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Pitt Street Poetry is a Sydney-based poetry imprint.

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Founded by Linsay and John Knight in 2012, Pitt Street Poetry aims to publish poetry of lasting value [1] and has published poetry in hardback, paperback and ebook formats. [2] Their books include reprints of classic modern Australian poetry as well as new works. [3] The Literature Assessment Panel of the Australia Council gave an Australian Publishing Program grants to Pitt Street Poetry in 2013-14. [4] and in 2014-5

Martin Duwell in his review of Jean Kent's Travelling with the Wrong Phrasebooks (2012) said the new imprint 'sets a standard in Australian poetry publishing'. [5] The books are distributed through online sales from the publisher's website and a variety of quality booksellers throughout Australia and in Paris and London. [6]

List of poets published or scheduled for publication

See also

Notes

  1. "Australian Poetry". Physician Turned Publisher: Pitt Street Poetry.
  2. "Pitt Street Poetry emporium". Pitt Street Poetry.
  3. "Small Press Network". Members. SPN. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  4. "Australian Publishing Program Grant". Literature Assessment Meeting Report July 2013.
  5. Duwell, Martin. "Australian Poetry Review". Jean Kent: Travelling with the Wrong Phrasebooks. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
  6. "Pitt Street Poetry". Bibliopola. Pitt Street Poetry. Retrieved 2 September 2013.


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