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We know a lot of poets who love holding books in their hands, actual books with pages to turn and dog-ear and scribble notes upon. That’s something that doesn’t happen with digital poetry journals. Given that we fund this operation ourselves, we’ve set it up so it doesn’t make us bankrupt. Website hosts and domain […]
With one month to go in our current reading period, we’ve received 229 submissions. Of those submissions, we’ve already declined or withdrawn 148. There are 63 pieces in process right this minute, and that will change by the time this post goes live. Every reading period, we see some of the same trends, not all of […]
Writing Narrative Poetry by Constance Brewer I am, by choice, a big fan of narrative poetry. I tend to write narrative poems more than any other type. What are they? Narrative poems are poems that tell stories. The Iliad was a series of long narrative poems strung together. Beowulf. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. […]
It’s here! Our winter issue is now available – click on the link below the cover photo to read issue 17-1. We are truly pleased to offer a diverse group of poetic voices and hope you find something that lodges itself in your head or your heart. We welcome poets new to us as well […]