Seeking submissions for Last Stanza Poetry Journal, Issue #3: Altered States

Open to all poets! Now accepting submissions for Issue #3 of 𝐿𝒶𝓈𝓉 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓏𝒶 𝒫𝑜𝑒𝓉𝓇𝓎 𝒥𝑜𝓊𝓇𝓃𝒶𝓁. The theme is: "altered states." These are unusual times. What has altered in your life, or in the lives of those around you? What angers you? What is better this year than in the past? What will never be the same going forward?

The deadline for Issue #3 is December 31st, 2020. 

Any form, any length, up to five poems. Non-rhyming poetry is preferred. Please see Issues #1 and #2.

If accepted, I'll ask for a bio and author photo. Submissions are welcome in a Word file or in the body of an email. No reading fees and no obligation to purchase the journal. All proceeds will go toward the purchase of copies for libraries. Send your writing to: jennykalahar@att.net 

I'm also seeking artists for the interior and covers--photographers, painters, sketchers, sculptors, etc. for future issues.

Announcing Issue #2 of Last Stanza Poetry Journal: Marginalia

 

Poets in this issue: David Allen, Shalom Galve Aranas, Michael Brockley, Michael Brownstein, John Cardwell, Dan Carpenter, K J Carter, W. B. Cornwell, Mary A. Couch, Dick Dalton, George Fish, James Green, John D. Groppe, Lois Hambleton, John Hinton, Liza Hyatt, LeAnn Jones, Jordan Krais, Oliver Lake, Jim Landwehr, Lucy J. Madison, Tracy Mishkin, Donna Monday, Guna Moran, Lylanne Musselman, Thomas Alan Orr, Bruce Reed, Mary Sexson, Michael Strosahl, David Vancil, Rp Verlaine, J.E.A. Wallace, Michael T. Young, and Joyce Zephyrin. Illustrations are by Bre A. Domescik. 

Each of these poems has a backstory, a side note, previously unrevealed truths, or specifics about their inspiration. I’ve always loved discovering the pain, joy, loss, love, drama, or unusual experience that went into creating works of art: paintings, songs, novels, and poetry. I asked contributors to let readers look behind the curtain for this issue, and the results are magnificent. Poets are, by nature, brave. Shards of their souls are on display with each piece of writing. With these postscripts, we are allowed to see even deeper into their hearts.

All proceeds from the sale of the Journal are used to purchase copies for libraries.