Orders

Individuals

Though we do not offer discounts so as not to compete with the independent booksellers that stock our books on their shelves, ordering direct from our site is a great way to support our work. Website orders are processed weekly from our office in Brooklyn, usually on Thursdays.

There are also other ways to get our books:

  • Order from Asterism Books, a fast-growing distributor created by small presses for small presses, with a great list of poetry and translation titles. They ship quick, too.

  • Ask your local bookseller can place an order for their store. They can get our books from Asterism (US) or Turnaround in the (UK).

  • Order from Bookshop.org (click “Shop Local”) and choose an independent bookstore you’d like to support with your purchase.

  • You can buy our titles from many online sellers, but please avoid the big guys (you know who) as we will only see a tiny fraction of the sale.

Bookstores

The most supportive way to order our books is through our distributors: Asterism in the US, or Turnaround in the UK. If you’re outside the US, you can also find our books at Currents. If you prefer, you can order from us directly at a 50% discount (no returns) or 40% discount if you need to return unsold copies. We can also make consignment arrangements and create standing orders.

Libraries & Institutions

You can order our books from a variety of sources, but please consider ordering directly from our distributors. Sign up as a Library Partner with Asterism Books and take 20% off our titles and many others.

If you’d like to create a standing order, you can contact us at editors [at] worldpoetrybooks.com, or simply subscribe through our website. We’re happy to supply purchase orders or invoices for library subscriptions.

Distributors

Asterism Books, Seattle, WA
Booksellers and retailers click here.
Library buyers click here.

Turnaround Publisher Services, London, UK
Email orders [at] turnaround-uk.com. (If you are not yet a Turnaround customer, contact customercare [at] turnaround-uk.com or call 020 8829 3000.)

Currents Books, Brooklyn, NY
For independent bookstores, artist-run spaces, and gallery shops outside the US, Currents offers wholesale rates and lower, consolidated shipping on titles from a curated list of small presses. More information here.

Bookstore Events

Bookstores can order from our distributors or from World Poetry directly by emailing editors [at] worldpoetrybooks.com with quantity, address, and date of event. We can ship books within 48 hours. We give a 50% no-returns discount, or a 40% discount if you need to return unsold copies.

Other Events

If you’re organizing an event with our authors or translators at a college or independent cultural space and would like to sell copies, you might partner up with a local bookstore and give them the information above, or write to us and we’ll come up with an arrangement: editors [at] worldpoetrybooks.com.