HardPressed Poetry
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hardPressed poetry is an Irish-based poetry publisher run by poets Billy Mills
and Catherine Walsh
. They have published books by themselves and by Michael Carlson
, Brian Coffey
, Matthew Geden, Harry Gilonis, Robert Hampson
, Randolph Healy
, Trevor Joyce
, David Lloyd
, David Miller
, Tom Raworth
, Maurice Scully
, Geoffrey Squires
, and Augustus Young
. Founded in 1985, they describe themselves as "a small press which publishes poetry that you won't often find in your local bookshop"
Billy Mills (poet)
Billy Mills is an Irish experimental poet. He was born in Dublin, and lived in Barcelona from 1986 to 1989, after which he taught English in Eastbourne. He lives in Limerick, Ireland. He is the founder and co-editor of the hardPressed Poetry imprint and The Journal...
and Catherine Walsh
Catherine Walsh (poet)
Catherine Walsh is an Irish poet. She was born in Dublin, and grew up there and in rural Wexford. She is the founder and co-editor of hardPressed Poetry with Billy Mills...
. They have published books by themselves and by Michael Carlson
Michael Carlson
Michael Carlson is a chef and restaurateur from Chicago, Illinois. After dropping out of culinary school, Carlson got his start in the industry working under Paul Bartolotta. From there he studied abroad in Italy under Valentino Marcattilii, and in England under Heston Blumenthal...
, Brian Coffey
Brian Coffey
Brian Coffey was an Irish poet and publisher. His work was informed by his Catholicism and by his background in science and philosophy, and his connection to surrealism. For these reasons, he is seen as being closer to an intellectual European Catholic tradition than to mainstream Irish Catholic...
, Matthew Geden, Harry Gilonis, Robert Hampson
Robert Hampson
Robert Hampson is an English musician and composer, known primarily as a guitarist in the band Loop, which he co-founded in London in 1985 with his then girlfriend Becky Stewart . Loop recorded three albums, the last of which made the U.K...
, Randolph Healy
Randolph Healy
Randolph Healy is an Irish poet and publisher.Healy was born in Scotland and moved to Dublin at the age of 18 months. After leaving school at the age of 14 to work in a number of jobs, he returned to full-time education and graduated in mathematical sciences from Trinity College, Dublin. He now...
, Trevor Joyce
Trevor Joyce
Trevor Joyce is an Irish poet, born in Dublin.He co-founded New Writers' Press in Dublin in 1967 and was a founding editor of NWP's The Lace Curtain; A Magazine of Poetry and Criticism in 1968....
, David Lloyd
David Lloyd (academic)
David Lloyd is a professor of literature. He holds a B.A. , an M.A. , and a PhD in Literature and Colonialism, all from Cambridge University...
, David Miller
David Miller (poet)
David Miller is a writer, poet, literary critic, and editor. He has lived in London since 1972.He has published over fifty books and pamphlets. His first books were The Caryatids and South London Mix , both published in 1975...
, Tom Raworth
Tom Raworth
Tom Raworth is a London-born poet and visual artist who has published over forty books of poetry and prose since 1966. His works has been translated and published in many countries. Raworth is a key figure in the British Poetry Revival. He lives in Brighton, England.-Early life and work:Raworth...
, Maurice Scully
Maurice Scully
Maurice Scully is an Irish poet who works in the modernist tradition. Scully was born in Dublin & educated at Trinity College.Scully's books include Love Poems & Others , 5 Freedoms of Movement , Steps , Livelihood , Sonata, , Tig and Humming...
, Geoffrey Squires
Geoffrey Squires
Geoffrey Squires is an Irish poet who works in what might loosely be termed the modernist tradition.-Early life:While born in Derry, he grew up in County Donegal, Republic of Ireland...
, and Augustus Young
Augustus Young
For the U.S. Representative from Vermont, see Augustus Young .Augustus Young is an Irish poet.-Biography:Young worked in London as an epidemiologist and adviser to health authorities, and now lives in France...
. Founded in 1985, they describe themselves as "a small press which publishes poetry that you won't often find in your local bookshop"