Out Now: Ugly Hedgehog by Benjamin Brake Ugly Hedgehog is a folk-surreal journey through twenty-five prickly poems, exploring the tangled undergrowth of mental health. Brake weaves darkly comic observations with tender moments, taking readers on a path through depression, neglect, and dysmorphia—where a forest might morph into a supermarket and life feels like a darker […]
Shoals of Starlings Press is thrilled to announce the release of Matt Thomas’s second poetry collection, Ghosts In Your Joints. Building on the voice established in his debut, this collection is a beautiful meditation on the art of noticing—where each observation becomes a revelation. Matt’s poems explore love, ageing, and the fragility of the body, […]
Welcome to Shoals of Starlings Press new website. All the books we currently publish are listed here with a sample poem from each collection. Eventually, all books will have a review available. Each book has a link that takes you to the printer and distributor page of the book where copies can be purchased. The […]