Katie Griffiths

Mindset Mindrise pirouettes through questions about the reach, foibles and sanctity of the human mind at a time when its capacities are being outsourced into AI technologies of increasing sophistication. Katie Griffiths’ second collection invokes different flavours of thinking; tech bros are set alongside the domestic feminine, rational points of view rub against unrestricted imagination and poems flirt with the possibility that we are ceding the territory of the mind.

Katie Griffiths’ debut poetry collection, The Attitudes is a search for trust and faith – in the body, in the mind, in all those things we seek to hold on to but cannot. Here, we intimately encounter mortality and tread the balance between visceral wisdom and the intellect, between fragile, fallible bodies, and the mind’s hold over them, between the bright spaces and the haunted ones.In poems that are bold, effervescent, frequently playful, Griffiths approaches serious subjects - eating disorders, ageing, grieving - with a precise and inventive lyricism. The Attitudes compiles multitudes, with layer upon layer of counterpoints, juxtaposing and exploring the unresolvable, all the while seeking to move towards a place of deeper reflection and stillness away from the noise and distraction of the daily business of being alive. An astute and accomplished book which transforms

Rip Van Winkle was a well-known man to those of his village. One day, he and his dog Wolf took a walk in the woods near his home. What neither of them could imagine was that one decision would change their lives forever. Here in this richly illustrated book for young readers, Rip Van Winkle's story is told using easy-to-read language that engages the young mind and introduces them to this much-loved American legend.

In 2015, The Poetry School and Nine Arches Press launched a nationwide scheme to find exciting new voices in poetry with Kathryn Maris and Jane Commane as selecting editors. After reading through hundreds of anonymous entries, and narrowing down the choices from longlist to shortlist, a final four poets emerged as clear choices: Geraldine Clarkson, Lucy Ingrams, Maureen Cullen and Katie Griffiths.Primers: Volume One now collects together a taster of poems from each of the four new poets. The brilliant chemistry of their poems proves to be a heady mix and a memorable journey – from post-war correspondents to foster families, breath-taking natural landscapes to strange, unsettling dream-like narratives and so much more in between. There’s plenty here to delight and dazzle, and ample evidence of a bright future ahead for contemporary poetry, as these striking and bold new voices demonstrate.

Explore the characters, themes, motifs, and modern interpretations of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet all in modern English.

Throughout history, the human imagination has inspired the creation of fantastical creatures and sinister monsters. Perhaps one of the most well known is the vampire, a bloodsucking human cursed to forever prey on victims in the night. Vampires have lived in legends and stories of many cultures around the world. As the cultures evolved, so too did these tales. Today, some maintain the vampire is not just a man-made invention but rather a real creature. Mainstream media such as movies and television shows have carried vampire lore to many generations and will continue to do so for years to come. Readers discover the origins of vampire lore, how the vampire has evolved, and what it is like today.