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A small folded rectangle in gold-coloured paper with the title label SINGING BIRD BOX on turquoise edged with umber watercolour, secured with a button and thread. On a white background with other papers and a paintbrush just seen. with assorted

The story of… Singing Bird Box

May Dearlove explains some of the back story to her intimate, intricate boxed and folded poem of many parts, which is one of Small Birds Press’s Summer 2026 launches.

Caroline Harris

Jun 183 min read

Small Birds Press poets: three people stand in front of a screen with a purple Small Press Takeover poster on it. A table with a display of items from the press is to the left of them. From left: Cat Chong holding their receipt poem Dear Rain; Caroline Harris holding an origami paper deer; May Dearlove with Singing Bird Box.

Readings: Small Press Takeover

On Sunday 9 November, I showed works by Small Birds Press at an exhibition of eco-poetry at Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington. The Living Library was a one-day pop-up that was part of the Being Human Festival.

Caroline Harris

Dec 1, 20252 min read

Canine Or/The Mesh of Metaphor: an open pamphlet printed on tracing paper with poem text overlain by loops, lines and islands printed from an ink drawing.

Autumn 2025 launches

Caroline Harris

Nov 17, 20252 min read

Posters on easels at the entrance to The Living Library exhibtion. On the left, ‘The Library as Ecology’ (Dr Katie McGettigan) with plant images and historic texts. On the right, the exhibition poster, in deep red and pink, with an open ‘book’ at the centre showing some of my origami paper poem deer.

The Living Library pop-up at Landmark Arts Centre

Caroline Harris

Nov 10, 20252 min read