Eric Bloodaxe? and Other Verse

This is an unusual debut anthology. The verse is by turns light, refreshing, quirky and colourful. There's a pinch of nostalgia, offset with a dollop of word play and humour. Subjects range from Eric, the gardener with possible Viking ancestry to the origins of the wheel; from spending an evening with Kylie Minogue to what might have happened if Sir Isaac Newton had been Australian or if Herman Melville hadn't misheard "quail" for "whale".

Phil Poyser is a lifelong lover of verse, writing his poetry alongside his day job as a medicinal chemist. Since retiring in 2007, he has performed at open mike and slam venues in and around the North-West of England and been guest poet at "Write Out Loud", Sale and "Poets and Pints", Alsager. He's a prolific poet and an active member of Macclesfield Library Creative Writing Group and contributor to their anthologies.