Welcome

(From Mike Barlow)

I started Wayleave Press in 2014 as an independent venture publishing between 6 and 8 poetry pamphlets a year, small distinctive collections in an attractive format. My plan is that the contents of each pamphlet should have some thematic cohesion, or be a selection by poets whose work I admire but who have not yet had their own publication.

I am unfunded and my aim is to cover costs and support poets. I’m doing this for pleasure, the reward and excitement of seeing a collection of poems turn into a finished pamphlet ready to go out there in the world.

However I don’t want to risk getting carried away and becoming so busy and pressured that fun is replaced by stress, so I won’t, I’m afraid, be able to respond to unsolicited submissions. I’ll confine myself to approaching poets as and when I am ready. (I am nonetheless open to third party suggestions and recommendations and will, of course, be keeping my ears to the ground.)

Please explore this site often as I will be posting new publications, launches and readings as well as an occasional blog.

“We have come to expect respect for such essential poetry from the publisher Wayleave Press…” Dilys Wood, Artemis.

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