Candlestick Press is a small, independent press publishing beautiful Instead of a card poetry pamphlets. Based in Nottingham in the UK, weve been making our mini-anthologies since 2008 and have now sold over 915,000 titles which means that weve shared over nine million poems with our readers all over the world.

This second edition of our much-loved mini-anthology of bicycle poems is a real treat. Invigorated by some delightful new poems, the selection takes us along the highways and byways of cycling lore, from a freewheeling nun relishing the exhilaration of being on a bike on a hot summers day to the young man cycling in his brand new soldiers uniform at the start of World War One.

In a captivating poem about young love, a girl is waiting to meet a boy whose bicycle seems to encapsulate his glamour:

He rides
A bicycle that glitters like
The wind.

from Girl, Boy, Flower, Bicycle by MK Joseph

Poignant, humorous and unexpected by turn, these poems will delight anyone who loves cycling as well as those who just like to remember those carefree days when falling off didnt seem to matter.

Our pamphlets are supplied with an envelope for posting, a bookmark for a special message and an Instead of a card sticker to seal the back of the envelope for a lovely finishing touch.

Paperback | 20 printed pages