The theme for Issue #17 is “A Table
in the Wilderness.” The featured artist will be Kim Kalahar of
The deadline is June 30, 2024. A
single $100 award will be given for an outstanding poem. There is never a
reading fee. An interview with the Editor’s Choice Award winner will be
published in the same issue (optional).
Poems can be any style, but
preferably non-rhyming. Submit up to three poems, each no longer than 64 lines,
to laststanza@outlook.com as a single Word document or within
the body of your email. There is no budget for author copies as proceeds are used to purchase copies for libraries. Published poems
will be considered for a Pushcart Prize nomination. Authors retain all rights
to their poems. Reprints are rarely accepted, and if the poem has been
previously published, please credit the prior publication.
Last Stanza Poetry Journal is
published worldwide in ebook, softcover, and color-illustrated hardcover. It is
available primarily from Amazon, but some issues are also via these sites and
others: Barnes & Noble, Walmart, Book Depository, Blackwell, and
Powell’s.