Welcome to Shearsman
Shearsman Books is a very active publisher of new poetry, mostly from Britain and the USA, but also with an active translation list. Recent notable events here include: Richard Deming's 2008 collection Let's Not Call It Consequence has been announced as the winner of the Poetry Society of America's Norma Farber First Book Award; the Prize was awarded in New York on 29 April. Then there was a very welcome comment recently from Ron Silliman, on his blog, phrased as follows: ". . . Shearsman, one of the very best presses in all of the U.K. . . ." Thanks for the generous support, Ron.
Shearsman published some 60 new titles in 2008, and is on course for another 60 or so in 2009. Current publications, shown right and below, are (from the top down) by Ian Brinton (as editor), Sophie Mayer, Gavin Selerie, Giles Goodland, George Messo, Gerry Loose and Keri Finlayson (the last-named is shown below). Shearsman magazine issue 79/80 is now available and is also shown below. For access to detailed catalogues and stocklists in PDF form, covering all titles through to the end of 2008, click on the last-but-one button in the menu to your left. An updated online catalogue up to the end of 2008 is now available; a 2009 version will be added before the end of May. A print version of the full 2008 catalogue is available from the press, and we hope to have an updated one for 2009/2010 later in the year. There are PDF sampler files of many of the books published by Shearsman available on this site; these may be accessed by going to the books home page, where you should then click on the publication years in the menu. At present there are samples available for some three quarters of our titles. E-books are also available for free download, including titles by Geoffrey Squires, Ken Edwards and Rodney Nelson — just click on the e-books link to your left. The Gallery contains poetry and visual work: the most recent publication there is Waddenzee by Kate Ashton & Gerrit Offringa, and more such exhibits are in preparation. If you're not sure how to find what you're looking for, please use the search field below.
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