“[…] Rees’ work is quick-witted and blazing.” Claire Williamson on Fire and Bees by @bethandoeswords, a chapbook of poetry that is very intense and very reflective, like the burning memories we carry.
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“I try to fit a star-shaped peg into a square hole
and when she slides right through the other side
and clatters to the floor I realise
that’s where she belongs.”

From Fire and Bees by @bethandoeswords
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“Here,
take this –
I made it myself,
just for you:

a bucket of hearts.

Ripped from the chests
of anyone that’s done you wrong.

I’d give you my own,
but I tore mine out two men ago
and never got it back. “

From Fire and Bees by @bethandoeswords
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New poetry book alert! 📚 'Fires both real and metaphorical crackle through this exciting new collection.' - Julia Webb.
Surreal & compelling
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“As I stare out of the memory window,
I see my grandmother’s manic wasp
and, with its murmur slowly approaching,
I begin to lick my lips.”
From Fire and Bees by @bethandoeswords
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Good news and great reviews coming from my lovely publisher, V. Press. If you're planning on being at the Free Verse Book Fair on 20th of April, do visit the V. Press stall and say hello to the marvellous Sarah_James! 📚⚡️❤️

Rover Longbridge on ep.5 of #ThisTown !! I was in tears. Finally made it onto mainstream telly! Thanks Steven Knight. Want to know more? Check out MAKING TRACKS w/ V. Press. m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgAGMW…
You were ruled by the track….

London, launches & lovely news: gearing up for Free Verse on 20 April, preparing to launch Fire and Bees & some great reviews!
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The Poetry Society
Bethan - Creative Writing for Wellbeing
Sarah Doyle
Gram Joel Davies

“Fires both real and metaphorical crackle through this exciting new collection by Bethan Rees, and its pages hum and crawl with insect life.[…]Rees’ work is surreal and compelling – an exciting new voice in the poetry world.” Julia Webb
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@bethandoeswords

“I’d never heard of silver spoons;
mine were cast out of passive-aggressive
side glances and chip forks.”
From Fire and Bees by @bethandoeswords
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Poetry review – Not Enough Rage – Neil Elder finds this new collection by Gram Joel Davies lives up to the aims implied by its title: londongrip.co.uk/2024/04/london…

Happy Saturday, folks. If you're looking for some quality reading matter, here's our current Featured Publication - (m)othersongs by Sarah Doyle. Delve into a sample of Sarah's skilful and perceptive writing here:

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Sarah Doyle V. Press

New books klaxon!!! Fire and Bees by Bethan Rees - published & launching at Free Verse in London on 20 April but now in stock & available for pre-order!
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The Poetry Society
Bethan - Creative Writing for Wellbeing

“Dull crackles turn ember to smoke,
as a crowd of bees fill the open space
where our house once stood.
We, as ash people, keep them.”
From Fire and Bees by @bethandoeswords
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I’m honestly so proud of this book!Publication date and launch dates to be announced very soon!
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“Settle your mind, my love.
Mermaids don’t feel the rain,
and demons don’t feel the fire”
From Fire and Bees by @bethandoeswords
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Deep gratitude for Pam Thompson's review of (m)othersongs in Orbis. 🙏

'... form and content are matched skilfully in service of the emotive main subject, that of not being a mother [...] The poems are unflinching, and yet tenderness, not bitterness, predominates...' Dr Pam Thompson

'I go to him when the lakes are quiet, / when blossom holds its breath / in bluest south.' - a love poem from 'The Gardener' (from 'Unable Mother' V. Press) by Helen Calcutt Helen Calcutt❤️🌼

Knock knock
Who’s there?
Fire
Fire who?
Fire and Bees! My poetry book that’s coming out soon and I’m very excited about it.

V. Press
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