WANTED:
Poems that re-imagine or retell stories from every book of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, with few repeats, although a single poem can cover several books.
Characters and stories that usually get less attention will be prioritized. The main focus of the poem must be the Bible story or character, although it can be placed in a modern setting.
Right now, we have a lot of Jesus, Genesis, and Judges. You are very likely to be included if you write a poem about one of the prophets or epistles.
We also have a lot of persona poems right now. While we're still happy to include them, we would like more variety of device.
EXAMPLES:
Acceptable: Poem written in the list style of Leviticus
Unacceptable: Homophobe quotes Leviticus a lot, poetically
Acceptable: Bible character talks about their relationship with Jesus
Unacceptable: Author discusses their relationship with Jesus
We are still looking for submissions. We have pitched the idea to several presses, and eagerly await their responses. All rights will revert to authors, always. Just let us know if you’ve managed to publish that piece elsewhere so we can credit it and congratulate you.
~Dane Kuttler and Oscar McNary
Poems that re-imagine or retell stories from every book of the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, with few repeats, although a single poem can cover several books.
Characters and stories that usually get less attention will be prioritized. The main focus of the poem must be the Bible story or character, although it can be placed in a modern setting.
Right now, we have a lot of Jesus, Genesis, and Judges. You are very likely to be included if you write a poem about one of the prophets or epistles.
We also have a lot of persona poems right now. While we're still happy to include them, we would like more variety of device.
EXAMPLES:
Acceptable: Poem written in the list style of Leviticus
Unacceptable: Homophobe quotes Leviticus a lot, poetically
Acceptable: Bible character talks about their relationship with Jesus
Unacceptable: Author discusses their relationship with Jesus
We are still looking for submissions. We have pitched the idea to several presses, and eagerly await their responses. All rights will revert to authors, always. Just let us know if you’ve managed to publish that piece elsewhere so we can credit it and congratulate you.
~Dane Kuttler and Oscar McNary
