Alison Habens
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Alison Habens
@AlisonHabens
Author of Dreamhouse, Pencilwood and The True Picture. I'm a Dr, Mrs, Mum and more... Creative Writing lecturer: @portsmouthuni @skyrosholidays

We’re so pleased to announce our longlist of poets under consideration for publication in May 2026! You can find the full list of longlisted poets on our website here: ditheringchaps.com/news Thank you to everyone who submitted - your work matters!











Our latest issue is out! Supernatural Cities: Placing urban identities, Memory and Cultural Crises - a wealth of fascinating research & reading to enjoy, edited by @DrIronside & @alyedwards3 Congratulations to all involved. Start exploring at the link... revenantjournal.com


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Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: "It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use all the cutlery or glasses or screwdrivers or drill bits you bought before buying new ones. "There are things in life that we need to always have plenty of supplies, even if we will only use a small portion. "If, for example, we consider books as medicine, we understand that it is good to have many at home rather than a few: when you want to feel better, then you go to the 'medicine closet' and choose a book. Not a random one, but the right book for that moment. That's why you should always have a nutrition choice! "Those who buy only one book, read only that one and then get rid of it. They simply apply the consumer mentality to books, that is, they consider them a consumer product, a good. Those who love books know that a book is anything but a commodity."









