Well, the time has come for us to put together our own anthology of all the wonderful, touching, and brilliant poems that you’ve written and performed with us in the years past of the café’s history of Open Mic Poetry Nights. The collection will be published by Dog-Eared Cafè with Maichina Veri as your managing editor.

We encourage submissions from everyone. Our community is a safe space for BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, disabled, mad, and other marginalized folks, and our publication aims to be a spot for all writers to showcase their work. We will not publish hate speech or unthoughtful deragotory words. The beauty of Dog-Eared poets is their ability to be freely and authentically themselves in an environment curated for arts, culture, and self-expression. Send us your best work. We look forward to it.

The mechanics are being worked on at present, but rest assured—should your piece(s) be chosen—all of you will be compensated financially for your contributions at a rate yet to be determined.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

- A Maximum of 5-6 of your best pieces for Maichina to choose from. Edits might be suggested before your piece is published.

- All submissions should be formatted in a 12 point, standard font.

- All submissions should be attached as DOC files only, with files named “FIRST NAME< LAST NAME Poetry Submission.”

- A bio expressing who you are, any accomplishments, and/or future goals. Written in third person, not to exceed 100 words.

-Submissions not following guidelines will not be considered for publication.

- The deadline for submissions will be Saturday, March 15th 2025 at midnight.

- Send submissions to dogearedpoetrycollective@gmail.com with “poetry submission” in the subject line, or use the link below;

Thank you. We look forward to reading all of your wonderful work, and compiling and honest anthology with you.