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Poetry publishers

Here you’ll find a list of all the UK’s major and independent poetry publishers.

Each entry contains details about the publishers and, where possible, contact information.

Agenda Editions

Agenda Editions is Agenda’s own publishing company which produces small, beautifully printed, limited editions of an individual’s poems.

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Alba Publishing

Publishes poetry, including haiku and tanka poetry and haibun collections and chapbooks. Founder and publisher: Kim Richardson.

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Aquifer Books

Aquifer publishes poetry of an innovative nature, but will be open to writings in different genres by poets, including, for instance, diary extracts, novels, journals, reportage, critical and philosophical meditations, letter and email exchanges and so on. One of Aquifer's aims is to provide a publishing outlet for experimental writing being done on the Welsh scene, as well as further afield.

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Arachne Press

Independent press with a focus on inclusive publishing, specialising in LGBTQ and disabled writers. Arachne Press is a small, independent publisher of award-winning short fiction, poetry and (very) select non-fiction, mainly for adults and occasionally for children.

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Arc

Arc is an independent publishing house in the UK, publishing contemporary poetry from new and established writers from the UK and abroad.

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Bad Betty Press

An award-winning independent publisher of new poetry, and curator of live literature events across the UK.

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Black Herald Press

A small independent non-profit publisher, publishing poetry, essays, short texts, and books that escape classification, in translation and/or in the original language.

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Bloodaxe Books

Bloodaxe Books is a publisher of contemporary poetry with an international reputation for quality in literature and excellence in book design. Editor: Neil Astley.

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Bloomsbury Children's Books

From picture books to YA and everything in between, discover the perfect read for any child.

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Blueprint Poetry Press

Blueprint Poetry Press, established in 2019, publish short, coherent sets of poems which may also include illustrations, from talented poets at any stage of their careers.

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Boiler House Books

Boiler House Press is a literary publisher based at the University of East Anglia publishing poetry, fiction, non-fiction and everything in between.

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Broken Sleep Books

A working-class indie publisher putting access to the arts at the forefront of what they do.

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For your visit

National Poetry Library Southbank Centre

The National Poetry Library is open six days a week.

Tuesday, 12 noon – 6pm
Wednesday – Sunday, 12 noon – 8pm
Monday, closed.