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Happy Publication Day to three fantastic poets this National Poetry Day!




Moon Base One
by Jemma L. King, Graveyards On Other Planets by Roberto Pastore and Breakfast With The Scavengers by Ben Rhys Palmer are all out today Parthian Books! 

We've some great events coming up with them this month including a double launch for Ben and Roberto (Bert) at Waterstones Cardiff on Thursday 16 October (7pm) and a launch for Jemma at The Poetry Pharmacy Lab in Bishop's Castle on Saturday 18 October (2pm). 

On Moon Base One:
'Raw heart, electric imagery and undeniable skill – Jemma L. King’s best yet.’ – Natalie Ann Holborow

On Graveyards On Other Planets:
‘Profound, darkly funny, and deeply human.’ – Joshua Jones

On Breakfast with the Scavengers:
'These poems are romantic, apocalyptic, welcoming, terrifying, funny and heartbreaking all at once.' – Caroline Bird

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