Books published by Fly on the Wall Press

Julian Bishop raises 'an army of stubborn weeds' in this dark but sometimes humorous Ecopoetry collection. From the bowels of Whitechapel in London, to the intricacies of jellyfish, Bishop brings to life the most important fight known to man: climate change, documenting the changes to our planet and the attitudes of humanity.

Set in contemporary India, DISOBEDIENT WOMEN tells the interwoven stories of two families and their battle of ideologies. It is a novel of the choices women make under pressure, where to be disobedient is the only life choice that offers change.

How can we love ourselves at the climacteric of our lives; of the planet? Jo Bratten's poetry bubbles with guilt at the failures of both spirit and body and a coming to terms with the natural passing of loved ones, and the unnatural passing of our planet's ecosystems. These poems offer the simplest kind of love: the joy within nature.

Cracked Asphalt seeks to untangle the strings of guilt Sree Sen found herself wrapped in after her move from Mumbai, India to Dublin, Ireland. Born out of worn-out soles, when Sen went fundraising door-to-door in Dublin, these poems are a personal exploration of fractured identities and the essence of 'home'.

Warriors won the Aryamati poetry prize in 2021. The pamphlet spans a thirty-year history, against the shadow of the Sri Lankan civil war, told from the voices of first and second generation British Tamils. We are privy to a poetic sensibility that seamlessly interweaves themes of migration and conflict with empathy and a deftness of touch.

How do you describe an Alien? Some of the writers within this magazine have met one: in the office, in the fridge, in space; in the sea. Some have become one. A fusion of short stories, flash fiction, reviews and poetry echoing into the unknown.

"Ricky Ray writes "living takes time, and I want you / to stay with me." It's just one tender, honest moment in this collection of deep, effervescent tenderness. Throughout The Sound of the Earth Singing to Herself, Ricky's poems ask the world to stay just a little longer." -Devin Kelly, author of Blood on Blood (Unknown Press)