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P=Poetry, N=Nonfiction, F=Fiction
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P – the engine(idling Seeking Poetry. Theme “Yarn”
Subs are OPEN from
March 14 – April 14, 2025.
Theme: yarn
Poetry: We’re looking for long-form poetry with 80+ lines, prose poems (1+ pgs), sequences, narratives, epics, and expansive forms. The longer the better. Think of it as a test of creative endurance—a marathon! We want to see you to stretch out your legs and send in works that feature texture, depth, rich detail, connections and call-backs. Give us breathlessness; give us run-ons; give us meanwhiles and what-ifs; give us oodles of commas and ampersands. Tangles, patterns, loops, cat’s cradles! Go Impressionistic; go Rococo; go stream-of-consciousness; go Proustian; go microscopic, even. Be jazz! Gild it. Embellish it. Get carried away! The subject matter is entirely up to you, but keep in mind we are not looking for conventional short stories. We want looong poetry. We want to feel the weight and weave of your words. Spin a yarn for us!
To submit, please email 1 – 4 poems to the editor at engineidling@gmail.com.
You may send poems as a .docx or .pdf attachment, or copy / paste them into the body of the email.
Please use a standard font. We will not be able to accommodate specialized formatting. Tabs and indents are okay, however, lots of white space, shape poems, or poems with specific spatial needs don’t translate well.
If your poem is more than a single page, please indicate whether or not there is a stanza break at the page break.