Poetically Speaking does not accept previously published work, unless specifically requested; however, we will accept simultaneous submissions, if so noted. Please inform us immediately if your submission is accepted elsewhere. Also, we do not accept submissions by direct mail..  Please use these submission guidelines when submitting work. If you send us work, please wait for a response to your first submission before you submit again. 

Please read this page carefully before submitting any poetry to Poetically Speaking. By doing so you can avoid having your work disregarded. 

Submissions can be any length and address any theme. We welcome fresh, vigorous and thought provoking poetry (free of obscenities, strong profanity, themes of hate against those of another race, religion or ethnic background).

By submitting, you certify that the work is not in violation of copyright laws , and you give PoeticallySpeaking.net one-time publishing rights in our triannannual online and/or print issues. In the event of publication, all rights revert to you, the author. 

There is currently no pay for published work at Poetically Speaking.  However, you wil gain exposure as PoeticallySpeaking.net is a globally read poetry site. PoeticallySpeaking.net  asks for first rights to any piece its editors select. At the time of publication, all rights revert back to the author/artist; however, PoeticallySpeaking.net retains the right to publish the piece(s) in any subsequent issue or anthology, whether in print or online, without payment. Should you decide to republish the piece elsewhere, we ask that you cite Poetically Speaking as a place of previous publication and provide Poetically Speaking's  web address.

Do not submit poetry in ALL CAPS! It's a sure way of having it disregarded.

We are currently receiving submissions in the following areas:

Poetry: We are open to a wide variety of poetry.  Although there are no length restrictions, please do not send any life works or excerpts from novels.  We publish poetry, a little prose, but not works of fiction in length.  Send up to five (5) poems/submissions. You may  include all poems in the body of an email or submit each poem separately. There is no need to query prior to submitting poetry.

Poetry Book Reviews: We accept reviews of poetry collections (books and chapbooks). 

Artwork:  We accept photography, digital art, pen and ink, paintings, water color (prints), etc.  Submit 3-5 pieces of artwork for consideration.

We do our best to respond to submissions in 4-6 weeks. We will be accepting submissions according through March 30, 2008. New issues will be released annually on the 15th of April. We will be receiving submissions only 2 weeks during the 3 months preceding annual publication. Here is a clear breakdown of our submission cycle: 

READY TO SUBMIT?
If you have read each guideline above, click the link below for submissions and paste your poem(s), book review(s) or art along with the following information in the body of the email.  No attachments (except for artwork)!  No links!  Not more than 5 submissions per email.

1. Name
2. Email Address
3. City, State
4. Title(s) and Poem(s)/Art (5 per submission period)
5. Short Biography (75 words or less)

Before pressing SEND, Check all submissions for spelling and/or grammatical errors. Take pride in your submissions and poetry editors will do the same. We are less likely to select material marred with spelling errors. Be sure that you have listed the correct email address; it is the only way we can contact you. Thank you for submitting to PoeticallySpeaking.net.

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