Copyright and Permissions

All of the material provided on these pages is in copyright. Here is how you can use it in your work, whether in print or online.

How to cite material from this website in your work

Citing poetry and prose material from the Collected Poetry and Prose section of this web resource

Robert Bloomfield's Collected Poetry and Prose, ed. Tim Fulford, John Goodridge and Sam Ward, in Robert Bloomfield POET (1766-1823), ed. Tim Fulford and John Goodridge, with Sara Slinn, 2025. https://beddoes.dmu.ac.uk/BloomfieldPages/home.html

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Citing material from the Collected Letters of Robert Bloomfield and His Circle section of this web resource

The Collected Letters of Robert Bloomfield and his Circle, ed. Tim Fulford and Lynda Pratt, in Robert Bloomfield POET (1766-1823), ed. Tim Fulford and John Goodridge, with Sara Slinn, 2025. https://beddoes.dmu.ac.uk/BloomfieldPages/home.html

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Citing material from the Critical Reflections section of this web resource

These should be cited by author and article title, e.g. Tim Burke, ‘The Poetry of Friendship: Robert Bloomfield, John Clare, and the Labouring-Class Tradition’, Robert Bloomfield POET (1766-1823), ed. Tim Fulford and John Goodridge, with Sara Slinn, 2025. https://beddoes.dmu.ac.uk/BloomfieldPages/home.html

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How to format your citations

We have given sample formatting for citations above but for guidance on exctly how to present and format your work refer to the style guide provided by your university, publisher or content host.

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Reusing and quoting from material from this website

Fair Dealing

Fair dealing is legal exemption which allows the use of short quotations without permission from the copyright owner. It applies only to quotation used within works of criticism (eg. in academic work or critical journalism). Fair Dealing does not apply to any commercial use such as slogans, advertising or commercial publication, nor does it apply to reuse of prose or text for epigrams in books, or in publications for entertainment.

Fair dealing is not defined specifically by the law, but is tested in court. For general guidance you can cite up to 400 words in a single extract or 800 words split over several extracts. Note, however, that Fair Dealing does not allow for the reproduction of more than about twenty five per cent of a poem, however short a poem it is.

Publishers have varying definitions of Fair Dealing, so you are advised to ask your publisher if they require formal permission from the copyright owner.

This project is keen to encourage the use of our material, so please get in touch if you think your plans fall outside the Fair Dealing provisions.

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What if I want to use longer quotations or a whole poem? Or what if I want to use a quotation from this material in a commercial or non-critical context, e.g. on a t-shirt, mug, on a website of favourite poems, etc.

We are delighted that you would like to reuse this material but please do not do so without first contacting us and obtaining necessary permissions. tfulford@dmu.ac.uk

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Sometimes it is easier just to link to the original source.

If you want to reproduce a significant amount of text online, sometime it is simplest, and gives greatest intellectual transparency, to use a hyperlink that will guide your readers to the text in its original context, rather than copying it out on your own site. This helps readers avoid confusion about who the authors and copyright owners are.

For further guidance on copyright try the following:

• UK Government, Intellectual Property Office (2014) “Guidance: Exceptions to Copyright” (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/exceptions-to-copyright). Accessed 1 July 2025.
• Ginny Carter (2019) “How to use quotes in your book legally” (https://www.unitedghostwriters.co.uk/quotes-book-legal-way/). Accessed 1 July 2025.
• WriteWords (2002-23), “Copyright and quotations – guide for writers” (http://www.writewords.org.uk/articles/tips6.asp). Accessed 1 July 2025.