"Poetry leads us to the unstructured sources of our beings, to the unknown, and returns us to our rational, structured selves refreshed. Having once experienced the mystery, plenitude, contradiction, and composure of a work of art, we afterward have a built-in resistance to the slogans and propaganda of oversimplification that have often contributed to the destruction of human life. Poetry is a verbal means to a nonverbal source. It is a motion to no-motion, to the still point of contemplation and deep realization." -- A. R. Ammons
Poems, daily. Mostly English, alas. Please submit!
Anonymous asked: Do you reject submissions?
I attempt to publish every submission, but I also try not to accept poetry written by the submitter. Additionally, poems that have already been posted will not be reposted. (You can always browse the archive to see if I’ve posted your favorites already.) I understand that this favors well-known and published poets, but perhaps, if there is enough interest, I could do a week of unpublished poetry submitted by readers!
