The Official UK Chapbook Chart number 1 is Murmurations by Stella Tripp for the 3rd consecutive week. There are 3 new entries, Vertical Words by Peter S Smith at No.2, Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde at No.5 and Don’t Tell Anyone by Tony Hoagland at No.9. Although Sampson Low Ltd‘s numerical superiority has diminished they are still the top publisher with 4 entries in the top 10.
1 (1) Murmurations – Stella Tripp (Sampson Low Ltd, 21 Dec 2015)
2 (-) Vertical Prose – Peter S Smith (Sampson Low Ltd, 11 Jan 2016)
3 (3) Dreamtime Reflections – Francesca Albini (Sampson Low Ltd, 27 Nov 2015)
4 (2) Hard Rain – Tony Hoagland (Hollyridge Press, 20 Oct. 2005)
5 (-) Ballad of Reading Gaol – Oscar Wilde (Pluto Press, 29 Jun 1978)
6 (6) The Cows – Lydia Davis (Sarabande Books, 29 Mar. 2011)
7 (8) The Chapbook – Charles Bane Jnr (Curbside Splendor Publishing, 2 July 2011)
8 (7) Wicked Words – Tracy Elizabeth Plath, Alicia Sophia Martin (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 31 Oct. 2015)
9 (-) Don’t Tell Anyone – Tony Hoagland (Hollyridge Press,1 Aug. 2014)
10 (4) Over The Skin – Carole Bulewski (Sampson Low Ltd, 17 Nov 2015)