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Falling Out of the Sky: Poems About Myths and Legends

Wright, Emma and Piercey Rachel

Dissolve to: L.A. (The Emma Press Picks)

Trevelyan, James

Emma Press Anthology of the Sea: Poems for a Voyage Out

Eve Lacey

Wain: LGBT reimaginings of Scottish folktales

Wain is a collection of LGBT themed poetry for teens based on retellings of Scottish myths. The collection contains stories about kelpies, selkies, and the Loch Ness Monster, alongside perhaps lesser-known mythical people and creatures, such as wulvers, Ghillie Dhu, and the Cat Sìth. These poems immerse readers in an enriching, diverse and enchanting vision of contemporary life. The poems in this collection are fun, surprising, and full of a magical mix of myth and contemporary LGBT themes - it is a perfect read for teens who are learning more about themselves, other people, and the world around them. Wain is fully illustrated in colour by Helene Boppert, and aimed at teenagers. Rachel Plummer was commissioned by LGBT Youth Scotland to write the collection, and the commission was funded by Creative Scotland. The book is accessible to all readers, Scottish and not - it comes with a glossary, which explains more about the myths in the poems. There is also a section of writing exercises to encourage young readers to write their own poems, inspired by the book.

LGBTQ+ Books

Plummer, Rachel

Anthology Of Illness

Amy Mackelden and Dylan Jaggard

The Emma Press Anthology of Aunts: Poems About Aunts

Each day of 2015 Jan Carson wrote a short story on the back of a postcard and mailed it to a friend. Each of these tiny stories was inspired by an event, an overheard conversation, a piece of art or just a fleeting glance of something worth thinking about further.
Collected in one volume, Carson’s postcards present a panoramic view of contemporary Belfast — its coffee shops, streets and museums and airports — and offer it to the wider world. Even as they seem to spring from a writer’s solitary perspective, taken together, these observations and their distribution speak of human connectedness. Like a pleasant surprise in the mail, this collection reminds us how many friendships are born and strengthened in a story shared.
Illustrated by Benjamin Phillips.

Postcard Stories

Carson, Jan

Essays & Correspondence

Head That Wears A Crown

Emma Wright Rachel Piercey

Bezdelki: Small things (The Emma Press Picks)

Rumens, Carol

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