Guidelines for Poetry

Official Rules:

1. Submit 1 to 5 poems printed on white 8 1/2 x 11 paper (three copies of each poem), any style, any subject, no more than one poem per page. Poems may not exceed 40 lines including stanza breaks. We would appreciate all poems in 12-point Times New Roman. Please do not submit poems in all bold, all caps, or all italics. No email submissions, please.

2. Poems must be original, unpublished in any medium (print or electronic), not under consideration elsewhere and must not have been selected for a monetary prize in any other contest.

3. Poet’s name, address, phone and email address must be provided on a cover sheet accompanying the manuscript and this information must NOT appear anywhere on the manuscript. Cover sheet should also include the following: titles of the poems entered and the poet’s 30-word (max.) bio in third person.

4. Entries must be postmarked by January 10, 2008. Include SASE for notification or indicate on cover sheet if email notification is preferred. No entries will be returned. All entrants will be notified by March 1, 2008.

5. Entry fee: $10 nonrefundable check or money order payable to Kakalak Poetry. $10 fee covers up to five poems.