Consists of typescript preliminaries and poems in photocopies, there are also photocopies of publications. The poems tend to be grouped by poet and there are annotations suggesting this a setting copy but there are extra notes. There are sequencing issues and duplication of contents and acknowledgements.

Consists of correspondence regarding the publication including, contract, cover artwork, rights for reproduction, general correspondence and partial proofs. This is interspersed with a letter from Paul Hyland to Neil Astley regarding publication corrections with a printout attached. This is annotated by Neil Astley in red ink adding and responding to Paul Hyland's corrections. There is also another partial proof with annotations by Neil Astley and Paul Hyland adding corrections. Pages from this proof are sectioned according to chapters. This is interspersed with working papers regarding other publications and reviews not published by Bloodaxe. Dispersed throughout are several copies of artworks and postcards. Also included in a section at the back is correspondence between Neil Astley and the publication's contributors focusing inclusion in the book, as well as correspondence with Paul Hyland.

Consists of working papers for the catalogue.

These papers consist of several letters from Richard Mckane between January 1989 and April 1989, making corrections and changes to the translations. There are printouts that accompany these, some are annotated and 'Poem without a hero' is printed out in full. There is one letter from Neil Astley to Richard McKane regarding these changes and asking for clarification, he also discusses the issues of using disks for typesetting (these are not available). The proofs with notes have not come with the accompanying letter and this has been left this way. Within this there are two sheets "Interview with Martin Carter" and Louise Bennett's poem 'Proverbs' which have been put in the file, these are proof copies cut to publication size and are from the anthology 'Hinterland: Caribbean Poetry from the West Indies and Britain' compiled by E.A. Markham.

Consists of printout and photocopied translations and images used to make up the submitted work.

Consists of typescript, photocopied typescript and printed material, a letter from David McDuff to Neil Astley, regarding the submitted essays. The typescript poems are edited with notes and white correction fluid.

Consists of a partial proof, poet biographies and editorial correspondence. The biographies are annotated in red ink by Neil Astley adding setting information. The correspondence is between Neil Astley and Deryn-Ree Jones regarding the poet biographies.

Consists of printouts of the contributing poets work with annotations and crossing out regarding which poems to use. There are partial page proofs, including the introduction which is annotated, this is also in printout. There are also page and line calculations.

Consists of photocopies of poems published in The Guardian, some are loose and some are sectioned in to "in" and "out" categories using folded paper. There is a page from the newspaper from August 1990 which includes a poem. There is also a letter from the BBC South West [British Broadcasting Corporation], referring to the sectioned poems.

Consists of notes and photocopied publications.