Community of Poets & Artists Press is a small not-for-profit press, based in Walmer, Deal, Kent. UK. It is run and co-edited by artists Susan & Philip Bennetta, who make limited edition poetry collections and illustrated short stories. Imprints of the press also include Pamphlet Poets, Poem by Post, and Artist Book.

Pamphlet Poets is an original series of hand-sewn collections, in the pamphlet style of the 20’s & 30’s, by contemporary poets. Many of these collections include artwork.

Poem by Post is a collaborative project involving a contemporary poet and an artist with one invited to respond to the work of the other. Limited editions of these traditionally made pamphlets are the creative outcome and these unique publications are available exclusively to those involved.

Artist Book is a collaborative project involving a contemporary poet and artist(s), with one invited to respond to the work of the other(s). Limited editions of these hand-sewn books are the creative outcome.

Our latest Artist Book “lapses of time” features 42 artist-responses to a collection of poems by Philip Bennetta.

The book is in an A3 limited edition of format, and hand-sewn in Japanese 4-hole binding by Susan & Philip Bennetta. All participating artists were given a free copy of the book, to mark this collaborative arts venture for 2026

lapses of time, Artist Book – a collaborative project, 2026 (photo shows the final completed A3 book in the edition)

The Louvre Imperial, by W. H. Petty (ISBN 0 9523546 6)

Under the Skin by Narissa Knights (ISBN 0 9523546 7 5)

To be continued… by Philip Bennetta (ISBN 0 9523546 5 9)

Looking for gods by Dawn Gorman (ISBN 0 9523546 9 1)

Going not Gentle by Jean Sealey (ISBN 1-902529-05-07)

Spontaneous Overflow by Stella Jackson (ISBN 1-902529-07-3)

Interpretations of History by W.H. Petty (ISBN 1-902529-09-X)

Bus Dreams by William Hazell (ISBN 1-902529-01-4)

Standing Stone by Natasha Carthew (ISBN 1-902529-02-2)

Airing Cupboard by Barbara Dordi (ISBN 1-902529-03-0)

Henge by Mary Rice (ISBN 1-902529-04-9)

Cafard by Robert Cole (ISBN 1-902529-06-5)

Paths by M.P.A. Sheaffer (ISBN 1-902529-09-X)

Looking for Solutions by Susan Bennetta (ISBN 1-902529-14-6)

Those Marks So Deeply Scored by Philip Bennetta (ISBN 978-1-902529-17-2)

VIRAL Journal of a Plague Year by Michael Curtis (ISBN 978-1-902529-29-5)

Some projects also include work in translation.

Recent projects in the Poems by Post Series

unseen by Philip Bennetta, with artist Susan Bennetta, 2023 (film link: https://youtu.be/Sx2JP35aKaU )

middle-fold by Philip Bennetta with artist Susan Bennetta, 2023 (film link: https://youtu.be/90x2JUb1H)

rosy garlic by Philip Bennetta with artist Susan Bennetta, 2023 (film link: https://youtu.be/9AjNylWfe20)

neap tide by Philip Bennetta with artist Susan Bennetta 2024 (film link: https://youtu.be/K31JZGQqAew)

Water Margin by Michael Curtis with artist Philip Bennetta 2024 (film link: https://youtu.be/HEbUdQFcYSA)

Other recent projects from our small press

The Temperate Life by Michael Curtis with artist Philip Benneta, 2023

VIRAL – Journal of a Plague Year, by Michael Curtis, in the Pamphlet Poets Series, 2021

Artists’ books, collections and project publications – a selection of our work is illustrated and listed below. Please get in touch by email: bennetta.artco@gmail.com

Poems by Post project

MICHAEL CURTIS

Puzzle Box

woodcut print by PHILIP BENNETTA

MICHAEL CURTIS

Her Face

lithograph by PHILIP BENNETTA

PHILIP BENNETTA

Terra Incognita

print by RANDAL COOKE

PHILIP BENNETTA

Earth and Stone

print by ALAN YOUNG

PHILIP BENNETTA

approaching and

print by RANDAL COOKE

PHILIP BENNETTA

L’arbre de Noël

Translated by FRANCESCO PANTALEO

print by SUSAN BENNETTA

 a sequence of six poems

PHILIP BENNETTA

artist CRISTINA IOANA VIANU

translated into Romanian by LIDIA VIANU

a sequence of four poems

MICHAEL CURTIS

artists SUSAN and PHILIP BENNETTA

ANNE STEWART

Ronde

artist SUSAN BENNETTA

RICHARD COWEN

and now this

artist PHILIP BENNETTA

PHILIP BENNETTA

The Bell

artist PAMELA DEARING

GORDON MEADE

The Feather

artist SUSAN BENNETTA

PHILIP BENNETTA

Dread Flight

artist SUSAN BENNETTA

PHILIP BENNETTA
Bluebells at St Anthony
artist SUSAN BENNETTA

Copies of the poetry collection Killick are now available to order. There are fifteen copies of this hand-made pamphlet available for sale at £10 each including p&p for the UK, and slightly more for overseas posting. Please get in touch via the contact form on the ARTISTS STATEMENT page. Thank you.