The shop stocks over 15,000 current volumes of trade, small press, and university publications. Located at 6 Plympton Street, Harvard Square, the shop also stocks books related to prosody, poetry markets, spoken word cassettes, and some poetry journals. Founded in 1927 by Adrian Gambet and Gordon Cairnie, the original shop stocked mainly private press books, some poetry, and a sampling of avant-garde literature. Frequented over the years by T.S. Eliot, e.e. In 1979, the owner, Louisa Solano, developed the store as a showcase for the works of poets.
All foreign titles are in English or bilingual form.
All major credit cards accepted.