Poetry in print

Subscriber Carol Midwood, Stourbridge, West Midlands, has found a publisher for her first poetry collection, a decade after she completed it.

Carol's sequence of poems about a couple, Edna and Arthur, who live in the Black Country, has been picked for publication by Dudley independent Kates Hill Press. 'The editor, Greg Stokes, heard me reading the poems on Laurence Hipkiss's weekly Black Country podcasting show [a broadcast similar to a radio show but which is downloaded from the Internet to a computer or MP3 player] and he contacted me the same week,' she says. 'My illustrated anthology, entitled Edna & Arthur, is now ready to ¨ I hope ¨ take the local shops by storm!'

For more information about The Black Country podcast shows, which feature poets, songwriters and musicians, visit the website: www.roostersstudio.com