“A greeting that not only gives great pleasure but illuminates our lives – like a message in a bottle”—Robert McCrum, writer and editor

“Ten Poems about Cats” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one.

Cats have provided writers and artists with inspiration for as long as they have been winding themselves purring around their owners’ legs and fixing them with their big, green eyes.

The poems in this much-loved pamphlet introduce us to some wonderful cats and their amusing and endearing ways. We encounter a cat asking to be let in at the kitchen door… then out again… and a kitten that seems to believe it’s a scarf, taking up residence around the poet’s neck:

Its purrbox is impressive,
as it curls around my chest;
little toe-beans flexing,
as it makes my neck its nest.

from “Willful Accessory” by Lauren K Nixon

It goes without saying that this pamphlet is best enjoyed with a cat on your lap.

Each pamphlet is gorgeous both inside and out, beautifully produced with a cardstock cover, Ex Libris bookplate, and a bookmark gift enclosure with space for an inscription to the recipient.

With a cover created by a leading contemporary artist and poems hand-picked to speak to every kind of reader, each “Instead of a Card” title offers a richly rewarding reading journey. Produced using biodegradable and sustainable materials.

 Poems by Charles Baudelaire, William Brighty Rands, William Cowper, Emily Dickinson, Jen Hadfield, Grace Nichols, Lauren K. Nixon, Algernon Charles Swinburne, Anna Wigley, and W. B. Yeats.

 Dimensions 5.5” x 8.25”; 13 pages