stay for as long as you like. Beware of the looking glass, however, for it distorts reality. Or you may uncover who you really are.
