Vilas Avenue’s open reading period for poetry submissions to Issue Seven (Theme:  “Symbiosis. Harmony”) is January 1st, 2025 through March 1st, 2025.

For Issue #7, we’re looking for poetry that challenges us to find similarity in difference and difference in similarity. Translate the nuance between an Emaj and an EbMinor. Show us (without showing us) an autumn hawk catching mice in your field of harvested corn. Send us the token lamprey on the shark’s back. Also welcomed:  1) riffs & tangents grounded in the sounds of the words “symbiosis” and/or “harmony”, 2) metal so cool it’s hot to the touch.

Confuse us to the point of finally understanding.

Cheers!

Dan & HW

HOW TO:  Submit 1-3 poems pasted into the body of an e-mail or as an attachment to vilasavenue@gmail.com with the subject line “Poetry submission”. Please also include a brief, third-person biography. You will hear back on the status of your submission within 2-4 months of the opening of our reading period, if not sooner. Your own previously unpublished works only, please. Simultaneous submissions are OK, but please write to let us know if someone else snags your work first. Please do not send Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated poems.

There is no fee to submit. We strongly believe that writing has value, and we believe that, when feasible, writers should be compensated for their work. In alignment with arching toward that philosophy, one poet (chosen at random out of all authors accepted for Issue Seven) will receive a $25 honorarium upon publication.

AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT ACCESSIBILITY:  Vilas Avenue values and respects diversity in all its forms. We recognize that life experiences, perspectives, and circumstances juxtaposed with our built and virtual environments manifest and emerge in dynamic and meaningful patterns that make us all human. If the submission process presents any barriers to your access, please contact vilasavenue@gmail.com and we will adapt to accommodate your process.

Thank you for considering Vilas Avenue as a potential outlet for your work!