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Smiths Knoll was a poetry periodical, published in the United Kingdom. It was founded by Roy Blackman and Michael Laskey in 1991 [1] and named after a former lightvessel station off the Norfolk coast, near Haisborough Sands.

It was edited by Roy Blackman until 2002 when Joanna Cutts began to serve in the post. [1] Issue 50, published on 2 November 2012, was the final issue of the magazine. [2]

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  1. 1 2 "Smiths Knoll". Michael Laskey. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
  2. "Final Issue of Smiths Knoll". Smiths Knoll. Retrieved 5 July 2015.