The Poetry Box

Call for Submissions

We Want Your Cosmic Poetry

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From learning how to locate the Little Dipper to standing awe-struck under the Milky Way, humans have been asking: What’s out there in the great beyond? Could we survive on Mars? What is dark matter? Are wormholes the secret to time travel?  Our curiosity is as vast as the universe itself. Send us your best stargazing poems exploring the great beyond, string theory and black holes.  Make a case for Pluto–planet or not planet? This theme is yours to take to the outer limits.

We’re looking for the best poetry inspired by the cosmos for our 9th issue of The Poeming Pigeon. We’re open for submissions Apr 15-Jun 15. Click HERE for all the details.

2nd Annual Chapbook Prize Opens Today

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Submissions Open Feb 1 thru Feb 28

ChapbookPrize2019LogoLast year, we held our first Poetry Box Chapbook Prize competition and were blown away by a windfall of quality, thought-provoking, emotionally riveting poetry by writers from across the nation. Now, it’s time to do it all over again.

I’m thrilled to announce that this year’s judge will be Tricia Knoll, an amazing, award-winning poet who’s been a frequent contributor to The Poeming Pigeon and author of Broadfork Farm, published by The Poetry Box in 2017. You can learn more about what’s she’s been up to since moving to Vermont at TriciaKnoll.com.

Winners will receive the following:

1st Prize: $300 plus 20 copies of published chapbook
PLUS distribution of their winning title to all contest entrants.

2nd Prize: $100 plus 10 copies of their published chapbook.

3rd Prize: $50 plus 5 copies of their published chapbook.

See Last Year’s Winners & Complete Submission Details HERE

In the News – Who Made the Cut?

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We received a record number of submissions from poets around the globe for our upcoming “In the News” issue of The Poeming Pigeon.  Congratulations to the following poets who will be appearing in our upcoming issue, due for release in August.

Alan Catlin • Anita S. Pulier • Anne Casey • Bett Willett • Brad G. Garber • Brian Garrison • Brigitte Goetze • Brittney Corrigan • Carolyn Martin • Cathy Cain • Charissa Menefee • Charles Rammelkamp • Charlotte Mandel • Christopher Luna • Christopher Stolle • Claudine Nash • Colette Tennant • D.R. James • Dan Raphael • Daniela Gioseffi • David Belmont • David Lawton • Deborah Jang • Dianalee Velie • Dotty LeMieux • Ed Mabrey • Eleanor Berry • Eleanor Kedney • Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios • Elizabeth Kuelbs • Emily Madapusi Pera • Eric le Fatte • Gary Fisher • Heather Truett • Heidi B. Morrell • Ingrid Wendt • Irene Bloom • J.I. Kleinberg • Jamie Brian • Jan Ball • Jane Blanchard • Jane Yolen • JD Amick • Jeanne Julian • Jeff Fearnside • Jo Angela Edwins • Joan Colby • Joanne M. Clarkson • Judith Skillman • Judith Terzi • Judyth Hill • Julene Tripp Weaver • Junious Ward • Kathleen Patterson • Kathryn Staublin • Katy Brown • Kelly Konya • Ken Cathers • Laura LeHew • Liam Stegman • Linda C. Conroy • Linda Ferguson • Linda Kraus • Linda Strever • Lindy Low Le Coq • Louisa Clerici • Lucy Duggan • Lynn M. Knapp • Marc Swan • Marilyn Johnston • Martin Jon Porter • Maryah Converse • Matt Farr • Melanie Green • Michael H. Lester • Michael S. Glaser • Naila Claudia Schulte • Nancy Flynn • Pamela Ahlen • Pat Brisson • Pattie Palmer-Baker • Paul Bufis • Paul Genega • Pesach Rotem • Phyllis Wax • Ralph Long •  Sandy Deyoe • Sarah Lilius • Sharon Alexander • Sharon Wood Wortman • Sherry Chandler • Stephen C. Pollock • Steve Williams • Suzanne Bruce • T. McClelland • Tara L. Carnes • Tim Gillespie • Tom Hogan • Tracy Davidson • Tricia Knoll • Trina Sotira • Valerie Forde-Galvin • Veer Frost • Vivienne Popperl • Wendy Brown-Baez

 

Thank You to All of our Submitters . . .

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Thank you to everyone who submitted their poems for The Poeming Pigeon: In the News issue.  We received 682 submissions from around the globe, including 5 continents, 13 countries and 39 states.  We’re busy reading through each and every poem and WOW!  We’re blown away by the work. It’s going make for some very tough decisions, but we promise to let everyone know by March 15.

Good Luck to All!

Love Poems – Who Made the Cut?

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We received over 680 submissions from poets around the globe for our upcoming Love Poems issue of The Poeming Pigeon.  Congratulations to the following poets who will be appearing in our upcoming issue:

Alexa Mergen • Ann Grant • Aria Wolf • Babo Kamel • Barbara A. Meier • Brad G. Garber • Carol L. Deering • Carol Levin • Carolyn Martin • Cathie Sandstrom • Charlotte Mandel • Cheryl A. Van Beek • Claudia F. Savage • Connie Post • David Kann • Delia Garigan • Diana Rosen • Diane L. Averill • DiTa Ondek • Eleanor Kedney • Elizabeth Stoessl • Elizabeth Tornes • Emily Glossner Johnson • Eric le Fatte • Gabriella Brand • Gareth Culshaw • Gretchen Fletcher • J. Nille • Jane Yolen • Jenny Doughty • Jessica McKenna • Jessica Siobhan Frank • Joan McNerney • JoAnna Scandiffio • John C. Mannone • Jonathan Glenn Travelstead • Judith Arcana • Judith Barrington • Judith Kelly Quaempts • Karla Linn Merrifield • Kenneth Pobo • Konstantin Nicholas Rega • Laura Grace Weldon • Laura LeHew • Laurie Kolp • Linda Ferguson • Linda Simone • Linda Strever • Lisa Randall • Liz Nakazawa • Lucia Galloway • Luke Valmadrid • M.S. Rooney • Margaret R. Saraco • Marilyn Johnston • Mark Elber • Mary C. Rowin • Michael Estabrook • Pam Kress-Dunn • Pattie Palmer-Baker • Penelope Scambly Schott • R.W. Jagodnik • Robert Beveridge • Sally Zakariya • Samantha Irene • Sharon Scholl • Shawn Aveningo Sanders • Sherri H. Levine • Susan P. Blevins • Suzanne Bruce • Suzy Harris • T.J. Smith • Terri Niccum • Terry Severhill • Toni Hanner • Tricia Knoll • Victoria Stefani • William A. Greenfield • Zeina Azzam