From Leonard Cohen's, Back In Montreal
CALL FOR POETRY SUBMISSIONS
In honour of Leonard Cohen’s 75th birthday (September 21, 2009,) the Foundation for Public Poetry/Fondation Poésie Publique is seeking submissions of poetry(poetic responses) based upon Leonard Cohen’s poetry. A maximum of seventy-five poems will be selected for this publication.
The publication is a fundraising initiative to help support the commencement of a Leonard Cohen Poet-In-Residence program at Leonard’s old high school(Westmount High.)
All submissions will be considered to grant the Foundation for Public Poetry anthology rights. Submissions should include a note of reference to the Cohen poem which the author is responding to. Authors should also include a three-line biography and complete contact information.
Deadline for submissions is July 12, 2009.
June 29, 2009 at 1:08 am |
FAQs
ACCEPTANCE OF PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED WORK
We will accept previously published work, but our preference is original material composed specifically tied/linked/inspired by a Leonard Cohen poem. We request reference to the poem’s title (and the book title if known.)
For previously published work, please include details of publication(publisher and date) with the submission. Where the publisher has copyright, the author MUST have the publisher send an email granting anthology rights to the Foundation for Public Poetry.”
ACCEPTANCE OF POEMS BASED ON COHEN’S SONGS
We will accept poems based upon Leonard Cohen’s songs. However, our preference is original material composed specifically tied/linked/inspired by a Leonard Cohen poem.
Some of Cohen’s poetry can be found online at
July 1, 2009 at 9:23 am |
Hi!
First of all I want to say that this is a great idea, congratulations!
I want to know it here is any limitation about the language… I write in spanish and would like to know if is it possible to send poems in that language.
Thank you!
July 4, 2009 at 12:45 am |
Unfortunately, we are not (currently)equipped to evaluate the poem. You could submit, then it’s in our hands.
July 1, 2009 at 9:40 pm |
what a fabulous idea!
July 3, 2009 at 1:08 pm |
Should submissions be sent in the body of the email or as an attached Word document?
July 4, 2009 at 12:46 am |
Either way is acceptable. If there are formatting properties, a Word document may be better.
July 3, 2009 at 11:25 pm |
Is Margaret Atwood’s poem appearing in the anthology?
July 4, 2009 at 12:49 am |
She has agreed to contribute an original piece. We hope to receive it soon. Yes, it would appear in the anthology.