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Request an item

If you can’t find an item in our catalogue, you can request it online. We are always building our collection and your suggestions can help us add to it.

Request an item from the Poetry Library

Fill in the form with as much information as you can and we will try and track down your book.

Please note: brand new poetry collections, including award nominees, are likely to be on order and not yet showing on Library Search.

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We add items to our catalogue after considering our existing stock and the relevance of the new item to our collection management policy. We may not be able to add a title due to availability, copyright restrictions, cost, size and condition of materials.
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