Submissions are open!
Send in your poetry & prose to be considered for publication on our site! We are especially interested in:
featuring writers & artists local to the Big South Fork area, eastern Tennessee & Kentucky, and rural Appalachia
finding poetry that explores intersections in nature, spirituality, and collective liberation
celebrating cultural differences & bringing poetry from diverse places across the globe to our local/rural audience
General submissions are always open! You can send in poems on a topic of your choice whenever you wish. We also post a themed call for submissions at least once a month. Scroll down to view the current prompts and our submissions form! Subscribe to receive updates right to your email inbox every time we post a new call for submissions.
– Mother Mountain
& Her Children–
A digital poetry collection, inspired by the spiritual artistry of Qinghong Wei.
Submissions are due November 17 for publication on November 22. Please refer to the 8 paintings posted below for inspiration. Click on an image to enlarge. Then, scroll down to fill out the submissions form. Be sure to write ‘Mother’ in ‘Title of Submission.’ Don’t forget to let us know in the comments at the bottom of the form which painting(s) you are responding to.
Harvest from the Garden, Gift from the Heart
Wild Spirit Unbroken
Golden Hour
Farm Kitty Jojo and Iris
Nectar of Life
Full Moon
My Neighbor Chuck, A Lifelong Farmer
Soft Whispers
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Alternatively, you may email your work to dithyrambler@dandelionscribes.com. Be sure to include all necessary information as listed in the form below.