The “Potcake Chapbook” series is named for the dogs of the Bahamas and the Caribbean – strays that live off the burnt scrapings of cooking pots. The poems in the series are a mixed bunch – but the potcake of our logo wears a bow tie to show that he and all the poems are formal. These poems are memorable in part because they rhyme and scan, as all truly memorable poetry does. We subscribe to the use of form, no matter how formless the times in which we live.
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Visit the Potcake Poets page to find more about each poet.
To find out more information about each publication then click on the chapbook title below
City! Oh City
Poems on the light and dark of urban life.
Amit Majmudar, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Maryann Corbett, Michael R. Burch, Kate Bingham, Quincy R. Lehr, Pino Coluccio, Francis O’Hare, J.D. Smith, Jerome Betts, Terese Coe, Marcus Bales, Martin Elster
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
ISBN 978-1-915505-11-8
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 12
SLB224
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Lost Love
Poems of what never happened, and of the end of things that did
Wendy Cope, David Whippman, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Vera Ignatowitsch, Michael R. Burch, James B. Nicola, Richard Fleming, N.S. Thompson, Melissa Balmain, Helena Nelson, Marcus Bales, Martin Parker, Vadim Kagan, Mary Meriam, Cody Walker, Brooke Clark, Gail White
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
ISBN 978-1-912960-96-5
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 11
SLB209
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Travels and Travails
Poems of going abroad
Amit Majmudar, Marilyn L. Taylor, Mike Cooper, Anthony Lombardy, Jean L. Kreiling, Ed Shacklee, Max Gutmann, Julia Griffin, D.A. Prince, John Beaton, A.E. Stallings, Tom Vaughan
Published August 2021
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
ISBN 978-1-912960-84-2
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 10
SLB197
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Robots and Rockets
Poems of Science Fiction
Geoffrey A. Landis, Juleigh Howard-Hobson, Robert Laughlin, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Bruce McGuffin, Maryann Corbett, Nina Parmenter, F.J. Bergmann, Marcus Bales, A.E. Stallings, Julia Griffin and Martin Elster
Published April 2021
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
ISBN 978-1-912960-68-2
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 9
SLB181
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Houses and Homes Forever
Poems of where we live
Marcus Bales, A.E. Stallings, Jennifer Reeser, D A Prince, Kathy Lundy Derengowski, Kate Bernadette Benedict, Maryann Corbett, Ann Drysdale, Melissa Balmain, Nina Parmenter, Daniel Galef, Tom Vaughan
Published December 2020
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
ISBN 978-1-912960-63-7
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 8
SLB176
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Murder!
Poems of killings past and present
A.M. Juster, Noam D. Plum, Chris O’Carroll, Marilyn L. Taylor, Marcus Bales, Vera Ignatowitsch, Frank Hubeny, LindaAnn LoSchiavo, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Michael R. Burch
Published August 2020
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
ISBN 978-1-912960-59-0
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 7
SLB172
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Wordplayful
Poems to amuse and amaze
Bob McKenty, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Sam Gwynn, Dervla Ramaswamy, John Beaton, George Simmers, A.E. Stallings, Daniel Galef, Rob Stuart, Noam D. Plum, Marcus Bales, Chris O’Carroll, Edmund Conti
Published January 2020
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
ISBN 978-1-912960-32-3
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 6
SLB145
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Strip Down
Poems of modern life
Marcus Bales, D.A. Prince, Brian Allgar, Robin Helweg-Larsen, A.E. Stallings, Tom Vaughan, Vera Ignatowitsch, George Simmers, Susan de Sola, Claudia Gary, Antonia Clark, David Galef, Paula Mahon, Gail White
Published October 2019
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
ISBN 978-1-912960-23-1
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 5
SLB135
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Families and Other Fiascoes
Poems on relatives
Anthony Lombardy, Maryann Corbett, Vera Ignatowitsch, A.E. Stallings, Chris O’Carroll, Susan de Sola, Jane Blanchard, Michael R. Burch, Edmund Conti, Tom Vaughan, Kathryn Jacobs, Ann Drysdale, Gail White
Published July 2019
Series Editor Robin Helweg-Larsen
Illustrated by Alban Low
Art Director Eliza Helweg-Larsen
ISBN 978-1-912960-20-0
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 4
SLB131
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Careers and Other Catastrophes
Poems on the working life
Gerry Cambridge, Susan McLean, Ann Drysdale, Tom Vaughan, Mindy Watson, Marcus Bales, Martin Elster, Daniel Galef, Brian Gavin, Rob Stuart
Published February 2019
Illustrated by Alban Low
Art Director Eliza Helweg-Larsen
ISBN 978-1-912960-08-8
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 3
SLB120
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Rogues and Roses
Poems on love affairs
A.E. Stallings, Ann Drysdale, Brian Allgar, Chris O’Carroll, Daniel Galef, Edmund Conti, Gail White, George Simmers, Jerome Betts, John Beaton, Marcus Bales, Robin Helweg-Larsen
Published October 2018
Illustrated by Alban Low
Art Director Eliza Helweg-Larsen
ISBN 978-1-910578-88-9
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 2
SLB100
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
Tourists and Cannibals
Poems on travel
A.E. Stallings, Ann Drysdale, Daniel Galef, Edmund Conti, Gail White, Jerome Betts, John Beaton, Marcus Bales, Martin Parker, Robin Helweg-Larsen, Terese Coe
Published October 2018
Illustrated by Alban Low
Art Director Eliza Helweg-Larsen
ISBN 978-1-910578-87-2
A6 Size
16 printed pages
Colour
Potcake Chapbook 1
SLB099
Print run of 250
Price – £2.60
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