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'The world begins at a kitchen table'
from Perhaps the World Ends Here by Joy Harjo 
At Home just seems to sum it up for us. Not only the sense of coming home from a day’s work and being at ease and comfortable, but also the idea of being welcoming to everyone, sitting in front of the fire or round the kitchen table, the heart of the house. So we have chosen poems to reflect these feelings of familiarity, security and friendship – and invite you to make yourself at home in these pages.
Home is important to all of us, and we both came to realise just how much it means to us during lockdown. We also realise how lucky we both are to have homes that are safe and happy places, which is why we have decided to make a donation to Homeless Oxfordshire for every copy of the book that is sold. At Home: A collection of poems
Selected by Janie Hextall and Barbara McNaught Published: 31 October 2023 ISBN: 9780956826541 'I sometimes think my heaven may be a green place,
with an orchard tree' Elizabeth Waterhouse 
Trees are all around us, taken for granted, marking the seasons, and forming the backdrop to our daily lives. Who hasn't got a favourite tree? Who hasn't planted a tree? Climbed a tree? Sat in the shade of a tree? Who hasn't walked happily through a wood?
‘The wonder is that we can see these trees and not wonder more’ Ralph Waldo Emerson Here are poems about trees, woods and orchards that reflect that wonder. A wonder that we feel and want to share. If you love trees, this is for you. Treelines: A collection of poems
Selected by Janie Hextall and Barbara McNaught Published: 2018 ISBN: 9780956826534 'A jewel of a poetry collection’ (Oxford Times)
‘its seductive sparkle’ (Tatler) 
While having fun with Washing Lines: A collection of poems, Barbara and Janie discovered they have many other things in common, including an interest in all things precious, semi-precious and sparkly. This is a book of poems inspired by the seductive sparkle of jewels and jewellery, and the emotions they arouse and represent.
Every culture since time immemorial has understood the importance of jewellery, whether plain or precious, so this book of ‘pearls’ is not only for poetry lovers but also for anyone who has ever treasured a piece of jewellery. Strings of Pearls: A collection of poems
Selected by Janie Hextall and Barbara McNaught Published: September 2013 ISBN: 9780956826510 |
'It is perhaps a more fortunate destiny to have a taste for collecting shells than to be born a millionaire'
Robert Louis Stevenson 
The timeless pleasure of beach-walking and beach-combing is reflected in these poems about shells and pebbles, tides and rock pools, flotsam and jetsam. Time spent on a beach, whatever the weather, lifts the spirits. This collection is for everyone who loves to be beside the sea and finds it impossible to come back from the beach with empty pockets.
We both love bowls of pebbles and baskets of shells and have spent many happy hours pottering on beaches, so we hope our book will appeal not only to poetry lovers but to everyone who loves walking along beaches and finding treasure there. Shorelines: A collection of poems
Selected by Janie Hextall and Barbara McNaught Published: October 2015 ISBN: 9780956826527 ‘Possibly one of my favourite books of the whole year’
Claire Armitstead (The Guardian) on the Radio 2 Arts Programme
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Lautus Press, Ryton House, Lechlade, Glos GL7 3AR. Telephone: 01367 252286. Email: barbara@ryton-house.co.uk
Lautus Press, Ryton House, Lechlade, Glos GL7 3AR. Telephone: 01367 252286. Email: barbara@ryton-house.co.uk
