The Valley Press Anthology of Prose Poetry Emma Wright

The Valley Press Anthology of Prose Poetry Emma WrightProse poetry is at the cutting edge of contemporary writing, freeing words from the bounds of traditional poetic grammar and bringing the magic of verse to flash fiction. In this ambitious, ground breaking anthology, Valley Press showcases new work from a diverse range of UK writers, carefully curated by editors Anne Caldwell and Oz Hardwick. Featuring bite sized morsels of original writing from newly crowned laureate Simon Armitage, Jen Hadfield,

Praise for Soothing Music for Stray Cats:

He lives in Reading

these poems demonstrate an unfailing capacity for surprise

and dragons’ grandchildren whispering under the bed

Marianne Røthe Arnesen

Nezar Andary

Believing there is beauty

which ends in a violent denouement on the posh slopes of Wengen

No tan lines

The issue kicks off with a new story by novelist and short story writer Jamal Mahjoub writing in English

The first and most difficult task of a translator is

A perfect follow-up to his beloved first volume of sonnets