Chapbooks To Download

Chance to take a look at some rare pamphlets

Chapbooks are common among poetic circles, where they are often traded around like business cards. The form of self-publishing has a long history and is a tried and tested means for showcasing and sharing work, but by their nature are somewhat limited in reach.

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Trouble Comes To Town

“Some kind of fascist group”

Stoke-on-Trent found itself the focus of conflicting world-views on Saturday in the form of two political actions. The first group gathered to demonstrate a rowdy prejudice, the second to oppose racism and make a call for unity

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You've Got To Have

Faith No More
By Mark Cantrell

Faith, contains
The faithful,
Like the iron bars of a cage,
Forged in the alloy
Of dogma and fear
To contain the Soul
And bind it tight from
Dawning insight.
Faith, in time,
Stifles the Soul, ‘til its light
Fails, and all is dark
In the iron bounds of
Ignorance,
Until snuffed at last
By a death
Premature of the flesh.


Mark Cantrell,
Stoke-on-Trent,
28 December 2009


Copyright © December 2009. All Rights Reserved.

Category: POETRY

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