Submissions are open for Zingara Poetry Review.
Zingara Poetry Review seeks poems written from the heart by practicing poets across demographics and around the world. To encourage submission from underrepresented poets, ZPR features poems by poets of specific populations and backgrounds each month, though poems may be published at any time. We do not charge submission fees but welcome donations through Paypal sent to zingarapoet@gmail.com. Suggested donation is $1-$5.
June: LGBTQIA
July: Poets who live EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
August: Work by undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate program (any discipline) or who have graduated within the past two years.
September: Work by graduate students currently in or recently graduated from a writing-related graduate program, including MFA or MA in English.
October: Work by indigenous people, particularly Native Americans.
November: International Writers (anyone who isn’t living, or wasn’t born, in the United States).
December: Poets over 50
January: Poems by new and unpublished poets (no full-length book)
February: African American/Black American Poets
March: Women only please.
April: Poetry Month – a poem will be published every day this month so send your best work!
Guidelines:
- Send 1-3 previously unpublished poems of 40 lines of fewer in the body of an email, any style, any subject, to ZingaraPoet@gmail.com with the submission category (e.g. Undergraduate Student) as the subject of your email.
- Include a cover letter and brief professional biography of 50 words or fewer, also in the body of your email.
- Simultaneous submissions are fine, but please let me know immediately if submitted work is accepted elsewhere.
- Published poets receive bragging rights and the chance to share their work with a diverse and ever-growing audience.
- Submissions which do not follow these guidelines will be disregarded.
- If accepted work is later published elsewhere, please acknowledge that the piece first appeared in Zingara Poetry Review.
- There are no fees to submit, though donations are welcome. All submitters will be subscribed to the Zingara Poetry Review periodical newsletter.
- Check Zingara Poetry Review frequently to read new poems.
- Zingara Poetry Review retains first digital rights, though rights revert back to the poet upon publication.
What we look for in a poem:
Like all editors, we like to see interesting poems that do what they do well. Whether traditional, conceptual, lyrical, or formal, they should exhibit the poet’s clear understanding of craft and, just as importantly, revision. Very elemental poems that have not undergone effective revision will probably not make the cut. Likewise, poems which are contrived, sacrifice meaning for the sake of rhyme, feel incomplete, do not risk sentimentality (or are too sentimental), or lack tension when tension is needed, will also be dismissed. I am a fan of rich, vivid imagery, cohesive discursiveness, and surprising metaphors. Finally, poems which perpetuate harmful stereotypes of gender, race, or class will most certainly not be considered.
For a very good discussion on the elements of effective poetry, take a look at Slushpile Musings by James Swingle, publisher and editor of Noneucildean Cafe’
We read every submission and consider it carefully. As a result, response time vary from 2 days to 6 months
I was trying to submit to Zingara but cannot find the link. Can you send it to me? Thanks.
You can send submissions via email to zingarapoet@gmail.com.
I’m a little confused by the guidelines. If I submit three poems, do you want three word documents attached to one email, with the title of each poem in the subject line? Or, should I put the three poems in one word document, and if so, what would you like in the subject line?
Hi Richard! Thanks for your question. It’s easiest if you can submit all three of your poems in one word document, but sending them as separate documents is perfectly acceptable. Include the title of each poem separated by comma in the subject line of your email.
Hi, I see that your deadline has been extended (I learned that through crwopps). What is that new date? Thanks much.
Hi Heidi, thanks for checking on the new deadline. While I’d love to have new submissions by January 15, I have officially extended the deadline for 2016 picks to January 31st, 2016.
An inquiry pertaining to being published online: While I have illusions about poems used as Facebook status updates counting as publishing, both Facebook and LinkedIn have pages dedicated to workshopping poetry. How would posting poems on these pages effect their viability for submission?
I meant “no illusions.” I apologize.
Hi Benjamin, and thanks for your question.
If your poem was shared in a private FB group for purposes of workshop, I am happy to take a look at, and consider, the revised version for publication.
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