VEND-A-VERSE!

POEMS ACCEPTED (so far...)

Many poems were accepted with the previous batch in April, and one kept aside for this second dispenser. If you have a poem on this page, please DO NOT submit any more poems. POEM LIST

CALL FOR POEMS

New & Previously Published Work Welcome

An invitation to all Vancouver Island and Gulf Islands poets!

We invite you to submit short poems to be featured in Vend-A-Verse to be housed at Russell Books Victoria, and managed by Planet Earth Poetry. 

JOIN THE FOLDING PARTY!
We welcome all poets to join our poem folding party! Grab and coffee/treat and join a party of poets for conversation and rolling up poems!

Folding Party: SATURDAY OCT 3rd 10am-12pm

In The Atrium next to Habit Coffee on Yates St.
We had A LOT of fun at our folding parties during National Poetry Month—please join us and make the task faster and funner for everyone. :)

DEADLINE

SEPT 15th

(for inclusion in the dispenser)

WHO CAN SUBMIT?

We welcome poets from across the community—published poets and first-time writers alike.

We especially encourage submissions from:

• First Nations poets

• BIPOC poets

• 2SLGBTQ+ poets

• Poets with disabilities

• Senior poets

• Young poets

Submissions are open to anyone residing on Vancouver Island or the Gulf Islands.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

• 1 poem only

• Poems may be new or previously published

• Each poem must be 25 lines or fewer (and not hugely wide!)

HOW TO SUBMIT

Please email your CORRECTLY FORMATTED Word document to:

7thpoetlaureate@gmail.com
PLEASE READ all formatting requirements and details below:

FORMAT REQUIREMENTS

Please format your document exactly as follows:

Poem Title (no more than 25 lines, and not really wide!)

Your Name
• If published in a book: Book Title (Publisher, YEAR)
• If published in a journal or anthology: Publication Title + issue number OR Anthology Title
• If unpublished: you may include your website instead

If you are 18 years or younger, include your age after your name:
Example: Sylvia Lee, 16 years-old

FORMATTING DETAILS

• Easy-to-read font (Garamond, Times New Roman, Courier New)

• 10-point font

• Single-spaced

• Word document only

CONTENT NOTE

Poems may cover any subject.
Please keep in mind that young people may pull poems from Vend-A-Verse. We ask that poets approach subject matter thoughtfully.

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Poems will be curated by the Poet Laureate.

Selected poems will be printed, cut, folded, and placed into the dispenser in time for our:

COMMUNITY LAUNCH EVENT

Friday October 30th, 7:30pm

at Planet Earth Poetry weekly reading series

held at Russell Books Victoria 

PLEASE NOTE

Due to time constraints and the volunteer nature of this huge project:

• We will not notify poets whose work is not selected

• We will not accept revisions

• We will not enter into email discussions about selections or process

We will list accepted poets on the website.

Thank you warmly for your understanding.