Ship in Distress
a beautifully illustrated poetry collection
Illustrated poetry collection
Ship in Distress is a collection of poems which were formed in the choppy ocean of the early 2020s, pushing through isolation in search of hope.
Baker, Osbon, and Smith confront four main themes as they push out onto the water; Adoration, Loss, Nostalgia, and Introspection.
In their exploration, they endeavour to pull themselves ashore, and the readers with them.
beautifully illustrated
As well as our poetry collection, we have art prints and stickers featuring the poems and illustrations from the book available in our store
About the poets
Baker
T. D. Baker is a multi-genre and multi-pen name author, poet and publisher. Her popular works include her dark fantasy
novel Sky of Ancient Fire under her pen name T. C. Emerys. Baker founded April Showers Publishing in 2020. Along with
A. M. E. Smith and Maisy Osbon, Baker hosted The Midnight Quill Podcast which discussed various aspects of writing and self-publishing. Her poetry has been published in the Coin Operated Press zine Chronically Iconic and The Gumption Club zine Change.
Osbon
Maisy Osbon is an award-winning screenwriter and poet. She wrote the script for short film Feel It and co-wrote Vanilla Sunday starring Issy van Randwyck which premiered on Sky's The Short Film Show. She self-published her poetry anthology entitled New Remedies for Old Tragedies in 2017.
Smith
A. M. E. Smith is a poet and writer. She is an independent bookseller and has worked as a proofreader. Smith also hosts creative writing workshops and provides private literature tutoring. Her poetry has been published in Lazy Women and the NGE charity Zine Insiders, which raised over £1,000 for NHS Together Charities during the pandemic.
