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.