a zed & two o’s – An anthology of poems on the animals of Shaldon Zoo

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Shaldon Wildlife Trust is a zoo like no other. Nestled on a hill, a stone’s throw from the sea, in a beautiful corner of South Devon. It is a residence to binturongs, loris’, armadillos and poets. In 2024 and 2025, SJ Fowler, as part of his residency in the zoo, organised a series of walking tour events, inviting poets from across the UK, to read to an audience of various animals. This pocket-sized anthology brings together the best of those new poems, each written for and read to an animal of Shaldon. The anthology also includes an introduction by Zoo director Zak Showell.

Featuring SJ Fowler, Colin Herd, Danica Ignacio, Will Rene, Matt Sokulsky, David Spittle, Vilde Bjerke Torset, Cameron Wade, Eleanor Wilders and Ellen Wiles.

Introduction by Zak Showell, director of Shaldon Wildlife Trust

a zed & two o’s
An anthology of poems on the animals of Shaldon Zoo
SJ Fowler, Colin Herd, Danica Ignacio, Will Rene, Matt Sokulsky, David Spittle, Vilde Bjerke Torset, Cameron Wade, Eleanor Wilders and Ellen Wiles.
Published 2025
ISBN 978-1-915505-54-5
A6 Size
28 printed pages
Colour
SLB0267
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I Smell Metal – Cameron Wade

I Smell Metal
Cameron Wade
Published March 2023
ISBN 978-1-915505-15-6
A6 Size,
16 printed pages,
Colour
Print run of 200
Writers Centre Kingston Chapbook #18
SLB0228
Price – £2.60
BUY I Smell Metal (£2.60 + £1.20 P&P)

Designed to evidence the remarkable contemporary and innovative poetry being written by current and recent Kingston University Creative Writing students, this series of beautifully designed pamphlets each features a suite of poems, most often on one theme or in one style, by a solo author. The series mark the first publications of many poets who are very likely to be significant presences on the UK scene and beyond in the coming years.
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