Kitchen table publishing. Rehearsal.

I met up with Jeremy Dixon of Hazard Press yesterday, to rehearse the set up of our shared HALF a stall at Free Verse: The Poetry Book Fair at the Conway Hall in London on 7th September.

We have 90cm between us at this prestigious event.

Jeremy makes beautiful books, and was completely ready for the rehearsal. His half of the stall looks lovely. I hadn't finished making the display board at the back of my half, so it's not painted white, and I am having to hold it, but it gives the general idea.

 

I realise that I am going to a book fair with poetry seed packets, wall art poetry, and Wordsworth finger puppet gift cards. I wonder if anyone will notice the lack of - erm - books!

poetrybookfair.com 

www.hazardpress.co.uk 

 

explosion of gladioli

I love gladioli in all their astonishing garish glory. I grow them in the vegetable garden, and pick them for the house. 

For about three weeks, there is an explosion of colour indoors.

 The individual blooms are like orchids.

I have been taking a break from toiling in my printing shed preparing for Free Verse: The Poetry Book Fair, by sitting next to these lovely flowers and filling my vision with colour, which makes a lovely change from peering at print.

Very excited to see my name on the Book Fair homepage;
http://www.poetrybookfair.com/

Hazard Press is on the list too. We're going together, and are sharing a half table to display our wares. Luckily neither of us produce massive volumes!