#poetry open call for submissions

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…To be eaten by that beak
and
become part of him, to share those wings and those eyes–
What a sublime end of one’s body, what an enskyment; what a life
after death.

~Robinson Jeffers
from “Vulture”

enskyment

(working  title, forthcoming Spring 2020, Moon Shadow Sanctuary Press). 

Submit 3-5 poems about vultures or poems that feature a vulture somewhere within  the poem. Deadline:  Jan. 1, 2020

Poems may be unpublished or previously published,
but if they  are previously published, please include an acknowledgement
also  indicating that you retain the publication rights.  If you do not
retain  the rights to the work, please include contact information for
requesting permission to reprint.

Submit your poem in a word document using Times New
Roman 12pt font.  Remove all identifying information from the file name
and from the document.  Include a separate, brief cover letter with
publication credits on the submissions page in the cover letter text
box. 

This perfect bound book will be available on Amazon
through Moon Shadow Sanctuary Press and placed in local (San Antonio,
Austin, jSan Marcos, New Braunfels, Boerne, Wimberley, etc.) independent
book shops and libraries.  

Contributors will receive one complimentary copy and be able to purchase copies at a discounted price.  Contributors will also be invited to participate in scheduled readings.

While there is no reading fee, your tip in the tip jar helps
pay for contributor copies, printer ink, internet connection, travel
expenses associated with readings, postage and so on.  Never mind paying
this well-meaning editor… : )  & for your generosity, I thank
you, deeply.

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Namaste!

d. ellis phelps, editor