Programs

POEM, Huntsville Literary Association, established 1967
P.O. Box 2006
Huntsville, AL 35804
Editor: Rebecca Harbor
Assistant Editors: Georgette Perry and Nancy Compton Williams

Poem, published in spring and fall, has been in continuous publication since 1967.

We equally welcome submissions from established poets as well as from less known and beginning poets. We publish both traditional forms and free verse. We want poems characterized by compression, rich vocabulary, significant content, and evidence of "a tuned ear and practiced pen." We want coherent work that moves through the particulars of the poem to make a point. We do not want "greeting card verse" or proselytizing or didactic poems.

The editor and two assistant editors individually read all submissions. At each editorial conference, all preliminary selections are read aloud and discussed. Then final selections are made. We sometimes accept a poem upon the condition that the poet agree to a suggested change. We do not comment on rejections. We generally accept about 5% of poems submitted.

We do not accept translations, previously published works, or simultaneous submissions.

Poem is perfect bound, digest-sized, professionally printed on good stock paper with a clean design and a matte cover. It is about 90 pages and contains over 60 poems and notes on contributors. Press run is 500. Copies go to all Huntsville Literary Association members, to individual out-of-town subscribers, to subscribing libraries throughout the United States and in Canada, and to the contributors.

Poem is a member of CLMP and indexed in the Index of American Periodical Verse.

Submissions: Submit 3-5 poems, preferably with a cover letter, to the address above. Place name, address, telephone number, and email address on cover letter and on each poem. Include a self-addressed envelope with sufficient postage. Submissions are read throughout the year. We generally respond in 1-3 months. We normally wait several issues before again publishing a contributor, especially if several poems were accepted for an issue.

Copyright and payment: Poem acquires first serial rights. Because we are a non-profit organization, we can pay only in copy to contributors. We pay 2 copies to each contributor.

Subscriptions and sample copies: Subscriptions for out-of-towners are $20 per year. Single copies of the current issue are $10 each. A sample copy of a back issue is $7. Send to Poem, Huntsville Literary Association, P.O. Box 919, Huntsville, AL 35804.