New poetry collection from Gordon Vells out now

The brand-new collection from West Country poet and translator Gordon Vells is The Stoat–Weasel Interface. If you're burning to discover how to differentiate between the species, this book has some suggestions, not all of them reliable. It also touches on otters, badgers and pine martens – as well as brambles, vuvuzelas and melting spoons. And it's really orange.

Published: 28 August 2025

Price: £10 .99 •  110 pages, paperback  •  ISBN: 978-1-326-27883-0

Stockists

DORSET
Folde Dorset, Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
The Slade Centre, Gillingham

SOMERSET
Stripy Duck Bookshop, Bruton
Bailey Hill Bookshop, Castle Cary
Hunting Raven Bookshop, Frome

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Within the UK, the book is available mail-order from Folde Dorset.
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New poetry by Gordon Vells

In May 2025, Macrame Literary Journal published Gordon’s poem “Stoating”. You can read it in their Spring 2025 issue on their website here.

In April 2025, MoonLit Getaway published two of Gordon’s poems, “The Eyes of a Pine Marten” and “Supermarket Sketch: Tune”. You can read them on their website here.

In April 2025, The Hooghly Review published Gordon’s poem “70 °C”. You can read it in Issue 4 on their website here.

In December 2024, And Other Poems published Gordon’s poem “The Man in the Moon Sends a Voice Note”. You can read it on their website here.

In September 2024, Ink Sweat & Tears published Gordon’s poem “Flat Holm”. You can read it on their website here.

In December 2023, Flight of the Dragonfly published two of Gordon’s poems in Issue 11 of their journal Flights: “Parabola” and “Time’s Meadow”. You can read them on their website here.

In March 2023, Flight of the Dragonfly published three of Gordon’s poems in Issue 8 of their journal Flights: “Grey and Yellow”, “Island Council” and “Hospital Phase”. You can read them on their website here.

Second poetry collection from Gordon Vells

Wasp Disentanglement for Beginners is the second collection from West Country writer and translator Gordon Vells. In it, he reflects on nature and landscape and our relationship with both. Along the way, he takes in various diversions, including cloud chambers, wasp cartography, missed ice creams, Jupiter’s moons, dementia memories and the personality of rain.

Published: 4 May 2022

Price: £9 .99 •  124 pages, paperback  •  ISBN: 978-1-4717-3847-0

Stockists

DORSET
Folde Dorset, Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
The Slade Centre, Gillingham

SOMERSET
Stripy Duck Bookshop, Bruton
Hunting Raven Bookshop, Frome

WILTSHIRE
Ex Libris, Bradford-on-Avon 

Mail-order

Within the UK, the book is available mail-order from Folde Dorset.
If you are outside the UK, please order from lulu.com, or from Amazon in your region.

New edition of debut poetry collection from Gordon Vells

Plundered by Lobsters, the debut poetry collection from Gordon Vells, is now available in a new, redesigned edition. The writer reveals a fascination with the natural world, the miracle of writing, the perception of colour, and (mystifyingly) anvils.

Published: 20 August 2024

Price: £9.99  •  106 pages, paperback  •  ISBN: 978-1-4452-4991-9

Stockists

DORSET
Folde Dorset, Gold Hill, Shaftesbury
The Slade Centre, Gillingham

SOMERSET
Stripy Duck Bookshop, Bruton
Hunting Raven Bookshop, Frome

Mail-order

Within the UK, the book is available mail-order from Folde Dorset.
If you are outside the UK, please order from lulu.com, or from Amazon in your region.

On Wings

On Wings was mostly written in lockdown in spring 2020. It draws inspiration from birds – a fitting symbol of freedom and hope in dark days. This 24-page pamphlet is available to purchase online from Lulu.com here.