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The University of Newcastle

Just over a year ago a group of Melbourne poets who all had manuscripts ready for publication discovered the urgent need for a press devoted entirely to poetry.

The major publishers were booked out several years ahead just dealing with their regular authors, and as their poetry lists were limited to a handful of volumes each year the chances of acceptance were minimal. Moreover, these publishing houses are commercial ventures, and the need to show a return prevents them from taking too many risks.

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