'Point Zero': a new post on the Longbarrow Press site longbarrowpress.com/2026/03/31/p...

A walk from York to Goole, via the River Ouse, Bishopthorpe, the Solar System Greenway, Selby and Booth, 9am to 9.30pm Thursday 2 April 2026. Thirty miles, thirteen bridges, one river.

A walk from York to Goole, via the River Ouse, Bishopthorpe, the Solar System Greenway, Selby and Booth, 9am to 9.30pm Thursday 2 April 2026. Thirty miles, thirteen bridges, one river.

One of my favourite Longbarrow Press books (and that's saying something).

Last day for our current special offer

This is one of the best (and experimental) poetry books I have ever read. One of the privileges of my life to hear Mark Goodwin read at the Carlisle Poetry Symposium. Buy this book, if you somehow have not already.

Idly wondering if a tote bag emblazoned with the names of all the small presses that have folded in the last ten years (due to rising costs and declining sales) might shift a few units

Join us later this month for 'Rodeo Odes', a unique, interactive event exploring the links between poetry and equestrianism, with peripatetic readings ​f​rom Longbarrow poets mounted on hobby horses​. Pontefract Racecourse, 6.30am, Friday 31 April.

'Point Zero': a new post on the Longbarrow Press site longbarrowpress.com/2026/03/31/p...

1) This is an excellent book, and one that deserves more readers. 2) Longbarrow Press needs to raise some money. Therefore 3) 'Rock is Gloss' is available with £3 off. 4) A beautifully produced hardback for the price of an over-packaged Easter egg. 5) Order here: markgoodwinrockasgloss.wordpress.com

miles & miles of undulating so lidity darkening kilometres & kilometres The first two pages of 'Black Crag Grey' in Mark Goodwin's collection 'Rock as Gloss'. A beautifully produced hardback, available from Longbarrow Press with £3 off until Thursday: markgoodwinrockasgloss.wordpress.com

"These poems (and prose, and typographical experiments) are airy miles from the default mode of naturalism that normally tries to convey mountains, rocks, ice, the climbing experience." – Andrew Greig £3 off Mark Goodwin's 'Rock as Gloss' until Thursday markgoodwinrockasgloss.wordpress.com

Small Press Death Spiral

Our voices are close; completely echoless - muffled as if indoors. We're between four walls of mist. £3 off Mark Goodwin's hardback poetry/fiction collection 'Rock as Gloss' (until 2 April) markgoodwinrockasgloss.wordpress.com

'A powerful voice, which deserves to be heard; if you love climbing and love literature, listen up.' - Andy Clarke on 'Rock as Gloss' in 'Climber' magazine End-of-month offer: £3 off Mark Goodwin's 'Rock as Gloss' (until 2 April) markgoodwinrockasgloss.wordpress.com

Born in the Garden, died in the Flames, Cain’s spree-kill, carbon-offset Endtime. Ninety million years of life, two hundred years of death, coming down every year to a single fear: will this be the spring that none return? 'Eely' Steve Ely Out now longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

Come on down! 25 April. It's free and you don't need to book ahead. But if you do book in advance, you'll be entered into a prize draw for a chance to win a £50 spending spree at the book fair. poetrysociety.org.uk/event/free-v...

Take thy rod and cast it in Pharaoh’s river, in the presence of his bailiffs, policemen and solicitors; where the maggots released from the feeder shall be transformed into serpents, devouring his salmons, trouts and barbels... 'Eely' Steve Ely Out now longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

And like this, this reservoir walled with stone and thistle reflecting ourselves back to ourselves, or how shame sits at the centre of things, like the first cuckoo in spring. 'The Blue Hour' Angelina D'Roza Out now from Longbarrow Press longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

Who raised these chain-link fences along the canalised, sheer-walled beck? Who nailed up the KEEP OUT signs, tore out the streamside trees? Who sunk the Pump and raised the thousand-acre massif of ripped-out Permian spoil? 'Eely' Steve Ely Out now longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

A reminder that postal charges are increasing from 7 April, which makes this a particularly good week to order books from us

We'll be among the 60+ poetry publishers at Free Verse on Saturday 25 April (Knightsbridge, London): hope to see you there.

This is my weekend reading also - loving it so far

As usual, Longbarrow Press is the last publisher to leave the book fair. Thanks to everyone who attended States of Independence in Leicester today; our fellow stallholders; and a very special thanks to the organisers and staff for making it happen.

Look what I got from the lovely @longbarrowpress.bsky.social - thank you!

We're here all day at States of Independence in Leicester. Lots of great presses, including @shearsmanbooks @longbarrowpress @leafepress & more. Come say hi!

We’re here at States of Independence, Hugh Aston Building, Leicester, til 4pm today. All welcome, admission free.

@longbarrowpress.bsky.social I'm going in👍

We’re here at States of Independence, Hugh Aston Building, Leicester, til 4pm today. All welcome, admission free.

En route to States of Independence, Leicester

Today! Behold the haggard publishers

I was looking for the fault the tripping switch the place where the signal jumped the tracks To the End of the Land: a text & audio collaboration between Martin Heslop & Helen Tookey, grounded in the landscapes of Nova Scotia. Order the pamphlet & CD here: longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

Leicester Writers’ Club will be at States of Independence on 28 March 2026 Hugh Aston Building, De Montfort University Leicester. Come, say hello & buy some books.

"I have a plan and all I need is half of everything you own." 'Cazique' is Matthew Clegg's third full-length collection. You can read the title poem here: longbarrowpress.com/featured-poe...

You can find the Longbarrow Press stall at the States of Independence one-day festival and book fair in Leicester on Saturday 28 March (alongside Five Leaves, Shearsman, intergraphia, and more). The Atrium, Hugh Aston Building, The Newarke, Leicester LE2 7BY. 10am-4pm, all welcome, admission free.

Habitation: a collective reading by Angelina D’Roza, Steve Ely, Pete Green, Rob Hindle, Chris Jones, and Fay Musselwhite. The Harlequin, 108 Nursery St, Sheffield S3 8GG Tuesday 21 April (7pm doors, 7.30pm start) Admission free, all welcome. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/habitation...

Nipping to the brilliant @thebookvault.bsky.social in Barnsley today to pick up a book I ordered about writing in New Orleans. Support your local bookshop!

You can find us at the States of Independence one-day festival and book fair in Leicester on Sat 28 March. Other stallholders inc. @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social @shearsmanbooks.bsky.social & @leafepress.bsky.social, and there's a programme of talks & events. 10am-4pm, all welcome, admission free.

Looking forward to this. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/habitation...

it steers me north by east all the way to the end of the land 'To the End of the Land': a text & audio collaboration between Martin Heslop & Helen Tookey, grounded in the landscapes of Nova Scotia. Out now from Longbarrow Press. Order the pamphlet & CD here: longbarrowpress.com/current-publ...

"Sheaf is the river that flows through the side of Sheffield where I live; it’s brimming with wildlife, herons and kingfishers and dippers. It’s also gathered wheat, or gathered paper..." 'The Story of Sheaf' by @suzannahevans.bsky.social suzannahevans.substack.com/p/the-story-...

You can find Longbarrow Press at the following book fairs in the coming weeks: States of Independence, Leicester, Saturday 28 March Free Verse: Poetry Book Fair, London, Saturday 25 April Book Market, SIBFest, Sheffield, Sunday 26 April Free, all welcome. Further info: longbarrowpress.com/events/

As part of Sheffield Indie Book Fest, Sheaf Poetry is proud to present a spring reading by three poets: @helenmort.bsky.social, @suzannahevans.bsky.social, and Molly Naylor. Saturday 25 April (6pm-8pm) La Biblioteka, Leah's Yard, Sheffield S1 4HP Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/three-shef...

Habitation: a collective reading by Angelina D’Roza, Steve Ely, Pete Green, Rob Hindle, Chris Jones, and Fay Musselwhite. The Harlequin, 108 Nursery St, Sheffield S3 8GG Tuesday 21 April (7pm doors, 7.30pm start) Admission free, all welcome. Book here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/habitation...

HABITATION is a sequence of poems by Angelina D’Roza, Steve Ely, Pete Green, Rob Hindle, Chris Jones, and Fay Musselwhite Come hear us read at The Harlequin, Sheffield Tuesday 21st April at 7.30pm entry 7pm onwards Free to attend All welcome Booking at – www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/habitation...

Tomorrow!

I'm in a reasonably good mood. This won't last, of course, but while it does, I thought I'd give away a few books. If you'd like a Longbarrow hardback, message your postal address (UK addresses only), and I'll send a book to the first three people I hear from before 2pm.

As part of Sheffield Hallam University's Transmission series, artist and writer @emmabolland.bsky.social discusses practice and collaboration. Wednesday 25 March, 11.30am-12.45pm, Peak Lecture Theatre (Owen 527), Owen Building, Sheffield S1 2LX. Free, all welcome, no booking required.

Free to attend, and around 20 mins walk from the train 🚂. Nice shops around the cathedral, and R3rd as well. Make a day of it! (or make someone else's day and bring them along)

Join DMU's Leicester Centre for Creative Writing this Saturday for States of Independence 📚️✨️ This Book Festival in a Day is free and open to the public. A day of independent publications, thought and creativity. Book your ticket here👉️ leicestercentreforcreativewriting.our.dmu.ac.uk/states-of-in...