Sunday 7 February 2010

Irish Poetry Presses (part 1)

There is some kind of a premiership, first division-ness to all poetry presses, including those in Ireland. I'm still a bit vague though as to the order.

Gallery Press. Editor: Peter Fallon. Meath. Publishes Derek Mahon, Alan Gillis, John Montague, Derek Mahon, Richard Murphy, Michael Hartnett, Seamus Heaney, Paul Muldoon, Ciaran Carson, Medbh McGuckian, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Kerry Hardie, Michael Coady, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, John McAuliffe, Seán Lysaght, Vona Groarke, Gerald Dawe, Conor O'Callaghan, Justin Quinn, Peter Sirr, Alan Gillis, David Wheatley and others

IMHO, hardly any women poets...

Dedalus Press Editor: Pat Boran. Dublin, Publishes: Leland BARDWELL, Eva BOURKE, Paddy BUSHE, Enda COYLE-GREENE, Pádraig J DALY, John F DEANE, Patrick DEELEY, Theo DORGAN, John JORDAN, Thomas KINSELLA, James J McAULEY, Philip McDONAGH, Iggy McGOVERN, Paula MEEHAN, Peggy O'BRIEN, Michael O'DEA, John O'DONNELL, Gregory O'DONOGHUE, Billy RAMSELL, Mark ROPER, Gabriel ROSENSTOCK, Richard Tillinghurst, Macdara WOODS, Enda WYLEY and others

More balanced list, dare I say with names I admire.

Salmon Poetry, Editor: Jessie Lendennie,  Publishes: Dorothy Molloy, Gabriel Rosenstock, Dave Lordan, Richard Tillinghast, Sheila O'Hagan, Mark Granier, John Corless, Susan Millar DuMars, Patrick Chapman, Alan Jude Moore, Jo Slade, Stephanie McKenzie, Noel Monahan and others

Specialises in the promotion of new poets, particularly women poets.

Blackstaff Editor: ? . Belfast, Publishes: Patrick Crotty, Andrew Elliott, C.L. Dallat, Gerard Dawe, Michael Foley

Not currently accepting submissions.

New Island Editor: ?, Dublin, Publishes: Tom MacIntyre, Anthony Cronin, Dermot Bolger, Eileen Casey, Aidan Murphy, Conleth O'Connor, Berkeley, Sara Berkeley, Liz McSkeane, David Marcus, Nuala Ní Dhomhnaill, Aidan Murphy, Bill Tinley, Mary O'Donnell, Tom McIntyre, Brian Lynch, Philip Casey

A smaller stable.

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