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Peter Branson
Red Shift, 60pp
Introduction by Alan Morrison

The poetry of Peter Branson is an accomplished combination of tone, style and subject one might not normally presume to go together: economy and flourish, restraint and passion, private-mindedness and social conscience. Branson manages to blend these variants into a handsome harmony, making for a poetry both emotionally and intellectually affecting. These poems ruminate on the many-coloured conflicts of today: from the clashes of the banking crisis to the scrub of Afghanistan.

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Howard Mingham (1952-1984)
Waters of the Night, 60pp
Contributions from David Kessel and Ken Worpole
Introduction by Alan Morrison
LIMITED EDITION PRINT RUN PLANNED FOR LATE 2011/EARLY 2012 A Caparison posthumous production: the first and only
collection of the work of a truly gifted and original poet. All proceeds to go towards an eventual limited print run of pamphlets. All those who order this ebook will automatically qualify for a free copy of the pamphlet once it is produced.

What strikes one on first reading Mingham is his almost sage-like coining of original aphorism, his aslant descriptions, his clipped yet bristling tropes, his almost apocalyptic tone. ... 'If I Am But My Body' ... is surely one of the greatest contenders for a future anthology of fugitive masterpieces that has come to light in arguably decades.

from the Introduction

Sally Richards
Emperor Dragonfly, 60pp
Forewords by
Alan Morrison