
MARCH Theme: DREAMS
DEADLINE: MARCH 7

FEBRUARY 2025 | THEME: LOVE & SEX
DICK WESTHEIMER
My wife doesn’t want me to write about her superpower. The world should not know how she howls down the moon and turns an ordinary day into something the Hubble telescope might see from a billion years ago…

JANUARY 2025 | FORM: ABECEDARIAN
Hannah Anowan
asking permission to slaughter me
bodily when you’ve already attempted to
crucify my psyche seems a bit…
delusional? degenerate?

2024 ARCHIVE

JULY-DECEMBER 2024

JANUARY-JUNE 2024
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Every month, the we feature a Poem of the Month.
The “Poem of the Month” is accompanied by both a contributor’s and an editor’s note, as well as a custom piece of artwork created by Derek Mueller.
Beyond creating more exciting ways for poetry to shine through in the world, we wish to make the editorial process more transparent.
Why do some poems stand out?
Each month has a new form or theme.
The winner will be offered $33 for this contribution.
You may submit only one poem.
While the submissions for the Poem of the Month category are free, there are also tip-jar option and paid feedback options. These help us sustain the magazine.
We will respond to all submissions within three weeks.