Launch of Matthew Paul's The Last Corinthians and Fig Tree update

Books now available for purchase or pre-order plus more on events

Hello Fig Tree Subscribers and Readers

As promised (threatened?) last time I will be bombarding you a little bit more than usual over the next couple of months with news and updates - I promise I’ll slow down a bit over the summer!

The second part of the Coal Mining special will be available on Monday June 2nd, with an anthology planned for the autumn. If you enjoyed the first one, you’ll love this one too.

The next regular issue, issue nine, will be published in July, with further issues planned for September and November. If you want to be in the 2025 Anthology, get your submissions in - details on The Fig Tree submissions page. Submissions are open year-round.

You can get more information on Fig Tree and Crooked Spire events on our website crookedspirepress.com, with options to buy our books.

The Last Corinthians by Matthew Paul

The Last Corinthians, Matthew Paul’s fine latest collection, is now being printed and is available for pre-order over at the Crooked Spire Press website, either directly (paying by Paypal) or by registering for the free online launch on Tuesday, 10th June (7pm) where there is an option to by a ticket that includes a pre-order of the book, posted to you as soon as it is available. You can use credit or debit card via this method. If you prefer to pay by bank transfer, email us at crookedspirepress@mail.com

In-person events are also planned - full details over at the Crooked Spire Press website, but here’s a full list in picture format. In addition to Matthew, there are some terrific guest poets reading too, so even if you are attending an in-person event, you may also want to attend the online reading to listen to Cliff and Shash too.

Online Launch of the Anthology

The online launch of the Anthology last Sunday had readings from poets whose work was included in the anthology reading from it, and reading other poems. Thanks to the people who showed up just to listen, and to our readers Lisa Falshaw, Mike O’Brien, Emma Lee, Ian Badcoe, Penny Blackburn, Angela Arnold, Alison Stark, Matthew Paul, David Hutchinson, Deborah Harvey, Sarah James and a guest slot for Paul Dyson. I read poems by Simon Beech, Mark Mansfield and Beth Brooke.