Poetry pamphlet

Robin Houghton’s first pamphlet brings together poems published in a range of magazines including The Rialto, The North, Poetry News and Obsessed with Pipework.

“… equally at home in poignancy and exuberance” – John McCullough

“… an admirable balance of tenderness and terseness” – Hamish Canham Award judges on ‘Ellipsis’

“… a sense of the oceanic is achieved with the minimum of words and props” – Pascale Petit on ‘Midnight Pickup’

Published by Telltale Press, ISBN 978-09928555-0-5

The Great Vowel Shift, £4 plus 50p postage (UK)

If you’d like to order more than one copy, or for orders outside the UK, please email me – robin@poetgal.co.uk  – thank you.

Reviews

Afric McGlinchey on Sabotage Reviews –
“Robin Houghton’s chapbook, beautifully produced by Telltale Press, is an engaging collection of amuse-bouches, alternating droll, slant narratives with subtle poignancy. (…) her poems live equally comfortably in rural (riverine) and urban environments, and her diversity, cultural references and lack of self-consciousness are really refreshing.”
Read the full review here …

John Field on Poor Rude Lines  –
“… a masterclass in memory… Houghton interrogates feeling with dispassion and bravery.”
Read the full review here…

Jan Fortune in Envoi  –
“Houghton shifts easily from tender to poignant, from honed to abundant, always retaining a sense of linguistic play and imagination. A fine new voice to watch.”

Clare Best in The Frogmore Papers – 
“… a beautifully balanced short pamphlet collection… each (poem) absolutely earns its place”

Martin Noutch at London Grip – 
“… there is cleverness here, playfulness and personality”
Read the full review.

Review copies available –  please drop me a line at robin@robinhoughtonpoetry.co.uk or on Twitter I’m @robinhoughton  –  thanks!