Hex Poets
The Hastings Examiner will be running a monthly or twice-monthly zine/chapbook collection of local poets, as soon as Merlin gets off his arse and organises it. Anyone writing poetry around town will be welcome to submit entries. Each issue will have a unique and appropriately vague theme. We hope to collaborate with our friends at local open mic and slam nights: A Load of Poets, Sheer Poetry and Flight Feathers. Once we start printing, pdf copies of each issue will be available here.
Poet Town
To be launched as a paperback in September 2025, Poet Town is editor Richard Newham-Sullivan’s effort to capture the poetic energies of Hastings, both historic and current, in one substantial collection. The poets were photographed in resonant locations around town by Maxine Silver.
Read about the project from the poets’ perspectives here.
Scumbag Press
Local poet Martin Appleby’s Scumbag Press publishes limited edition zines and chapbooks, including collections of poetry.
HWG and Strandline
Hastings Writers Group occasionally produce anthologies, often mixing stories and poetry. It used to regularly print Strandline.
If you’d like to add an anthology or other details to this section, please contact us: info@hastings-examiner.uk.