Dear Poet, 

  This form is only meant for you if you have a collection of poems that you want to publish as a poetry book. The minimum number of pages a book must have is 80. This can include graphical representations too.     

The nature of the book, has to be grossly academic. 

It could be a book which educates people ; for example  - about different forms of poetry, their origin etc. 

 Guidelines  1. Send your poems (manuscript)  in an attached word document. Send author bio, your name, contact details and any other content you wish to include in your book in a separate word document.   2.Submit via Submittable only. As this will ensure your email does not get lost in the bundle of emails we receive everyday.   3. There is a manuscript reading cost. This cost involves the reading of your manuscript for consideration of possible publication.    4. Review Time will be anywhere between a week to a month from the date of your submission.   For any queries or questions, please feel free to Direct Message us on Instagram - @poetschoice or email us on poetschoice@hotmail.com . You can also visit our website - www.poetschoice.in 

Dear Poet, 

  This form is only meant for you if you have a collection of poems that you want to publish as a poetry book. The minimum number of pages a book must have is 80. This can include graphical representations too.     

The nature of the book, has to be consisting of poems in specific poetry forms such as Clerihew, Cinquain, Tanka, Kenning, Senryu, Haiku, Sonnets, Anaphora, Monostich or any other poetry form. 

Free Verse is not acceptable here - if you want to submit free verse - we ask you to use 'Manuscript Submission' form - which we have floated separately. 

 Guidelines  1. Send your poems (manuscript)  in an attached word document. Send author bio, your name, contact details and any other content you wish to include in your book in a separate word document.   2.Submit via Submittable only. As this will ensure your email does not get lost in the bundle of emails we receive everyday.   3. There is a manuscript reading cost. This cost involves the reading of your manuscript for consideration of possible publication.    4. Review Time will be anywhere between a week to a month from the date of your submission.   For any queries or questions, please feel free to Direct Message us on Instagram - @poetschoice or email us on poetschoice@hotmail.com . You can also visit our website - www.poetschoice.in 

Dear Poet, 

  This form is only meant for you if you have a collection of poems that you want to publish as a poetry book. The minimum number of pages a book must have is 80. This can include graphical representations too.     

The nature of the book, has to be consisting of poems which speak of social issues, the tone must have a sense of protest - against injustice, against ill treatment or against oneself or anything in general which one can revolt against to bring about change and development - for the better. 

Sometimes, people fight in order to be accepted in the society - the way they are. This needn't necessarily be about their color, caste, sexual preferences, disability or otherwise beliefs alone. 

We'd like to reach out your voice to the masses, by giving you a platform - a base.

 Guidelines  1. Send your poems (manuscript)  in an attached word document. Send author bio, your name, contact details and any other content you wish to include in your book in a separate word document.   2.Submit via Submittable only. As this will ensure your email does not get lost in the bundle of emails we receive everyday.   3. There is a manuscript reading cost. This cost involves the reading of your manuscript for consideration of possible publication.    4. Review Time will be anywhere between a week to a month from the date of your submission.   For any queries or questions, please feel free to Direct Message us on Instagram - @poetschoice or email us on poetschoice@hotmail.com . You can also visit our website - www.poetschoice.in 

Dear Submitter, 

 Theme :  Easter 

We wish to bring out the significance and relevance of the festival of easter. 

Send us your Poem which is on the topic. 

Whilst we welcome free verse poetry forms, we'd prefer to see you send us rhymes, haiku, sonnet, chastushka, etc. 

Please ensure you follow the following guideline - 

 File name uploaded as your work, must have the Title of Work and Pen Name - as you'll like to see it in the book, if your work gets accepted. 

We look forward to reading your submission 

Poets Choice Team 

Dear Submitter, 

 Theme :  Equinox 

We wish to bring out the significance and relevance of an equinox. 

There are two - Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox. 

We seek poems or either or both. 

Send us your Poem which is on the topic. 

Whilst we welcome free verse poetry forms, we'd prefer to see you send us rhymes, haiku, sonnet, chastushka, etc. 

This is a collection we'll avail for juvenile readership as well. 

So, we will not accept adult content related to the topic, if any.

Please ensure you follow the following guideline - 

 File name uploaded as your work, must have the Title of Work and Pen Name - as you'll like to see it in the book, if your work gets accepted. 

We look forward to reading your submission 

Poets Choice Team 

Dear Poet, 

This form is only meant for you if you have a collection of poems that you want to publish as a poetry book. The minimum number of pages a book must have is 40. This can include graphical representations too.


Guidelines
1. Send your poems (manuscript)  in an attached word document. Send author bio, your name, contact details and any other content you wish to include in your book in a separate word document.
2.Submit via Submittable only. As this will ensure your email does not get lost in the bundle of emails we receive everyday.
3. There is a manuscript reading cost. This cost involves the reading of your manuscript for consideration of possible publication.  
4. Review Time will be anywhere between a week to a month from the date of your submission.
For any queries or questions, please feel free to Direct Message us on Instagram - @poetschoice or email us on poetschoice@hotmail.com . You can also visit our website - www.poetschoice.in

 

          Hello,


        Theme :  Russian Proverb - You Give Money With Your Hand But Go After It With Your Feet

The poems that depict or bring out the meaning of the word or use that word, is what is sought by us.  

        Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


        The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

        We want you to send us max two poems.

          Please observe the following rules -


        1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Aks Furniturewala' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Aks Furniturewala".



        2. We DO NOT need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

          - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

          - If you have read any of our books
         -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
           - A Bio will be needed with your picture IF you opt for being showcased in our Blog Book.
          -  We'd like to have your Instagram handle for this compilation. This will help us tag you to posts related to your book on social media.
Mention In Cover Add On Option
        Being an anthology, names of all the poets who have contributed in the book are not mentioned in the cover design of the book. The add on purchase option, offers your name to be seen by the reader. As everybody who picks holds the book in their hand sees your name.


        The books we have published recently are -

         1. Adding Colors To Life

        2. A Taste Of Reality

        3. The Sounds A Shadow Makes by Dr Michael A. Roberts

        4. The Truth I Must Invent by Francis Diclemente

        5. Seasoned Women by Cathy Hollister

        6. Injured

        7. Homelessness by Crystal Barker



        Check them out on our website -

          www.poetschoice.in

          Look forward to reading your entries.

          Poets Choice Team 

 

            Hello,

 

          Theme : General :  Ferocious, Fierce, Ferocity

Please understand - 

A. This Collection is NOT restricted to patriotic acts, in fact we wish to avoid nationalistic approach showcased in poems, as we believe in a rather universal approach. 

B. The poems depicting courage need not be limited by age, gender or cast. We dissuade such submissions. 

C. The poems sought after are genuine prose poems which project an essence of courage in them or ones where, one can voice out and say, 'how brave' after reading the piece. 

          Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

Pls keep in mind that a debacle can ALSO be projected in a comic way instead of the fiasco being a traumatic experience.  

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


          The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

          We want you to send us max two poems.

            Please observe the following rules -


          1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".



          2. We DO NOT need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

            - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

            - If you have read any of our books
           -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
             - A Bio will be needed with your picture IF you opt for being showcased in our Blog Book.
            -  We'd like to have your Instagram handle for this compilation. This will help us tag you to posts related to your book on social media.
Mention In Cover Add On Option
          Being an anthology, names of all the poets who have contributed in the book are not mentioned in the cover design of the book. The add on purchase option, offers your name to be seen by the reader. As everybody who picks holds the book in their hand sees your name.


          The books we have published recently are -

           1. When We Met, This Is How I Felt

          2. Exit Notes

          3. The Sounds A Shadow Makes by Dr Michael A. Roberts

          4. The Truth I Must Invent by Francis Diclemente

          5. Seasoned Women by Cathy Hollister

          6. Metamorphosis

          7. Scanning Past Horizons



          Check them out on our website -

            www.poetschoice.in

            Look forward to reading your entries.

            Poets Choice Team 

 

             Hello,

 

           Theme : General :  Masochistic

Meaning - Enjoying an activity that appears painful or tedious. 

Please understand - 

A. This Collection is NOT restricted to patriotic acts, in fact we wish to avoid nationalistic approach showcased in poems, as we believe in a rather universal approach. 

B. The poems depicting courage need not be limited by age, gender or cast. We dissuade such submissions. 

C. The poems sought after are genuine prose poems which project an essence of courage in them or ones where, one can voice out and say, 'how brave' after reading the piece. 

           Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

Pls keep in mind that a debacle can ALSO be projected in a comic way instead of the fiasco being a traumatic experience.  

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


           The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

           We want you to send us max two poems.

             Please observe the following rules -


           1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".



           2. We DO NOT need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

             - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

             - If you have read any of our books
            -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
              - A Bio will be needed with your picture IF you opt for being showcased in our Blog Book.
             -  We'd like to have your Instagram handle for this compilation. This will help us tag you to posts related to your book on social media.
Mention In Cover Add On Option
           Being an anthology, names of all the poets who have contributed in the book are not mentioned in the cover design of the book. The add on purchase option, offers your name to be seen by the reader. As everybody who picks holds the book in their hand sees your name.


           The books we have published recently are -

            1. When We Met, This Is How I Felt

           2. Exit Notes

           3. The Sounds A Shadow Makes by Dr Michael A. Roberts

           4. The Truth I Must Invent by Francis Diclemente

           5. Seasoned Women by Cathy Hollister

           6. Metamorphosis

           7. Scanning Past Horizons



           Check them out on our website -

             www.poetschoice.in

             Look forward to reading your entries.

             Poets Choice Team 

 

               Hello,

 

             Theme : General : Anorexia

Meaning - Is a eating disorder characterized by abnormally low body weight and intense fear of gaining weight. 

This theme is intended to focus on poems that relate to health and well being, through fitness.

             Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


             The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

             We want you to send us max two poems.

               Please observe the following rules -


             1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".


             2. We DO NOT need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

               - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

               - If you have read any of our books
              -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
                - A Bio will be needed with your picture IF you opt for being showcased in our Blog Book.
               -  We'd like to have your Instagram handle for this compilation. This will help us tag you to posts related to your book on social media.


             Check them out on our website -

               www.poetschoice.in

               Look forward to reading your entries.

               Poets Choice Team 

 

                Hello,

 

              Theme : General : Anti Climax

Meaning - an event, etc. that is less exciting than you had expected or than what has already happened

              Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


              The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

              We want you to send us max two poems.

                Please observe the following rules -


              1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".


              2. We DO NOT need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

                - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

                - If you have read any of our books
               -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
                 - A Bio will be needed with your picture IF you opt for being showcased in our Blog Book.
                -  We'd like to have your Instagram handle for this compilation. This will help us tag you to posts related to your book on social media.


              Check them out on our website -

                www.poetschoice.in

                Look forward to reading your entries.

                Poets Choice Team 

 

                Hello,

 

              Theme : General : Mumble

Meaning - to speak quietly without opening your mouth properly, so that people cannot hear the words

              Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


              The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

              We want you to send us max two poems.

                Please observe the following rules -


              1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".


              2. We DO NOT need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

                - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

                - If you have read any of our books
               -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
                 - A Bio will be needed with your picture IF you opt for being showcased in our Blog Book.
                -  We'd like to have your Instagram handle for this compilation. This will help us tag you to posts related to your book on social media.


              Check them out on our website -

                www.poetschoice.in

                Look forward to reading your entries.

                Poets Choice Team 

 

                  Hello,

PERMANENT CLOSE DATE - 31ST APRIL 2024

                Theme : General :  Use A Color in your Poem 

We want you to use a color such as orange, pink, red, green, yellow, grey, white, black, etc anywhere in your poem. It can be in any context that you deem fit. 

We will need you to keep the text color  of the word where you use the color in that shade itself. For example, if you use orange, it should be  orange text color or shaded orange. 

The poem preferably should have a rhyme scheme. 

Poems related to casteism or racism are not welcome. We strictly prohibit submitters to perceive the word 'color' as casteism.

   Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


                The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

                We want you to send us max two poems.

                  Please observe the following rules -


                1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".



                2. We DO NOT need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

                  - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

                  - If you have read any of our books
                 -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
                   - A Bio will be needed with your picture IF you opt for being showcased in our Blog Book.
                  -  We'd like to have your Instagram handle for this compilation. This will help us tag you to posts related to your book on social media.





                Check them out on our website -

                  www.poetschoice.in

                  Look forward to reading your entries.

                  Poets Choice Team 

 

              Hello,


            Theme : General :  Ancestry, Ancestors, Family Tree and Lineage

Genealogy is the study of one's ancestry. We seek poems on your outlook on genealogy. It needn't be sharing your own ancestry or family tree with us, we are more interested in the very thought of it and poems talking about what one derives out of genealogy - that is learning about their forefathers or mothers. 

 

            Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

Pls keep in mind that a debacle can ALSO be projected in a comic way instead of the fiasco being a traumatic experience.  

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


            The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

            We want you to send us max two poems.

              Please observe the following rules -


            1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".



            2. We  need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

              - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

              - If you have read any of our books
             -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
               - A Bio will be needed with your picture at number of places.


            The books we have published recently are -

             1. When We Met, This Is How I Felt

            2. Exit Notes

            3. The Sounds A Shadow Makes by Dr Michael A. Roberts

            4. The Truth I Must Invent by Francis Diclemente

            5. Seasoned Women by Cathy Hollister

            6. Metamorphosis

            7. Scanning Past Horizons



            Check them out on our website -

              www.poetschoice.in

              Look forward to reading your entries.

              Poets Choice Team 

 

               Hello,


             Theme : General :  Lullabies 

We are working on putting together few childrens' books. 

The first will be a collection of lullabies. 

A Lullaby by definition is a poem which drives one to sleep, mostly sung to children. 

 

             Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

Pls keep in mind that a debacle can ALSO be projected in a comic way instead of the fiasco being a traumatic experience.  

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


             The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

             We want you to send us max two poems.

               Please observe the following rules -


             1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".



             2. We  need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

               - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

               - If you have read any of our books
              -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
                - A Bio will be needed with your picture at number of places.


             The books we have published recently are -

              1. When We Met, This Is How I Felt

             2. Exit Notes

             3. The Sounds A Shadow Makes by Dr Michael A. Roberts

             4. The Truth I Must Invent by Francis Diclemente

             5. Seasoned Women by Cathy Hollister

             6. Metamorphosis

             7. Scanning Past Horizons



             Check them out on our website -

               www.poetschoice.in

               Look forward to reading your entries.

               Poets Choice Team 

 

                 Hello,


               Theme : General : Menace When There Are Children At Home

We are working on putting together few childrens' books. 

This will be a collection of Rhymes. We want to ensure you follow a rhyme scheme ideally Epiphora - AABB or ABAB. 

Preferably, the poem must be witty and have humor if possible, and project the mischief seen in children and the excitement in the house because of them. 

 

               Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down. 

Pls keep in mind that a debacle can ALSO be projected in a comic way instead of the fiasco being a traumatic experience.  

The book is a collection of poems that expresses an experience everyone goes through at some point.


               The title of this BOOK will be decided at the time of publication.

               We want you to send us max two poems.

                 Please observe the following rules -


               1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Loker Ipson' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Loker Ipson".



               2. We  need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

                 - your pen name or the name you would like us to use in the book.

                 - If you have read any of our books
                -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
                  - A Bio will be needed with your picture at number of places.


               The books we have published recently are -

                1. When We Met, This Is How I Felt

               2. Exit Notes

               3. The Sounds A Shadow Makes by Dr Michael A. Roberts

               4. The Truth I Must Invent by Francis Diclemente

               5. Seasoned Women by Cathy Hollister

               6. Metamorphosis

               7. Scanning Past Horizons



               Check them out on our website -

                 www.poetschoice.in

                 Look forward to reading your entries.

                 Poets Choice Team 

 

  Hello,


Theme : General

Write a poem on the theme. We believe its a broad spectrum theme. A poem which just brought the pen in your hand and you wrote it down.

We want you to send us max two poems. - the first contradicting the viewpoint expressed in the second and vice versa.

  Please observe the following rules -


1. Make sure you add the name of the poem and your name in the word file you attach. For example, if the name of the poem is 'Lump Throat' and the name of the poet is 'Aks Furniturewala' then the file name must be "Lump Throat_Aks Furniturewala".
We will use the name that is given in the file name. So, if your pen name is different from real name pls make sure you use your pen name as a part of the file name and not your real name.



2. We DO NOT need your bio for this compilation. In the Cover Letter, please share

  - If you have read any of our books
 -  Whether this poem is simultaneously submitted elsewhere.
Mention In Cover Add On Option
Being an anthology, names of all the poets who have contributed in the book are not mentioned in the cover design of the book. The add on purchase option, offers your name to be seen by the reader. As everybody who picks holds the book in their hand sees your name.


The books we have published recently are -

 1. Burnout by Jeff Kimball

2. Serving Sweet Tea by Lisa Kendrick

3. Mother Medusa by Lucas Carpenter

4. Gone Out Fishing

5. Seasoned Women by Cathy Hollister

6. Injured

7. Homelessness by Crystal Barker


Check them out on our website -

  www.poetschoice.in

  Look forward to reading your entries.

  Poets Choice Team