Wildly good poetry books
2025 & 2026: Drunk Muse Press are delighted to announce our list of poets, from near and far. We'll be publishing books by: Nazaret Ranea – Spain via Edinburgh; Eleanor Tennyson – London; John Atkinson – Yorkshire via Galloway; Matthew Keeley – Glasgow, now London; Martin Goldie - Glasgow; and from Greece – Angelos Kouros. We’ll also be publishing Welsh poet-editor Brett Evans and Doric maestro Alistair Lawrie in 2026, and we’ve added seven more women poets to our 2025/2026 publishing list (see poster, below left). And - deep breath - in response to overwhelming demand, our trail-blazer magazine, The Poets’ Republic, will return in March, featuring more than fifty poets writing in English, Scots and Gaelic and featuring a special Young Republic section . . .
What they say about our books and poets
“Romanceros does what only poetry’s best self can do: it sees around corners, through cracks in perception; it lifts to the light and turns from every possible angle, a story we thought we knew by heart. These tightly turned vignettes draw from multiple literary, artistic and historical sources to create a layered lyric archive of the Spanish Civil War. Romanceros’ special gift lies in Beagrie’s attention to detail; in capturing those minute nuances of place and voice. While clearly a writer of depth and daring, this collection reveals him as an exemplary reader and historical listener, equally able to lay bare the obscenity of war and to capture the hope of enduring resistance.” – Fran Lock
Contact
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