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Five Islands. Poetry for Everyone

Poems that give us back to our lives, to each other, and to the world.

At 5 Islands Press, we believe that poetry is not a luxury for the few, but an essential for all. Our job is to encourage and support the poets who write poems that nourish us, and to find ways of getting their poems into the hands of those who need them--which is to say, everyone.

Poetry is a life-cherishing force. And it requires a vision--a faith, to use an old-fashioned term. Yes, indeed, For poems are not words, after all, but fires for the cold, ropes let down to the lost, something as necessary as bread in the pockets of the hungry.  Yes, indeed. 

(Mary Oliver)

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Recent and forthcoming titles

 The list below shows our recent and forthcoming books. (Click on the image for more information on each book)

Image of the five islands after which the press is named

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Image of the five islands after which the press is named

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Image of the five islands after which the press is named

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Image of the five islands after which the press is named

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Image of the five islands after which the press is named

Available Now

Image of the five islands after which the press is named

Coming Soon

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