red book > noun the title given to official books of economic or political importance.
- ORIGIN red being the conventional colour of the binding of official books.
The New Oxford Dictionary of English

The Red Book brings together Ben's small-press poems published from 1996 to 2006. Many have appeared in some of Britain's foremost ‘little' magazines, including Scriptor, Roadworks, The Ugly Tree and X Magazine.

Featuring over 40 poems – The Red Book is Ben's long-awaited, debut collection.

To read the Introduction
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To read an extract from the book
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To read a review of the book from Poetry Kit magazine
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The Red Book | Ben Barton | ISBN 978-1905599301 | RRP £7.99

THE RED BOOK was Poetry in a Cup's BOOK OF THE MONTH for July 2006 and Poetry Kit's BOOK OF THE MONTH for August 2006. After selling out its first edition in just six months, the book has now been re-released in a second, expanded edition, published by Leaf Books.