Böcker av Charlie Baylis

In his debut collection a fondness for the colour green Charlie Baylis writes with the uninhibited brio of a drunken text to one's ex. Ophelia face down in oceans of milk, suitcases full of whipped cream, Sinatra sleeping inside a spoon and other dreamlike images mesmerise the reader like confetti falling onto a bonfire. Brimming with references to pop culture, this is a playful yet profound, electrifying debut collection from an essential poet.

The Broken Sleep Books Anthology showcases the best writing from the press in 2022, featuring extracts from every publication, covering poetry, non-fiction and short fiction. An essential purchase for anyone interested in new writing, or curious about the work of a vibrant, dynamic and award-winning independent press.Authors included:E. P. Jenkins, Azad Ashim Sharma, Sam Quill, Cai Draper, Bobby Parker, Trevor Ketner, Fiona Larkin, Samuel Tongue, Dean Rhetoric, J. H. Prynne, John Richardson, John Welson, David Spittle, Aaron Kent, Matthew Kosinski, Dide, SJ Fowler, Aimée Lê, George Sandifer-Smith, Colin Bancroft, Rochelle Roberts, Niall Bourke, Claire Trévien, Marie Lando, Len Lukowski, Katy Wareham Morris, U. G. Világos, John Greening, Amber Rollinson, Tom Snarsky, Nóra Blascsók, Scout Tzofiya Bolton, James Byrne, Omar Musa, Lucy Rose Cunningham, Cliff Forshaw, Robert Kiely, Stuart McPherson, Liam Bates, Andreea Iulia Scridon, Lucy Holme, Gita Ralleigh, Ella Sadie Guthrie, Andre Bagoo, Daniele Pantano, Taylor Edmonds, Kate Frances, James McDermott, Chris Laoutaris, Fokkina McDonnell, Caleb Parkin, Chrissy Williams, Taylor Strickland, Robert Bal, Kelly Davio, Abdul Kader El-Janabi, Ay¿egül Y¿ld¿r¿m, Lauren Pope, Emma Filtness, Angela Cleland, Pádraig Ó Tuama, Mariah Whelan, Alexandra Melville, Chris Neilan, John Osborne, Briony Collins, Daniel Roy Connelly, Andrea Mason, Caleb Nichols, Sarah-Clare Conlon, Tania Hershman, Saskia McCracken, Kristian Doyle

What sets new ecopoetry apart is that it is written on the edge of a precipice. Our generation is faced with a unique set of dangers, led by a bunch of inept and callous politicians who live and lead for the short term, mostly in the pocket of big business. New ecopoetry engages with the current reality of our planet, in many ways these poems are a record of where we are, a document that will hopefully reveal something to future generations about our experience of the world. Footprints is a book about hope, a book that takes us into the future, showing us the new ways of living and thinking that are possible

The Broken Sleep Books Anthology showcases the best writing from the press in 2021, featuring extracts from every publication, covering poetry, non-fiction and short fiction. An essential purchase for anyone interested in new writing, or curious about the work of a vibrant, dynamic and award-winning independent press.Authors included:Razielle Aigen, Jeff Alessandrelli, Andre Bagoo, Liam Bates, Simon Barraclough, Zoë Brigley & Kristian Evans, Leia Butler, Rosa Campbell, Richard Capener, Cat Chong, Lucy Harvest Clarke, Briony Collins, Cathleen Allyn Conway, Hannah Copley, Traian T. Cöovei, trans. Adam J. Sorkin & Andreea Iulia Scridon, Lucy Rose Cunningham, Karen Dennison, Jaydn DeWald, Roisin Dunnett, Adrian B. Earle, SJ Fowler, Marlon Hacla, trans. Kristine Ong Muslim, Alyson Hallett & Penelope Shuttle, Emma Hammond, Rosanna Hildyard, Annie Katchinska, Luke Kennard, Aaron Kent, Gregory Leadbetter & Phil Thompson, Dominic Leonard, Scott Manley Hadley, Day Mattar, Alex Mazey, Afric McGlinchey, Stuart McPherson, Lotte Mitchell Reford, Jessica Mookherjee, Annie Muir, Richard O'Brien, Kat Payne Ware, Yousif M. Qasmiyeh, Martín Rangel, trans. Lawrence Schimel, Peter Scalpello, Morag Smith, David Spittle, Jon Stone, Becky Varley-Winter, U. G. Világos, Jack Warren, Alice Wickenden, Adrienne Wilkinson, David Wheatley