Format your poetry collection for KDP. Doing it yourself? Read how to format a poetry collection for KDP.
Recommended KDP trim
5.25x8 in – Acceptable alternatives: 5.5x8.5 in or 5x8 in. All are KDP-approved trim sizes.
What we get right for poetry collection
Line-break fidelity
Every line break is the poet’s, not Kindle’s. We use non-breaking line-end markers so a 7-syllable line rarely wraps onto two visual lines on a Paperwhite — and we test on the smallest screen.
Hanging indents on long lines
When a line MUST wrap (Kindle on a phone), the continuation gets a deeper indent so the reader can see it’s the same line. Trad poetry-press convention.
White space as content
Generous leading, ample top-and-bottom margin, single-poem-per-page where the poem demands it. White space treated as part of the work.
Section dividers
Roman-numeral or named sections separated by a half-title page and a recto-opening section page. The bone-structure of a real collection.
Concrete / shaped poems
Visual or shaped poems set as 300 DPI image plates where reflow would destroy the work. Kindle gets a full-page image of those specific poems so their shape survives reflow.
Acknowledgements + permissions
Magazine-credits page, permissions log for any quoted or epigraph material, copyright phrasing that matches trad poetry-press style.
Pricing
Standard formatting packages apply:
- Print PDF only – £69
- Print PDF + Kindle EPUB – £119
- Complete Package (Print PDF + Kindle EPUB + ePub) – £179
All packages include 2 free revision rounds — you check the finished pages beside your own manuscript and click any page to tell us what to change. Rush turnaround (+£29) available.
