A collection of poems based around the working days in the life of a Forklift Truck driver, in this case, Stuart Bowditch. The book is out NOW!
1st Edition is strictly limited to 200 hand-numbered copies.
They will be £3 from us in person, or if you have a paypal account then you can buy them direct from us for £3.50 (inc P&P).
"They say that a forklift truck driver has an up-and-down sort of life. What they don't tell you is that, if he's Stuart Bowditch, he might be composing poetry while he's at it. What we have here are the snappy, lyrical observations of a Southend working-man, all delivered with a viewpoint as level as one of his pallets. Trust me, it's one book that WON'T be ending up at Pitsea landfill site."
Russell Thompson, Apples & Snakes
The Magic BUNZL Van
Opus 704
19/05/05
The magic Bunzl van
don't come no more
with it's delectables
and it's delicious driver
she fixed the vending machine when it went wrong
and replenished
oh boy, did she replenish
the Lion bars
Boosts
and that look of knowing
when she spied the missing snack
from the front of those twirly dispensers
because someone had rocked the machine
and got free goodies,
it meant nothing to her
she still got paid
but she knew it was a factory where such people worked
and I hope she didn't think that when she looked at me,
I know I didn't think that when I looked at her
I thought of replenishment
Lion Bars
Boosts
and I would have rocked her
got some goodies
given her a finger of my Kit-Kat
or a bite of my Twix
but she don't come round no more
and we've got a new machine
and a new replenishment lady
who doesn't do it for me at all.
Stuart made an appearance on the Tracie Young show on Southend Radio 105.1FM on 29th May 2008. He was accompanying Sam Lierens to help promote the Southend Book Fair , at which he will have a stall to promote the book. He read a the poem 'Guestimate' from the new book. Many thanks to Sam and Tracie.
Stuart also made an appearance on the Jo Overfield show on Safe Radio on 30th May 2008, to promote his book and the Book Fair. He had a lovely chat and read the poems 'The Magic BUNZL van' and 'National Poetry Day from the new book. Many thanks to Jo.
Thanks to all who performed and attended the launch party. We all had a thoroughly good time and look forward to the next one.
Confessions of a Forklift Truck Driver had a feature in the latest Level 4 Magazine. Thanks to Syd and Debbie.
Confessions of a Forklift Truck Driver has recently been reviewed in Noisy Fanzine , which is available to buy NOW. Thanks very much to Sophia.
Author Stuart Bowditch will be signing copies of his book ‘Confessions of a Forklift Truck Driver’ tomorrow (Sunday 9th Nov) at One Way Books. The shop is Southend’s newest independent book store and its situated on Clarence Road, opposite Hush Bar, and only 1 minutes walk from Southend Central Station.
This maybe your last chance to get a copy of the hand numbered limited first edition (only 200). Hope to see you there from 4pm.