Ekphrasis
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Submit one poem responding to a piece of visual art (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.)
Ensure that you have the rights to use the artist's work for this purpose OR that the piece is in the public domain. Give credit in both cases. Please include either a link to the artwork (or upload a picture) that you're responding to in the same document as the poem.
Selected poems will be published on ONLY POEMS DAILY, our brand new Substack and shared on our socials, where over 50K+ readers will experience your work.
Submissions are free. We pay $22 per accepted poem.
There's an optional $5 Tip Jar. As a fully volunteer-run publication, we’re always grateful for your support.
If you’d like insight into your work, we offer editorial feedback for a fee.
You may have one active submission in the “Ekphrasis" category at a time. Once you’ve received a response, you’re welcome to submit again.
You’re free to submit to other categories alongside this one.
For example: Anna submits one poem under “Short Poem,” one under “Ekphrasis,” one under “Poets Howl,” and a packet of 10 pages under “Fast Response” — all at once. Totally fine.
Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please withdraw your submission immediately if accepted elsewhere.
You'll hear back within three months.