HYMN FOR THE LIVING POET, VOLUME II
Once again, Verse of April is inviting writers and artists of all media to submit to this year’s digital anthology of homage to the poets under the theme Hymn for the Living Poet. Volume II will be a curated selection of poems and visual pieces chosen by the editors and re-printed in a limited-edition anthology, set to release in late 2022 from Bouilloire Presse.
The 2022 manifestation of the annual Verse of April installations aims to celebrate the work of contemporary poets, those risking their hours to show us our reflection, those wielding the wisdom of our ancestors to give us today, those conspiring with the future to let us fuse with our greater potential.
Guidelines:
For the digital anthology, Verse of April will accept -for, -to, or -after poems or other -for , -to, or -after pieces, such as video, sound, song, animation, portraiture, collage, GIF, essay, or beyond.
Attention: Only pieces (or portions of pieces) that can be rendered on the page and in book format will be considered for inclusion in the print anthology. Those who are selected to appear in the print anthology will receive one contributor copy of the book and a discount on the purchase of additional copies.
All submitted pieces must be original works and never before published online or in print. All submitted pieces must state the name of the living poet to whom the work is dedicated. If the submitted work is in conversation with a particular poem by the living poet, please include the title of that poem.
Other documents to include:
1) Submitters should include a “Statement of Homage,” which explains why the particular living poet and/or particular poem by a living poet is important to them.
2) Submitters should include a short biography (of no more than 5 sentences) of the living poet. In it you should aim to include the current location and/or hometown / city of origin of the poet and a list (with links if you have them) of a few of their works (poem titles, book titles, or other projects and publications). These materials will be reviewed with Verse of April and included in publication.
3) A brief third-person biography of you, the submitter.
All documents should be sent as attached Word or PDF files and addressed to verseofapril@gmail.com. Please use “Verse of April 2022 Submission” as your Subject line.
Submissions must arrive no later than April 1, 2022.
Note: Past contributors to Verse of April are welcome to submit new works for consideration.