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Cooperative poetry press founded in 1973, now at UMaine Farmington; runs open book prizes.

Since 1973

Port Townsend nonprofit devoted entirely to poetry since 1972; one of the field's defining lists.

Since 1972

Minneapolis nonprofit with one of the most decorated poetry lists in the country.

Since 1974

Seattle poetry press known for austere design and an adventurous list.

Since 2005

Rochester nonprofit publishing poetry and poetry in translation since 1976.

Since 1976

Minneapolis nonprofit publishing poetry and experimental prose.

Since 1984

Independent New York poetry and short-fiction press with open reading periods.

Since 1993

Independent Minneapolis publisher with a strong ecological and poetic list.

Since 1980

Brooklyn press publishing poetry and hybrid work at the experimental edge.

Since 2004

Bay Area publisher of innovative poetry; runs open-book and chapbook contests.

Since 1999

Independent New York house with a long-standing poetry list including the Lexi Rudnitsky prizes.

Since 1975

Louisville independent publishing poetry and short prose; runs the Morton and McCarthy prizes.

Since 1994

Independent literary press in North Adams, MA; open submissions and multiple book prizes.

Since 1999

Brooklyn collective publishing poetry, translation, and artist books in letterpress editions.

Since 1993

University press whose poetry series has published Ashbery, Rich, and generations since.

Since 1957