Everyone shut up, this is the best bookshop in the world
My favourite bookshop, the Arkadia International bookshop, is only two minutes from a church built inside a rock, on Nervanderinkatu in Helsinki. At first glance, it appears to be a small but arty, cleanly-designed book boutique, with neat shelves and several tables
Four Surprisingly Erotic Things
I thought that the Anthology of Mildly Erotic Verse would be my first erotic publication, but quite a few people have observed that the title of The Flower and the Plough is pretty erotic too, along with some of the
Five Amazingly Romantic Things
One of my main motivations in setting up the Emma Press was to create the means by which I could bring great writing to a wider audience. As soon as I read Rachel's poems I wanted to package them up
How to use my ebooks
I'm very excited to announce that the ebook for The Flower and the Plough is available for purchase now in the shop, both on its own and in a bundle with the printed book. If you're used to buying your
A short film for Symbiosis
I often find myself zoning out at poetry readings. A terrible habit, and partly a hangover from attending early-morning lectures at uni, but I think it's also because I absorb dense text better visually. I wish they'd project the words
Six Good Homes for The Flower and the Plough
Turns out it's hard to get a book by an unknown author from an unknown publisher into bookshops, and it doesn't help if the author's a poet and the book doesn't have a spine. I didn't expect booksellers to be
Very specific lessons learned at my first craft fair
I had my first stall at a craft fair today. It was in a barn on Stokes Farm near Wokingham, and before you ask, no, I didn't make a killing. I had just the one customer, and since this was
Exclusive poem from The Flower and the Plough: Bonfire
I love all the poems in The Flower and the Plough, but this has been one of my particular favourites from the start. What I love most about it is the way it captures the sensation of falling utterly in
