Call for Submissions: The Skinny Poetry Journal

The Skinny Poetry Journal (TSPJ) seeks new poetry. Poems submitted can embrace any theme, however, we are particularly interested in submissions that paint a picture of racism in America--the unresolved legacy of slavery--in the interest of healing our nation of that cancerous social affliction.

 

TSPJ is a literary journal that is dedicated to The Skinny poetry form (and edited by a rotating team of poets). A Skinny is a short poem form, created by Truth Thomas, that consists of eleven lines. The first and eleventh lines can be any length (although shorter lines are favored). The eleventh and last line must be repeated using the same words from the first and opening line (however, those words can be rearranged). The second, sixth, and tenth lines must be identical.
The point of the Skinny, or Skinnys, is to convey a vivid image with as few words as possible. Skinny poems can be about any subject. They can also be linked, like Haiku, Senryu or Tanka.

 

To submit your work for publishing consideration, email it to:

 

theskinnypoetryjournalATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

 

with your poem, or poems, copied into the body of your email.

 

NOTE: TSPJ is now opening up our journal to advertising. To learn more about our rates, feel free to email us at

 

tspjadsATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to . )

 

To see examples of this new poetry form, go to our website.