Monitor Books is a publication platform for poetry, etc., founded in 2019. We publish necessary, idiosyncratic writing in bespoke editions.

Who

Monitor is edited by Rory Cook and Rachael Allen. Designers and collaborators include Alan Fielden, Rich James, Joseph Haigh, Joe Hales, John Newton, and S.S. Whetton. Website photographs are by Liam Chilton.

Monitor began as a programme of occasional live events in Manchester entitled Murmur Reading Series. Monitor now runs ‘Feature’, a series inviting interactions between art, poetry, music. ‘Feature’ is organised by Rory Cook and Alan Fielden, and will recommence.

Donations

Monitor is an unfunded press and buying books supports the work we do. If you are able to make a donation, you can do so here.

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Monitor commits to adhering to the Palestinian international call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) and to complying with the underlying guidelines for the Palestinian Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI).

Distribution

Monitor titles are represented by Public Knowledge Books – an online store, a physical shop in London, and a worldwide distributor. Get in touch with them for wholesale orders: sales@publicknowledgebooks.com.