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A wind has blown the rain away and blown the sky away and all the leaves away, and the trees stand. (e e cummings) As I write this, gales are…

Lamping For Pickled Fish Today 4Word are very proud to announce the launch of our 8th pamphlet Lamping For Pickled Fish by the inimitable poet, Beth McDonough. We were hooked…

Can you tell us a little about your life in Iraq? I was born immediately after my parents got displaced from their village due to Iraq-Iran war and settled in…

Remote. 4Word is excited to announce that our next pamphlet is due to be launched on June 1st. Titled Remote, it has been written by a young Kurdish woman, Sarwa…

falling's not the problem When I'm falling I'm in peace It's only when I hit the ground It causes all the grief”  (Florence Welch, Florence and the Machine) I can…

Today marks the launch of our sixth pamphlet – Lotus Moon With Blossom by Sheila Hamilton.  4Word is both excited and proud to be able to publish this exceptional work…

It’s Burns’ Night, when the Scottish diaspora, in Burns clubs all over the globe, traditionally slaughter the haggis and devour it with neeps, tatties and a dod of whisky. Well…

"New Year's Day now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual." (Mark Twain) The above…

Well – no it isn’t, not quite, but I heard Noddy Holder’s ear-splitting observation yesterday for the first time this festive season. I have, by dint of doing most of…

4Word is very proud to announce the launch of our latest pamphlet (our fifth) – Incidentals by Mary Gilonne. Mary weaves elegant tapestries of language, where every word is stitched…