HAPPY LAUNCH DAY: Pocket Broadsheet 001: “Lessons in Language Learning” – Katrina Moinet I am so very pleased to be able to say HAPPY LAUNCH DAY! So don't be shy - Katrina Moinet's stunning wee Pocket Broadsheet, Lessons in Language Learning is now officially available direct From The Lady…

FREE DOWNLOAD: “A Christmas Wish” by Various Artists HAPPY CHRISTMAS! We are so pleased to give you a wee Christmas Present in the shape of a Free to Download, rather lovely eBook featuring some proper hope-filled Christmas poems from some mighty fine poets. So Happy Christmas and CLICK HERE to…

"A Christmas Wish" by Various Artists (eBook PDF Edition)

Counting Down to Christmas … Well, we are counting down to Christmas here in Hogland, and I am chuffed to say that Christmas Day will see the release of our new FREE eBook "A Christmas Wish" for your comfort and joy. Until then, we thought you may enjoy last year's Christmas Annual ... so please,…

PRE-ORDERS OPEN: ‘A Heart- Squeeze of Beginnings and Endings’ by Jenna Plewes I am so very pleased to say that Pre-orders are OPEN, which means that you can now get your hands on a Signed, First Run, First Edition copy of Jenna Plewes' fantastic collection, A Heart- Squeeze of Beginnings and…

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY: “Polar Corona” – Caroline Gill I am so pleased to say HAPPY LAUNCH DAY to the wonderful Caroline Gill on this her wee book's birthday. And you can get yourself a Signed First Edition, First Print Run copy direct from the lady herself... Order Signed Copies Direct From Caroline…

COVER REVEAL: ‘A Heart- Squeeze of Beginnings and Endings’ by Jenna Plewes I must admit one of the rare pleasures of the whole Hedgehog 'thing' for me, has been able to work with the rather wonderful Jenna Plewes on a few of her collections. She is somebody who I had long admired and it has been a…

PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN: ‘What Love Is’ by Kerry Darbishire Well, what can I say apart from that I am scarily chuffed to be able to announce that PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN BABY for the latest collection from one of the finest poets I have had the pleasure to read - Kerry Darbishire's What Love Is.…

PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN: “Urban Fledgling” by Annie Cowell

COVER REVEAL: ‘What Love Is’ by Kerry Darbishire Well, another brilliant collection on the horizon is from one of my favourite ever poets, the  awesome Kerry Darbishire, who has created what I think is very much her finest work to date. Which frankly is going some. Today, I can only share the…

COVER REVEAL: "Urban Fledgling" by Annie Cowell

AND THE WINNER IS ... “A Proper Poetry Pamphlet Competition #08"

PRE-ORDERS OPEN: “Polar Corona” – Caroline Gill I am so verily chuffed to say that Pre-orders are NOW OPEN, which means that Caroline Gill's gorgeous wee collection, Polar Corona can be Signed and yours in time for Christmas if you get in touch with Caroline today 🙂 Here is all that you need to…

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Feeling Real, Baby. Well, we're getting into the end of year bobbins and I have to say that the Death of the Hedgehog ™ is starting to feel a lot more real than it did a couple of months ago. (Gulp!) There is literally just the Final Crimson Spine Competition left that will need to be judged, the…

Just starting to ship! Publisher and Editor of Hedgehog Poetry Press, @hedgehogpress.co.uk Mark Davidson, says it is a “gorgeous book, filled with some of the finest poetry I’ve read in years.” Which is so lovely! Order signed copies here: witchbottlepoetry.wordpress.com/2025/11/15/t...

Pocket Broadsheet-a-go-go – Pamfies arriving from the printer day Blimey - it is always weird when you come up with an idea, and then it turns into a reality and arrives in a brown cardy box, but I have to say that our first - and maybe only, given the on-going hogicide - is a wee stunner. A…

Can I just say… Can I just say, and excuse the frothyness of the comment, but I love Margaret Royall's poetry. We've just (finally, finally) finished pulling together her new collection and sent it off to print, and it reminds me how much I love reading her work. I think this is the third…

AND THE WINNER IS: “Pocket Hedgehog Micro Collection Competition #4″ Well, I have to say that I love the design of our wee Pocket Hedgehogs, and judging our final competition has been bittersweettricky. Luckily, I got therein the end and I am proud to share that the Shortlisted Poets, are: Will…

PRE-ORDERS OPEN: Pocket Broadsheet 001: “Lessons in Language Learning” – Katrina Moinet I am so very pleased to be able to say that Katrina Moinet's stunning wee Pocket Broadsheet, Lessons in Language Learning is now officially available direct From The Lady Herself. To get your own, Limited…

PRE-ORDERS OPEN: “Polar Corona” – Caroline Gill I am so verily chuffed to say that Pre-orders are NOW OPEN, which means that Caroline Gill's gorgeous wee collection, Polar Corona can be Signed and yours in time for Christmas if you get in touch with Caroline today 🙂 Here is all that you need to…

AND THE WINNER IS… “Over 30s Pamphlet Competition #2” “Over 30s Pamphlet Competition #2” - RESULTS Well, it is a little later than planned or even hoped, but I am so pleased to be able to announce the winner of our second Over 30s Collection Competition. So with no further delay, I am pleased to…

“A Wee Christmas Card Poem and Posh Hamper” – Results Well, I'm pleased to say that the winner of our Write a Poem and we'll put it in a Christmas card and send you a posh hamper in time for Christmas Challenge, has been chosen and the cards are off to print as I type this. So a very many lots of…

COVER REVEAL: Pocket Broadsheet 001 : Katrina Moinet’s “Lessons in Language Learning” Well, like a lot of good things in life, this has taken a while longer than I expected, but is most definitely worth the wait. Hopefully we will have a fair few of our pretty little Pocket Hedgehog A6 pamfies out…

LAUNCH DAY: “Poems for TAYLOR SWIFT & Other Unicorns” – Various Artists I am so verily chuffed to say Happy Book Birth Day to all of the fine poets who have their work featured in our tales of teenage obsession, Poems for TAYLOR SWIFT & Other Unicorns ... which hits the shelves and doormats this…

Cult Challenge: December 2025: “Sunshine on a Rainy Day” It is quite weird to think that this will be the final Cult Challenge as both dreaming them up, and then reading the responses has become a major part of my life over the last few years. It will truly be sorely missed 🙂 But there we are.…

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY: “The How In The World” – Louise Longson I am so verily chuffed to say that this wonderfilled collection from the quite brilliant Louise Longson is officially Launched! To treat yourself to a Signed, First Run, First Edition - contact Louise direct.. Find out more HERE

HAPPY LAUNCH DAY! – “Travelling Light” – Alwyn Marriage I am more than rather chuffed to be able to finally say ... HAPPY LAUNCH DAY!!! to the rather wonderful Alwyn Marriage on the Book Birth Day of her brilliant collection Travelling Light. You can ONLY order yourself a SIGNED FIRST RUN FIRST…

PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN: “The How In The World” – Louise Longson Well, what can I say about this gorgeous book, filled with some of the finest poetry I've read in years? Not a lot that I haven't already gushed about, so suffice to say - PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN! To treat yourself to a Signed, First Run,…

PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN: “Poems for TAYLOR SWIFT & Other Unicorns” – Various Artists Well, I think this one could have been called 'What the World is waiting for' - probably - but I am pleased to say that Pre-orders are now open. There are (genuinely) a very limited number of the First Run First…

PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN!! – “Travelling Light” – Alwyn Marriage Well, I keep saying that my little legs are going like the clappers under the water, but I am so pleased to say that there is finally some tangible proof as for the first time in a while,  PRE-ORDERS ARE OPEN BABY - and you can now order…

COVER REVEAL: “The How In The World” by Louise Longson Well, I have to say that it is all go in Hogland, UK at the moment, and we are going to be enjoying a poetry flood over the next few months. I am rather chuffed that surfing the wavey crest will be a quite stunning collection from Louise…

“The Crimson Spine Pocket Book #8” – A Poetry Pamphlet Competition Deadline: 31st December 2025 “The Crimson Spine Pocket Book” - A Poetry Pamphlet Competition Win the chance to see a  collection of your poems, published beautifully in one of our Crimson Spine Book Pamphlets Deadline: 31st…

Cult Challenge: November 2025: “Four Families: The Red Lion Pub” Over the course of the year, there will be Four Challenges that focus on people and families and the places that they live. There will be more details of how this fits together as we go, but the final challenge of the four looks at…

‘Bold and uncompromising’ @victoriaspires.bsky.social reviews Katrina Moinet’s poetry pamphlet published by Hedgehog poetry. @hedgehogpress.co.uk www.blackboughpoetry.com/book-reviews...

AND THE WINNER IS… – “The Crimson Spine Pocket Book 07″ Well, I have to say that the Crimson Spines are truly the most gorgeous of things, and I am so pleased that the seventh competition has produced such stunning work. I am rather chuffed then to announce that the shortlisted poets are:…

A crown of sonnets from @carolinegillpoetry.bsky.social to be published by @hedgehogpress.co.uk

BLACK BOUGH BOOK OF THE MONTH is back 🔥🔥🔥... with guest review Victoria Spires selecting Welsh writer Katrina Moinet's 'Portrait of a Young Girl Falling' as the #botm! @victoriaspires.bsky.social www.blackboughpoetry.com/book-reviews-may-25-dec-25 #poetry #writing @hedgehogpress.co.uk

COVER REVEAL: “Polar Corona” by Caroline Gill Well, I have to say that I am so please to be finally be able to say that Caroline Gill's immaculately beautiful wee collection, Polar Corona is finally (finally finally & finally) going to be real and available in time for Christmas. This is a…

COVER REVEAL: “Travelling Light” by Alwyn Marriage Well, I keep saying that there is about to be a whole-lot-of-poetry-bobbins-going-on, which to be fair isn't as catchy a song as it should be, but despite the image of inertia, I am pleased to say that indeed, there is a lot about to happen and my…

COVER REVEAL: "Poems for Taylor Swift and other Unicorns" by Various Artists

COVER REVEAL: “Poems for Taylor Swift and other Unicorns” by Various Artists Well, I know that this one is top of the eagerly awaited list and I am rather proud to say that it is imminent. Out in December, this is a selection of poems that concentrate on teenage (and older) fascination with the…

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LAST CALL!! For The Last Ever Cult of the Spiny Hog #comeandjoinus#comeandjoinus Well, it is weird to be typing this, but we are down to the last handfilled of places in the (gulp) FINAL EVER CULT So it is now or never... #comeandjoinus and generally find out more HERE

“A Proper Poetry Pamphlet Competition #8” – A Poetry Pamphlet Competition Deadline: 30th November 2025 “A Proper Poetry Pamphlet Competition” - A Poetry Pamphlet Competition  Win the chance to see a  collection of your poems, published beautifully in one of our rather lovely pamphlets Deadline:…

Cult Challenge: October 2025: “A Wee Christmas Card Poem and Posh Hamper” I know that we did Christmas last month, but I thought we'd gild that there lily one last time, as I wanted to produce our Christmas card this year and maybe even remember to send them for once. This challenge then is a bit…

Getting on with it… Well, I have to say that it has been quite humbling, in the main, the nice things that people have been saying about Hedgehog - and I have already said to a few people, that I'm feeling as though I shot Bambi at the moment, but there we are. So just a thank you for the best…

AND THE WINNER IS … “A Proper Poetry Pamphlet Competition #07″ Well, what can I say - this week is already somewhat weird and I have a feeling that the next six months is only going to be more so. But today I am pleased to say that a truly special collection is the penultimate 'Proper Poetry…

The Orderly Demise of the Hedgehog In September 2017 Hedgehog began on a spreadsheet, developing into a plan based upon the idea that if I could find 100 like minded poetry lovers to join, what became, the Cult of the Spiny Hog, it would allow us to publish a lot of poetry collections and…

Cult Challenge: September 2025: “A Pocket Full of Christmas” Last year we had our first Christmas Annual, and it went down so well that I thought it would be daft, even by my standards, not to make it an err, annual Annual. So this month's Challenge is to write a wee Christmas poem that has a…