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.
Sidekick Books
Award-winning publisher of hybrid and experimental multi-author treasuries and pamphlets.
Smith Doorstop
The Poetry Business publishes books, pamphlets, audio and eBooks under its smith|doorstop imprint.
Smokestack Books
Smokestack Books is committed to poetry that is unconventional, unfashionable, radical, left-field or written a long way from the metropolitan centres of cultural authority.
Southword Editions
The publishing arm of the Munster Literature Centre, Cork, Ireland
Steel Incisors
Steel Incisors is dedicated to innovative visual poetry, across a wide range of media and styles.
Tangerine Press
Publishing misfits, mavericks and misanthropes since 2006.
Templar Poetry
An independent publisher originally founded in Scotland in 2005 and based in England, that publishes poetry, fiction and IOTA Magazine.
The Emma Press
A small independent press which takes a personal approach to publishing and produces beautiful, thought-provoking books.
The High Window
A small press which aims to publish four volumes of poetry a year to coincide with the four quarterly issues of it associated journal.
The Littoral Press
Initially founded to publish poetry about nature and spirituality, it now publishes all subjects
The Rialto
Best known for being a poetry magazine, The Rialto also publishes pamphlets.
Trickhouse Press
An anarchic visual poetry press, with an emphasis on play and new techniques.
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
Getting here
The National Poetry Library is on Level 5 of our Royal Festival Hall.
Our address is Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, London, SE1 8XX.
The nearest tube stations to us are Waterloo and Embankment; Waterloo is also the nearest train station. And more than 20 different London bus routes pass within 500 metres of our venues. More information on getting here by rail, road or river is available on our Getting here page.
We’re cash-free
Please note that we’re unable to accept cash payments across our venues.
Access
We’re working hard to remove barriers, so that our facilities and events can be accessible to as many people as possible.
All help points, toilets, performance and exhibition spaces at the Southbank Centre are accessible to all, as are the cafes, bars and restaurants. We also have excellent public transport links with step-free access.
All information about booking wheelchair spaces, step-free access, blue badge parking, access maps and guides and other help available whilst you’re here, including details about our Access Scheme, can be found on our Access page.
Study & library use
The library is London’s only space dedicated to poetry study. Visitors studying another subject or looking for a place to work are kindly asked to find an alternative space in the Royal Festival Hall.
