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2022-2023 SUBMISSION POLICY

Theme : Creation of new work inspired by Synergies :
between artists, art forms, and community engagement … 
We want contributing poets to embrace creative relationships 
with work(s) by fellow artists of different disciplines. 
We want contributing poets to go Beyond Ekphrastic … into the Ecstatic … 

Featured Poetry / Anthology Submission

Please read submission guidelines carefully. Submitted poems may or may not be selected for publication. The decision to include submitted poems in online or print publications is at the sole discretion of the Altadena Poets Laureate. 

We publish featured poetry on our website on a rolling basis. All poems will be considered for any future print anthologies.

How to Submit:

Click on The Synergy Portfolio. There you’ll find photography, painting, illustrations, music and video clips from artists who live/work in Altadena, Pasadena, San Gabriel Valley and LA County. Choose one or more Artistic Prompt(s) that inspire you.  WRITE A NEW POEM inspired by the artwork you’ve chosen (or that’s chosen you). Submit your poem with the Subtitle: Written ‘In Synergy’ with (title of artwork) by (name of artist/s).

Email submission to : Altadenapoetryreview@gmail.com

Subject Line: “Submission: Featured Poetry” 

All published poets will receive a book of contemporary poetry donated by Lois P. Jones, poet, radio host, editor, author of Night Ladder, and poetry editor of Kyoto Journal; and by Elline Lipkin, 2016-2018 Altadena Poet Laureate.

All new ‘In Synergy’ poems published this year in the Altadena Poetry Review will be included in the 2024 Altadena Poetry Anthology.