Verse Afire Canadian Poetry Magazine
A Biannual Publication

MEMBERS ONLY SUBMISSION CALL
Poems for the June 2025 issue of Verse Afire

Theme: Blooming Beauties

Poems about flowers and gardens, physically and metaphorically, wanted for the next issue of Verse Afire. It could be a favourite type, its life cycle, symbolism, nostalgic impression, scintillating fragrance, interaction with insects, uses in art & architecture, its metaphor for new life (budding), prime of life (full bloom), fragility of life (fallen petals), et al. No lewdness, foul or culturally discriminating language, or heavy slant on religion. Previously published poems are welcome if you include publication credits.

Poems to be no longer than 40 lines and stanza spaces count as lines. No more than 6 long or 8 short words per line, to allow room for another poem to fit beside yours in the page's second column. If lines are too long, the Editor will break them with careful consideration to content. If this results in a poem that violates the length guideline you'll be asked to replace it with a shorter poem in a timely manner. All styles are welcome.

Deadline for the June 2025 issue is March 31, 2025.

E-mail in an MSWORD file to ibunny@rogers.com and put Poem for Verse Afire in the subject bar.

If no access to the internet, send your hard copy poem on/or before March 15, 2025

Attn: IB. Iskov, Verse Afire Editor
The Ontario Poetry Society
#710 - 65 Spring Garden Ave.
Toronto, ON
M2N 6H9

REVIEWS OF VERSE AFIRE

As a new magazine we welcome and are actively seeking official reviews from other literary sources / publications and are happy to mail you a hard copy or email a pdf of the requested issue. If we haven't already contacted you and you would like to assist us, please be sure to contact Bunny Iskov, Publisher (ibunny@roger.com) or Ronda Wicks, Editor (rondawicks@hotmail.com) with the pertinent information we need to follow-up. Thank you sincerely!

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