Poetry Publishers
There are so many excellent presses and publishers at present. In an effort to measure how high their profile is I have written in blue (from 2021 only) the last time that the press had a listing in the Poetry Book Society (PBS) Bulletin, which is published quarterly. (Summer 2023 update completed.)
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This is supplemented by appearances in reviews of the poetry magazines that I subscribe to.
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I have restricted the list to publishers of poetry in the English language, and languages from the U.K. and Ireland.
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(UK followed by Outside the UK)
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Against the Grain Poetry Press
PBS Autumn 2022
Allardyce, Barnett Publishers - Allardyce Book - AB
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Anvil Press Poetry (Carcanet Imprint)
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PBS Spring 2023
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The Black Light Engine Room Press
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PBS Summer 2023
Boiler House Press (University of East Anglia)
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Burning Eye Books (bigcartel.com)
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Cape / Cape Poetry - See Jonathan Cape
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PBS Summer 2023
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Acumen January 2022
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Chatto & Windus (penguin.co.uk)
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Clayhanger Press (North Staffordshire, U.K.)
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PBS Spring 2023
Corsair (Little Brown Book Group)
PBS Winter 2022, Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2023
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PBS Summer 2021 / acumen May 2022
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Enneract Editions (Penteract Press)
PBS Summer 2021
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Eyewear Publishing (blackspringpressgroup.com)
PBS Spring 2023
PBS Summer 2023
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PBS Spring 2023
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(LGBTQ+)
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Frosted Fire Press (Cheltenham Poetry Festival)
(English translation of Catalan language poetry)
FyfieldBooks (Carcanet Imprint)
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Poetry London Autumn 2021
(Mostly Suffolk based poets, U.K.)
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Good Press (Glasgow, Scotland)
PBS Summer 2023
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Grey Suit Editions UK (U.K. link)
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PBS Spring 2022
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Hamish Whyte – Mariscat Press & Hamish Whyte
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PBS Winter 2022
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HVTN Press (aka Haverthorn Press)
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PBS Spring 2021
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The Hendon Press (Russian Translation)
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Hen Run - pamphlet imprint of Grey Hen Press
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(U.K. and Amsterdam based Press)
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Acumen May 2021
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(Dutch authors in English language)
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If a Leaf Falls Press (Sam Riviere)
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Magma Poetry Winter 2021
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The Irish Pages Press Cló An Mhíl Bhuí
PBS Autumn 2022
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PBS Autumn 2022, Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2023
Knives Forks and Spoons Press (KFS)
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Lapwing Publications (Belfast)
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Tears In The Fence November 2021
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Legitimate Snack (Broken Sleep Books)
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Lifeboat Press (Northern Ireland)
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Lintott Press (Carcanet Imprint)
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Lolli Editions (Translations into English)
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Little Island Press (Carcanet Imprint)
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Poetry London Spring 2021
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The Poetry Review Autumn 2021
The North January 2022
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PBS Summer 2023
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Mariscat Press (Mariscat Press & Hamish Whyte)
PBS Spring 2023
The Menard Press see HetMoet-Menard Press (above)
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(Not currently updating)
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PBS Winter 2021
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PBS Summer 2023
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Pamenar Press (U.K., Canada, Iran)
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Parthian Books (Wales)
Pariah Press - Infernal Editions
Tears In The Fence August 2021
PBS Summer 2022
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Pavilion Poetry (Liverpool University Press)
PBS Summer 2023
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PBS Summer 2023
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PBS Winter 2022
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PBS Summer 2023
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PBS Summer 2022
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Picador Books - Pan Macmillan)
PBS Summer 2023
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Pindrop Press (Glasgow/France)
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The Poetry Business - see Smith|Doorstop
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Poetry Translation Centre (PTC)
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('we publish queer voices (&) other marginalised groups')
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(Scotland)
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PBS Summer 2023
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Tears In The Fence August 2021
Poetry London Spring 2021
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Callum Macdonald Memorial Award winner 2021
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Sampson Low (Kingston University Creative Writing students)
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Sheep Meadow Press (Carcanet Imprint)
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Silhouette Press (Coventry)
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Singing Apple Press - Camilla Nelson
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Smith|Doorstop (The Poetry Business)
PBS Summer 2023
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Some Roast Poet (Manchester, UK)
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Stichill Marigold Press – the private press of Leonard McDermid
Callum Macdonald Memorial Award shortlist 2021
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Callum Macdonald Memorial Award shortlist 2021
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TLM Editions - The London Magazine
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PBS Summer 2021
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PBS Summer 2023
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PBS Summer 2022
PBS Summer 2023
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PBS Spring 2023
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The Waywiser Press (Based in the U.K. and U.S.)
The Westbourne Press – Saqi Books
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Write Bloody UK (U.K. base of US publisher)
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Yale Books (Yale University Press) (UK, Europe and overseas)
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Y Lolfa (Welsh books from Wales)
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zarf editions poetry pamphlets
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Zeno Press - Christian PatracchiniI
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Last full update of all links above 1/6/2023
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Outside the UK
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I accept the links below are rather haphazard and random, it is mostly based on publishers that are referenced in reviews by U.K. poetry magazines that I subscribe to.
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I have also added publishers of books that have won the following prizes since 2021:
Finalists & Winners - Griffin Poetry Prize.
The Lambda Literary (Lammy Awards)
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When I have listed a publisher based on a prize win, I only include their most recent win.
(Based in Spain)
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Alfred A. Knopf - Knopf/Doubleday Publishing Group (Penguin Random House) (U.S.)
The Griffin Poetry Prize finalist 2023
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(Currently an online press only)
Animal Heart Press (U.S.)
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Argos Books (U.S.)
Arlen House (Republic of Ireland)
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Arrowsmith Press (U.S.)
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Tears In The Fence July 2021
Banshee Press (Republic of Ireland)
PBS Summer 2023
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Beatnik Publishing (New Zealand)
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Beir Bua Press (Republic of Ireland)
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Bitter Oleander (U.S.)
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BLP Black Lawrence Press (U.S.)
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Brick Books (Canada)
Griffin Poetry Prize Canada Shortlist 2022
Buckrider Books (Wolsak & Wynn) (Canada)
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City Lights Publishers (U.S.) (Pocket Poet Series)
Clare Songbirds Publishing House (U.S.)
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Griffin Poetry Prize nomination 2021
The Cuba Press (Aotearoa New Zealand)
Curbstone Books (Northwestern University Press) (U.S.)
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Dedalus Press (Republic of Ireland)
The North 2022 / Poetry London Spring 2022
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Dhauli Books (Includes books in English, India)
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Dos Madres Press (U.S.)
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Drunk Muse Press (Republic of Ireland
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Fish Publishing (Republic of Ireland)
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FSG (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) (Macmillan) (U.S.)
Pulitzer Poetry Prize winner 2023, Griffin Poetry Prize Shortlist 2023
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The Gallery Press (Republic of Ireland)
Acumen January 2021
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George Braziller (U.S.)
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Won Pulitzer Prize in Poetry in 2022
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Grey Suit Editions (The U.S. link)
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Isobar Press - English Writing from Japan
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acumen May 2023
The Last Books (English books based in Netherlands/Bulgaria)
Life Before Man – (Gazebo Books) (Australia)
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Griffin Poetry Prize International Shortlist 2022
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Math Paper Press - Books SG (Singapore)
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McClelland & Stewart (penguinrandomhouse.ca) (Canada)
Griffin Poetry Prize shortlist 2023
McGill-Queen's University Press | McGill-Queen’s University Press (Canada)
Pulitzer Poetry Prize nomination 2023
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New Binary Press (Republic of Ireland)
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New Directions Publishing (U.S.)
NYRB Poets – New York Review Books (U.S.)
The Poetry Review Winter Spring 2021
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Won a Lammy in 2023
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Griffin Poetry Prize Canada First Book Prize winner 2023
(Closed in February 2023, but site still available)
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Ó Bhéal Press (Republic of Ireland)
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The Operating System and Liminal Lab (U.S.)
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Otago University Press (New Zealand)
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Griffin Poetry Prize Canadian winner 2022
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Passager Books (U.S. for over-50s)
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(See above for the U.K. link)
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Pitt Street Poetry (Australia)
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Plum White Press | Poetry Nook (U.S.)
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Poetry Salzburg Pamphlet Series - PSPS (University of Salzburg) (Austria, English poetry)
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Poetrywala – Paperwall (India)
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The Porcupine's Quill (Canada)
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Princeton University Press (U.S.)
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Pushcart Press : Publishers of The Pushcart Prize
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Red Hen Press (U.S.)
Magma Poetry Winter 21
Revival Press – Limerickwriters (Republic of Ireland)
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Salmon Poetry (Republic of Ireland)
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Griffin Poetry Prize International shortlist 2022
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Schaffner Press (U.S.)
Scribner Books (simonandschusterpublishing.com) (U.S.)
Seagull Books (Books of English translation, India)
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SIR Press (Southern Indiana Review Press) (U.S.)
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Southword – Munster Literature Centre (Republic of Ireland)
Speaking Tiger Books (Mostly English books, India)
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Strange Light (Penguin Random House, Canada)
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Syracuse University Press (Also distributer for Sheep Meadow Press) (U.S.)
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Tin House (U.S.)
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Daily Poem February 2022
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UCD Press (University of Dublin)
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University of Chicago Press (U.S.)
The Poetry Review Autumn 2021
University of Iowa Press (U.S.)
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University of Nebraska Press (U.S.)
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University of Pittsburgh Press (U.S.)
University of Tampa Press (U.S.)
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Pulitzer Poetry Prize nomination 2023
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Wesleyan University Press (U.S.)
Griffin Poetry Prize International Shortlist 2022
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Griffin Poetry Prize winner 2023
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Yes Yes Books (U.S.)
Lists of Publishers
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I am not in the habit of mopping up other people's excellent lists, rather here is a little list of other people's lists:
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Letter Machine Editions link page
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National Poetry Library Comprehensive list of all U.K.publishers
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Online Poetry Resources - Poetry Super Highway
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Service Scape: Top 50 Poetry Publishers Accepting Submissions (servicescape.com) (U.S.)
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Small Press Distribution (spdbooks.org)
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Disclaimer:
I have absolutely no connection with any of the sites reported above and only pass them on because they sounded interesting to me. I do not gain financially or in any other way from any of the sites I have offered links to. If the sites fail to deliver in some way, this will need to be taken up with that site. I cannot guarantee the safety of the sites I link to, though I do test every site out prior to listing it here; if you do follow the link you do so entirely at your own risk. So what I am saying is please don't sue me, or shoot me as the messenger, though I absolutely would love to hear any positive or negative feedback about any of the sites I link to.
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If you are the owner of a site that I have linked to and object to me including a link here please do let me know and I will remove it as soon as possible. Equally if you want to be linked then just ask and I will be very happy to do so.
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The page/site is getting us first update in nearly a year, so bare with me whilst I make the above page more accurate again.
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Last complete check of links 18 June 2023