Call for Poets: Sixth Annual 30 for 30 Poetry Celebration

The sixth annual 30 for 30 Poetry Celebration will again take place
in April, and I am pleased to announce that it will is once again being sponsored
by  Potomac Review. This year’s judge is David Lotte, and the winner will
receive a one-year subscription to the journal.

This year, I am giving you a challenge. I am asking for poems that are only two lines in length. I am looking for poems that are expressive in nature and that are based  solely on image.

To participate, please follow these rules:

1.         Send an email to mikmaggio@mikemaggio.net
stating your intent to participate. Do
not send any poems at this time.
2.         The first 30 poets who respond to this call will be selected to
submit one original two-line poem.
3.         Once the poets have been chosen, I will randomly assign each one a
day on which their poem will be posted.
4.         Poets will submit their poem one day before it is to be posted.
Only one poem should be submitted.
5.         All poems must be written by the submitting author. Poems must be
no more than two lines in length and should not contain any racist or
sexist language. Line length is up to the author. Previously published
poems are acceptable as long as you identify where it was published and as
long as you own the rights.
6.         Poems should be submitted as a Word document (not in the text of
the email) or in RTF format.
7.         Poets should include a short 2-3 line bio to be included with the
poem. A copyright statement should also be included.
8.         All rights automatically revert to the author.
9.         To promote community and discussion, readers and participants will be able to post
comments on the web site about the poems.
10.       At the end of the month, our judge will select the best poem.
11.       The winning poet will receive a one-year subscription to Potomac Review.
12.       All poems will be archived on the site.

If you have any questions, please email mikemaggio@mikemaggio.net. I look forward to your participation.

And thank you to John Wang, editor of Potomac Review, for sponsoring us once again this year.