About

Against the Grain Poetry Press is an innovative small independent poetry publisher dedicated to publishing challenging, well-crafted poetry. We love writing that is moving and provocative from strong, fresh, diverse voices.

We produce beautiful, starkly-designed, high quality books and pamphlets with high production values and an edgy appeal.

We have an annual submissions window for pamphlets in June selecting four of the best for publication.

Our annual open competition for single poems runs in November.

Established in 2017 we work closely with our poets, launching their books at The Poetry Café, London.

poets

Editors
• Abegail Morley
• Karen Dennison
• Jessica Mookherjee

Submissions window open until 30th June 2020

June 8, 2020 by Abegail Morley

Submission window 1st June – 30th June. Please do not send outside these dates. Submission guidelines Please submit a full pamphlet to againstthegrainpress@gmail.com of between 15-25 poems in one document (Word or rtf) – include your name and address on each page. The author must be currently living in the UK or Ireland. The cover page should … Continue reading Submissions window open until 30th June 2020

Litany of a Cardiologist reviewed by Greg Freeman – Write Out Loud

May 19, 2020 by Abegail Morley

Fabulous to see this review over at Write Out Loud. Whilst at their site check out theirBeyond the Storm Poetry Competition This pamphlet of 23 poems represents the remarkable poetic distillation of a lifetime’s medical experiences and insights. Denise Bundred trained as a paediatrician in Cape Town and worked as a consultant paediatric cardiologist … Continue reading Litany of a Cardiologist reviewed by Greg Freeman – Write Out Loud

Out now: The Unmapped Woman – Abegail Morley

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 by Abegail Morley

ATG’s co-editor, Abegail Morley, has just published her new collection, The Unmapped Woman and it is available HERE from Nine Arches Press. This new collection explores the altitudes of loss and trauma, mapping the stark new territory that loss leaves behind and the landmarks of recovery and survival. Several lives and life-changing themes cross paths … Continue reading Out now: The Unmapped Woman – Abegail Morley

A Cardiologist Seeks Certainty – Denise Bundred

April 17, 2020 by Karen Dennison

Denise Bundred won the Hippocrates Prize in Poetry and Medicine in 2016 and came second in 2019 and her prize-winning poems feature in her newly published pamphlet Litany of a Cardiologist. You can see Denise reading her 2016 winning poem, A Cardioloigst Seeks Certainty here.

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