Call for Southern Poetry and Essays on Southern Poetry

"Every issue of Rattle gathers poems from a specific ethnic, vocational, or social group, comprising a special section of about 30 pages. We’re currently seeking submissions from poets of the American South for our Spring 2013 issue. We will define Southern Poets as those who have lived at least half of their lives in: Florida, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Delaware, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, or Texas. The poems don’t have to be about the South, or relate to the region in any way–as always, we want to publish a representative sample of what the featured group happens to be writing.

We’re also seeking essays on Southern poetry. For more information, see our call for submissions page. To submit poems or essays, just follow the regular guidelines and note that it should be considered for the tribute. The deadline for this issue is November 15th, 2012."