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British publishing house specialising in poetry
Bloodaxe Books is a British publishing house specialising in poetry.2 It was founded by Neil Astley.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Bloodaxe Books is a British publishing house specialising in poetry.2
Founded by Neil Astley in 1978.1
Bloodaxe Books was founded in 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne by Neil Astley, who is still editor and managing director. Bloodaxe moved its editorial office to Northumberland and its finance office to Bala, North Wales, in 1997.
In 2013 Astley deposited the Bloodaxe Books archive at Newcastle University's Robinson Library, Special Collections.
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