Templar Poetry
Based in the heart of Derbyshire, Templar Poetry is an independent
publisher of excellent contemporary poetry and simultaneously promotes
wider access to poetry in the community through the annual
Derwent Poetry
Festival. The festival hosts the awards event for the annual Templar Poetry
Pamphlet and Collection Competition and also features a series of readings
for poets published by Templar Poetry alongside guest poets from other
publishers. Details of the
2007 Derwent Poetry Festival are available on the
Festival page, where tickets may be purchased online. If you are interested
in attending the Festival and prefer not to use the online facility bookings
may also be arranged by telephoning the Festival Box Office on 01629 582500.

The annual Templar Poetry Pamphlet and Collection Competition offers
poets an opportunity to submit their work as short collections. Three
pamphlets are chosen by a different judge for publication in pamphlet form
and the three winning poets also have the opportunity to submit a full
collection for later publication. An anthology of the best individual poems
from all the remaining submissions is published alongside Further
information about the annual competition are available on the Competitions
page.

All Templar Poetry publications are available from good bookshops and
directly from our website where the Shopping Cart enables both single and
multiple purchases of all our books. The 2006 Templar Poetry Pamphlets are
described by one reviewer as ‘…the best looking pamphlets I’ve ever
seen…’ and are produced as high quality small paperbacks. Our poetry
collections are published in high quality hardback editions. Our current
poetry list can be viewed and purchased online from the Poetry page. Online
purchases are usually despatched within five working days of receipt and we
advise customers by e-mail of despatch.

Up to date news about our poets and where they are reading appears on our
News page alongside any other new initiatives.

Templar Poetry strives to bring a fresh and unfettered approach to
publishing contemporary poetry and is committed to ensuring that poetry
engages with new readers. Our founding principle is to publish the best
contemporary poetry.
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