The New Ramsay Head:
an indie poetry press, revived
About the new ramsay head press
The Ramsay Head Press was the Edinburgh publishing house started in 1970 by Norman Wilson who, with Forsyth Hardy, also founded the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Although the Ramsay Head Press was by no means exclusively a publisher of poetry, it was responsible for producing volumes by leading poets such as Tessa Ransford, Alice Stuart and Charles Graves.
It is with the blessing of Norman Wilson’s granddaughter Susie that in 2026 we are breathing new life into The Ramsay Head Press.
A Change of Direction is the debut poetry collection from Mark Howitt and also the first publication from The New Ramsay Head Press.
A Change of Direction is the debut poetry collection from Mark Howitt and also the first publication from The New Ramsay Head Press.
COMING SOON: THE WARM UNIVERSE BY ALICE KEELING
Alice Keeling’s first collection, The Warm Universe, will be published in October 2026.
