Ruby Street

As many of you will know, poetry publisher, Salt, is feeling the effects of the economic downturn (or GFC if you prefer). Their three year funding from the English Arts Council ends this year. Spring sales were down nearly 80% on the previous year, and despite April's much improved trading, the past twelve months has left a budget deficit of over £55,000. So, Chris and Jen Hamilton-Emery are asking for some help - a small ask to save this important international poetry list. JUST ONE BOOK 1. Please buy just one Salt book, right now. They don't mind from where, you can buy it from Salt or from Amazon, your local shop or megastore, online or offline. If you buy just one book now, you'll help to save Salt. Timing is absolutely everything here. They need cash now to stay afloat. You could go to their online store and help keep them going, or buy from your favourite online or real world bookshop. Salt UK and International store Salt US store Say, you could buy one of my Salt boo...

Salt magazine has moved from print to online. John Kinsella has just recently put together the first new issue . It features a wide variety of works from writers such as Mary Jo Bang, Simin Behbahani, Alireza Behnam, Javant Biarujia, Judith Bishop, Michael Brennan, David Brooks, John Burnside, Alison Croggon, Keki Daruwalla, Regina Derieva, Laurie Duggan, Gerard Greenway, Paul Hardacre, Jessica Harkins, Dennis Haskell, Jill Jones, Katia Kapovich, Peter Larkin, Tim Liardet, John Matthias, Janet McAdams, David McCooey, Luska Mengham, Peter Middleton, Peter Minter, Philip Nikolayev, Tom Nolan, Geoffrey O'Brien, Sean O'Brien, Amir Or, Alvin Pang, James Quinton, Mark Rudman, Gig Ryan, Tracy Ryan, Tahereh Saffarzadeh, Philip Salom, Fiona Sampson, Vivian Smith, Susan Stewart, Robert Sullivan, Maria Takolander, Alf Taylor,Jeet Thayil, John Tranter, Geoff Ward, John Wilkinson, Robert Wrigley, and others.