Saturday, November 18, 2017

Call for Craft Essays on Poetry for Anthology: Far Villages: Welcome Essays for New & Beginner Poets

Call for Submissions - New Anthology of Essays from Black Lawrence Press

Far Villages: Welcome Essays for New & Beginner Poets

Abstract:
Poetry manuals, at their most essential, are aimed at demystifying aspects of poetry (especially for beginner poets) in order to make poets’ journeys easier and less daunting. Such manuals are also reminders that poetry itself is a discipline with a landscape and a history.


With this anthology, we aim to build on the long body of work in this tradition by bringing a number of established and emerging poets together in a single volume to welcome new and beginner poets to the art. Multiple voices, we believe, are essential to the poet’s journey.

Call for Submissions:
  • Black Lawrence Press is now accepting submissions for a new anthology of essays.
  • Poets in the United States and abroad are encouraged to submit essays aimed at welcoming new and beginner poets to the discipline of poetry.
  • Contributors are encouraged to provide anecdotes and advice, instructions and suggestions, fun exercises and crazy ideas, or individual failures and encouraging words, in order to better prepare new poets for the long journey through poetry.
Essays should be between 700-5000 words on any of the following broad themes (other themes will be considered):
1. First Words
2. Poetry Workshop
3. The Poet’s Journey
4. Family & Work
5. The Poet in the World
Essays can be creative or academic. However, they have to be accessible since they are also for a general audience.

Previously published essays are welcome. Contributors will receive a copy of the anthology as payment.

Abayomi Animashaun, will serve as editor. Please contact him at:


abayo.animashaunATgmailDOTcom (Change AT to @ and DOT to .)

with questions.

Submissions will be accepted via Submittable.

Deadline for Submission is November 30, 2017.

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