September in the UK starts with a new name and a new number 1. The Fear reflects upon the trials and joys of a young lady. A selection of poems penned by teenage author and photographer Emily Land.
New Entries – The Fear by Emily Land at No.1, Reversing the Spectator by Alban Low, Kevin Acott and Bill Mudge at No.6, and Soul of Man Under Socialism by Oscar Wilde at No.9.
Leading publishers –Holllyridge Press and Pluto Press (2 entries each).
Leading author – Oscar Wilde (2 publications).
TOP TEN UK CHAPBOOKS
1 (-) The Fear – Emily Land (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Aug. 2017)
2 (8) On Imagination – Mary Ruefle (Sarabande Books, 25 July 2017)
3 (2) The Wedding Vows Chapbook: Sample Wedding Vows and Inspiration – Katharine Coggeshall (Independently published, 23 May 2017)
4 (1) A Chapbook of Greeting Card Verses – Tammy Ruggles (Independently published, date unknown)
5 (4) On The Kitchen Table From Which Everything Has Been Hastily Removed – Olena Kalytiak Davis (Hollyridge Press, 1 July 2009)
6 (-) Reversing the Spectator – Alban Low, Kevin Acott and Bill Mudge (Sampson Low, June 2017)
7 (5) Hard Rain – Tony Hoagland (Hollyridge Press, 20 Oct. 2005)
8 (10) Ballad of Reading Gaol – Oscar Wilde (Pluto Press, 29 Jun 1978)
9 (-) Soul of Man Under Socialism – Oscar Wilde (Pluto Press, 1 Jan 1987)
10 (3) Chapbook Riddles: Reprints of Six Rare and Charming Early Juveniles – Peter Stockham (Dover Publications, 1975)