Brian Comber is to launch his second poetry collection with Black Pear Press Sunday 2 April 2023, alongside fellow poet Ade Couper. Poet and reviewer, Nigel Kent, says, ‘Though the poems in Brian Comber’s ‘A Caparisoned Elephant’ often begin in familiar places or with familiar events, both historical and contemporary, his imagination invariably prompts usContinue reading “Brian Comber – A Caparisoned Elephant”
Monthly Archives: March 2023
Brian Comber and Ade Couper – a shared poetry book launch
A date for your diaries! Poets Brian Comber and former Worcestershire Poet Laureate Ade Couper are launching their poetry collections at The Quaker Meeting House, 1 Sansome Walk, Worcester WR1 1UG on 2 April 2023. Doors will open at 3.30pm and the event will start at 4pm. This is a debut collection for former WorcestershireContinue reading “Brian Comber and Ade Couper – a shared poetry book launch”
Made of Stories – Ade Couper
Former Worcestershire Poet Laureate Ade Couper launches his poet laureate collection ‘Made of Stories’ in April 2023. Jemima Hughes, poet and author, says, ‘Ade’s content warning is very generous as he prepares us to experience something which many are confronted with without warning. The unapologetic attitude of this collection appropriately reflects the unapologetic nature ofContinue reading “Made of Stories – Ade Couper”
Jamie D. Stacey – ‘All the waves, calling’
Men don’t talk, especially about grief. But they should before it’s too late
Black Pear Press 