Come Home Alive is Penny Pepper’s long overdue debut poetry collection. It reflects a diversity of thought and emotion, resonating with her signature combination of compassion, wit and protest. SCROUNGER (extract) I’m a sponger, a scrounger, A lazy-arsed lounger, A... Continue Reading →
A big well done to Jess Green for becoming this years BBC Ed Fringe Slam champion! Find out more info on the finalists and performances here. The slam was a real nail biter this year with strong performers all over the... Continue Reading →
Burning Eye Books, with thanks from our wonderful judge Shagufta Igbal are delighted to announce our shortlisted poets for the BAME Poetry Pamphlet competition! A big thank you to everyone who submitted, we had some interesting and promising proposals that... Continue Reading →
We are delighted to announce the release of German poet Nora Gomringer's debut collection in English - Hydra's Heads, translated by the brilliant Annie Rutherford. A first for us, this poetry in translation is wild, unique and a must read... Continue Reading →
