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P – Open Call to tiny wren lit. Theme: Inventory
General Submissions
Issue Nine: Inventory
Start making a list. For Issue 9, we’re asking you for your best inventory poems, also known as list or catalog poems. As the name suggests, an inventory poem is a form + device that rely on an inventory of people, objects, images, characteristics, ideas, emotions, etc.
The list may explicitly or implicitly convey or evoke a particular emotion, realization, or idea/meaning. You can also look at litanies for inspiration.
Both the Academy of American Poets + The Poetry Foundation have some great resources + examples: List Poems, Taking Stock with the Catalog Poem, + Litany Poems.
We gravitate toward tiny poems with deep imagery + original, striking figurative language. Read previous issues or buy a tiny chapbook to get a sense of what we like.
Submit up to six (6) tiny poems in a single Word document (.doc or .docx or .pdf). Each poem should be on its own separate page, single-spaced, + in 12-point font, nothing fancy. Work should be your own + unpublished. Before you submit, please read our FAQ page + also make sure that your poem is a list or contains a list.