A submission by Poet-Blogger Jeremy Cheng
Jeremy submitted the following poem to “Rattle’s” Instagram-Poet Competition.
Want to submit an Instagram Poem as well? Here are the specs:
- Publication: Rattle magazine
- Publication type: online, print
- Editor: Timothy Green
- Word count: Send up to four poems; no line limit provided
- Payment: $100/poem
- Rights the publisher asks for: First publication rights plus exclusive rights for one year after publication. Author retains copyright.
- Deadline: January 15, 2019
- Publication date: Summer 2019
- Response time: Not specified.
- Format: Not specified. Standard manuscript format is a good bet.
- Will they take simultaneous submissions? Not specified.
- Will they take multiple submissions? Yes, but include all in a single document. Read more about multiple and simultaneous submissions.
- Will they take reprints? “…we won’t consider poems that have been published in books, magazines, or newspapers, in print or online. We will, however, consider poems that have only been self-published to blogs, message boards, or social media accounts.”.
- Who to contact with questions: www.rattle.com/info/contact/
I love the metaphor of returning to a “factory” for “repair”,
but the last line is a little unclear to me.
Is the “time to recharge” in China
or
do you mean NOW (back here) is the “time to recharge”