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Clayhanger Press
A small independent press for North Staffordshire 
specialising in poetry about the area and the work of local poets 

These are our publications - click any image for more details and to purchase copies

Poems for Medical Students

£7.50

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This anthology of poetry is for students embarking on a life in medicine.



Aldgedeslegh

£4.50

‘Algedeslegh’ is the Saxon name for Audley, a small village in the North 

West of Staffordshire.

The poems address the ever-present spectre of Death who, residing at 

the parish bounds, readily accepts any invitation to visit, whether by 

the call of Lust, the pursuit of Power, the drive for Profit or the 

opportunity to renew acquaintance with his oldest friend.

The vocabulary and linguistic register shifts with each story, from the clotted proper names and nouns of the village’s Saxon origins to the local dialect used i n the last tale. The whole is both intricately woven and positively gem-like - think, for analogy, of King Alfred’s Jewel crossed with the Bayeux Tapestry! 

The concept and construction are enhanced by a very strong graphic

and typographic element — the author’s striking linocut illustrations along with a header and footer line in red, the footer of each page repeated in the header of the next,

 a variant and supplement to the metric pattern.


Bloor, in this slim volume, manages both to condense and write large 

scenes from 1,000 years of this ‘quiet’ village’s history — a poetic feat and 

absolute joy to read.


Catherine Burgass Lecturer in English Staffordshire University

'Potbank' limited edition signed print

£5.00

Limited edition of 10 linocut and handprinted letterpress signed prints

on 15cmx20cm card mount

'Muse' limited edition signed print

£5.00

A limited edition of 10 signed lino cut and hand printed letterpress

on 15cm x 20cm mount

Brambles

£5.00

A limited edition of 10 signed lino cut and hand printed letterpress

on 15cm x 20cm mount

Quandaries by Oliver Leech

£9.99

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This brilliantly crafted set of poems is  reproduced in Oliver's original hand written calligraphy and illustrated with his delicate gouache artwork

Student Bodies 1968

£5.00

Diana Cant's debut pamphlet, a sequence describing a troubled student relationship amidst the decay and decline of the Potteries landscape.

Mrs Pitts

£5.00

A limited edition of 20 signed lino cut and hand printed letterpress

on 15cm x 20cm mount

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