Poetry Archives - The Artel Press

New Poetry from Bleakley and Neilson

May 2025 sees the forthcoming publication by The Artel Press of a collaboration between distinguished poets Prof Alan Bleakley (UK) and Dr Shane Neilson (Canada). Their new collection The Cost of Living features over 60 new poems powerfully reflecting on…

Two Finfer Poetry Podcasts

Two very special readings of Jamie Finfer’s poems have been added to our poetry podcast feed. Actor Alex Zur reads two works from In Foro, the 2022 poetry collection by Jamie Finfer and published by The Artel Press. For this…

Reading (Or Sounding) of Angels

Our new title this month is a tour de force of spoken word poetry from Michael John Gerard Higgins. To experience the unique soundworld that is Or – Sounding – Can Angels Become, listen to our podcast by Grace Clifford.

Poetry Launch in London

On Sunday 16th October 2022 The Artel Press joined with poet Jamie Finfer at the London Book Barge for the launch of his new title In Foro. We were joined by scores of family, friends and readers on the Regent’s…

A Poem for St David’s Day

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi hapus 2021 to all our Welsh readers. What better way to celebrate St David’s Day than some poetry from the 19th century Welsh Bard, Trebor Mai. Iach hardd-lif, drych ei werdd-lan – yw gwynebY Gonwy bereiddlan;Afonig loywaf…

Catherine Swire at Leominster Priory

On Saturday 21st June 2025 poet Catherine Swire will be reading at Leominster Priory as part of their 900th anniversary celebrations.

Double Book Launch: Canada and Cornwall

May 31st 2025 is the date for a unique double book launch of our latest poetry title, The Cost of Living by acclaimed poets Alan Bleakley and Shane Neilson from venues in Toronto (Canada) and Cornwall (UK).

New Poetry from Bleakley and Neilson

Catherine Swire at Into the Wyld Festival

This December sees the opportunity to hear writer Catherine Swire sharing her love of poetry with audiences at the Into the Wyld contemporary art festival in Birkenhead. Please do join Catherine on Saturday 7th December, 3pm at the Williamson Art…

Seeing Is Beveiling 2

We are pleased to announce that a second impression of Seeing Is Beveiling will shortly be available. The first edition, published in February 2024, sold out as predicted. The second impression will be a slightly shorter run. For the perfectionist…

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