Submission Guidelines
We accept all genres, but we are looking for work that stands out through adept use of language and the many tools poets have available to them. This means that all styles can have a home here. Grammar, syntax, punctuation, word choice, line & stanza breaks, language, style, and form are all important considerations. We want the best that you have to offer. We want to read your poems. Be sure to follow these guidelines or your poems may not get read by us.
• At the bottom of the page you will find a link to our “submishmash” submissions manager. You will need to register or login. Other journals use this fine software so you may find that you are already registered, but in any case this will make tracking your submissions easier for us and for you.
• Important: If sending poems, send up to 3 within a single document (we prefer .doc). The title line should read (your name, # of poems) as in Jane Doe, 2 poems. If sending art we prefer .jpg files for images (up to 3 for starters) or you may send a link to your website in your cover letter if you wish us to sample more of your work.
• Send your best unpublished poems. We accept simultaneous submissions but please let us know of publication elsewhere. We will send you confirmation of receipt and let you know concerning acceptance or refusal within 3 months. Usually we are quite prompt.
• Please include a cover letter with your contact information and a short bio that we can use if we publish your work.
• Wait until you hear about one submission before sending another. If we receive more than one submission from anyone at any given time, all submissions will be rejected.
• We will do our utmost to reply to your work regarding acceptance or rejection for publication within three months or sooner of being received. We will also strive to send you a confirmation of receipt if your work has been forwarded to the editorial panel in good order. It is very important to us to fairly judge your work on its merits, not on your name or bio. By submitting to us you are acknowledging that this is your own work that it has not been published elsewhere. We reserve the right to comment on your work within our journal. If you don’t hear from us, you may inquire with “Submission Inquiry” in the title line.
• We will publish your poems within 3-6 months of acceptance. We regret we cannot offer payment.
