Plays & Poetry

The title of "Thumb's Width" indicates the book's preoccupation with the miniature. Sketching the childhood relationship between two brothers, the poems often settle on small objects - shrimps, cigarettes, "cat's eyes", plastic soldiers - to which childhoods may become attached.

A collection of poetry which draws on a lifetime of experience and makes a direct appeal to the readers senses. It reflects the changes that are happening within the author's own world and the world as a whole.

The much-anticipated first collection from Eric Gregory Award winner and a contributor to Carcanet's New Poetries VIII anthology.

In Ger Reidy's debut short story collection, he offers a series of powerful, chiseled tales by turns funny, bleak, and compassionate. The recipient of several national literary competitions, Reidy has also been awarded residencies sponsored by the Irish Arts Council and Mayo County Council.

The Rathmines Writers Workshop is Ireland's longest continuously running writers' workshop and is now into it's 29th year. This anthology was edited by Ger Reidy and is the 30th publication by Swan Press.

The third collection of poetry from Nuala Reilly, a native of Armagh who has made Derry her home.

A gorgeous, heart-warming anthology of poems about love and romance from award-winning illustrator Chris Riddell.