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Celebrated poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan transports you to a world of childhoods by the sea in this warm, darkly funny and sublimely crafted book.

A puddle, lighthouses, the financial crisis (in three parts) or seeing a goal scored from a passing train, these typically sharp-eyed and brilliantly inventive McMillan poems often can't help being very funny, while also being, as usual, more serious than they seem, and more hurt.

In this new pamphlet Ian McMillan looks around at almost ten years of cruel austerity and tries to make a bit of sense of it from his position in the outskirts of Barnsley. He's dipped his grey hair in red ink and started to write and the things that appeared have surprised him with their bleakness, and what blurb writers call their wry humour.

"Alfred is a bull and bulls are reliable and dependable. One day, his best friend Tom wants to bring home a new, adorable pet. Alfred realises he may need to change if he wants to stay number one in Tom's heart. But can bulls be adorable too?--Back cover

In the latest in the Real series, poet and broadcaster Ian McMillan (the Bard of Barnsley) explores his home patch, the moors, the pits, the post-industrial landscape that has swapped mining for heritage, and much, much more. Written with characteristic humour and insight, this is a delightful guide to a place and how it made him who he is today.

Classroom 3 has an unexpected adventure when Captain Calamity shows up looking for treasure in their classroom! But can the class pull together to find it before Pirate Bloodloss catches up and steals the treasure away?

Hotly-anticipated new collection from one of Britain's most treasured living poets

Since 2008, author, poet and presenter Ian McMillan and award-winning cartoonist Tony Husband have entertained readers of Dalesman magazine with their unique, humorous take on life in the White Rose county. Now, for the first time, these columns are brought together in one hilarious volume. You'll learn all about the essence of Yorkshireness, find out how to 'dress proper' and the correct way to greet a Yorkshireman. You'll discover the secret of the perfect cup of Yorkshire tea and learn why the flat cap is always 'on trend' in God's Own Country. 'Yorkshireness is more than an accident of birth and an ability to whip up a Yorkshire pudding because you've got Yorkshire wrists,' says Ian. 'It's a state of mind.'

A history of Yorkshire through the photographs of Ian Beesley and the poetry of Ian McMillan.