Hem Press is an independent publisher, founded in Birmingham and now based in Glasgow, releasing contemporary literature from around the world. Our publications include narrative verse, visual poetry, experimental memoir, radical translation and more.

Using FSC certified materials, publications take on the spirit of garments. This emphasises books as objects, language’s palpability and the confronting, and joining, of boundaries.

In addition to printed material, Hem Press houses Angry Starlings: an imprint exploring sound poetry through contemporary performance and composition. Releases are available to stream for free, and purchasable as an MP3.