There's no doubt that local dialects are on the decline. Many young people today never hear of them. Through her poems, Gwen Ellis aims to revive an interest in them. Her poems are written in such a way that the spoken 'Wiltshire Dialect' can  
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First published by the Malago Society in 2002, this little collection of witty sometimes acerbic poems celebrate the city of Bristol as she is known and loved by generations of Bristolians, especially those south of the great divide of the river. They  
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A collection of poetry by Brian Earnshaw 
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Folk House Anthology edited by Rosemary Dun and Kate Gardiner. This exciting collection of poetry and short stories is a fitting way to celebrate 85 years of cutting edge creative writing from Bristol’s very own Folk House adult education classes.  
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Hana no kage - Shadow of a flower by Ralph Hoyte Ralph Hoyte is a Bristol-based professional public poet, writer and artist who works with words live, visually and sculpturally.  
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An Anthology of the Works of Joseph Johnson Fairney Joseph Johnson Fairney (1869-1953) received a classical education through the Cambridge University Education Extension Scheme and wrote essays and poems throughout his life. He was a grocer by trade and raised a family of five after the death of his wife in childbirth. He was a keen observer of the economic effects of the First World War and wrote whimsically about the rise of Hitler and the follies of mankind.  
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Poetical Pieces was William Barnes first published work. The background to Poetical Pieces is sensitively explored in the Introduction, written by Alan Chedzoy, a noted authority on William Barnes. 
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The Edges of Everywhere Compiled and edited by Karen Hayes. Dementia is a condition which progressively destroys the ability to remember or to communicate in an everyday sense.  
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An attractive new edition, with an introduction, to Christopher Anstey’s wickedly entertaining and successful verse guide to eighteenth century Bath society. With original b/w illustrations by John Sneyd from the early 19th centry edition. 
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When Bryony Carr was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1996, she was just 17 years old. She was told that unless she had an immediate operation she would have less than a week to live.
The operation, in which the tumour – the size of a clementine – was 
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