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50 Ways to Score a Goal and other football poems by Brian Bilston
Category: Gift
A hilarious and brilliant poetry collection from bestselling poet and Twitter laureate, Brian Bilston.50 Ways to Score a Goal and Other Football Poems shows Brian Bilston's genuine love for the beautiful game, whether it is a kick about in the back garden, a Sunday match in the park, or watching your te ...Show more
Alexa, what is there to know about love? by Brian Bilston
Category: Gift
'Someone who knows their way round both a joke and a bittersweet narrative.' The Times 'Part John Cooper Clarke, part Frank Sidebottom . . . all brilliant.' Esquire 'Bilston is a magician with words' Guardian Alexa, what is there to know about love? is a wonderful collection of poems about l ...Show more
Alexa, what is there to know about love? by Brian Bilston
Category: Gift
A hilarious and moving poetry collection from bestselling poet, Costa Prize shortlisted novelist and Twitter laureate, Brian Bilston. Alexa, what is there to know about Love? is about love in all its forms, covering everything from romantic love to familial love, to long-distance love, and even love on ...Show more
And So This Is Christmas - 51 Seasonally Adjusted Poems by Brian Bilston
Category: Classics
It's that time of year again . . . With his signature wit, Brian Bilston returns with And So This is Christmas, fifty-one poems in celebration of the festive season: from bizarre family traditions to the office Christmas party; from voting day for turkeys to the impossible art of gift-giving. So hang ...Show more
Days Like These: An Alternative Guide to the Year in 366 Poems by Brian Bilston
Category: Gift
In this playful, innovative collection, Brian Bilston writes a poem to accompany every day of the year. Each poem is inspired by a significant - often curious - event associated with that day: from Open an Umbrella Indoors Day to the day on which New York banned public flirting; from the launch of the R ...Show more
Days Like These: An alternative guide to the year in 366 poems by Brian Bilston
Category: Poetry & Plays
In this playful, innovative collection, Brian Bilston writes a poem to accompany every day of the year. Each poem is inspired by a significant - often curious - event associated with that day: from Open an Umbrella Indoors Day to the day on which New York banned public flirting; from the launch of the R ...Show more
Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston
Category: Fiction
'Nobody must find out about this unique gem, because I'm giving it to EVERYONE, and I want to appear clever and discerning.' Dawn French It's January 1st and Brian Bilston's life needs to change. His ex-wife has taken up with a new man, a motivational speaker and marketing guru to boot; he seems to cons ...Show more
Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston
Category: Fiction
Brian Bilston has decided to write a poem every day for a year while he tries to repair his ever-desperate life. His ex-wife has taken up with a new man, a marketing guru and motivational speaker who seems to be disturbingly influencing his son, Dylan. Meanwhile Dylan's football team keeps being beaten ...Show more
Diary of a Somebody by Brian Bilston
Category: Fiction
It's January 1st and Brian Bilston is convinced that this year his New Year's resolution will change his life. Every day for a year, he will write a poem. It's quite simple.Brian's life certainly needs improving. His ex-wife has taken up with a new man, a motivational speaker and indefatigable charity f ...Show more
Refugees by Brian BILSTON
Category: Education
Refugees is a book of two voices. The first one sees the people fleeing from war and persecution and asks, Why here? Why my country? It is a feeling many people share. It is one of fear and suspicion. But when you read the text the opposite way, a new voice emerges. It says, 'Why not make them welcome? ...Show more
You Took the Last Bus Home: The Poems of Brian Bilston by Brian Bilston
Category: Gift
You Took the Last Bus Home is the first and long-awaited collection of ingeniously hilarious and surprisingly touching poems from Brian Bilston, the mysterious 'Poet Laureate of Twitter'. With endless wit, imaginative wordplay and underlying heartache, he offers profound insights into modern life, expl ...Show more
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