#35 Texas Ages

ASSIGNMENT PURPOSE

The purpose of this assignment is to compose a new poem in which poets comment upon some aspect of the aging of the natural world or human life. These poems may be remembrances of one’s youth or comments on the causes and effects of aging. Poems that are limited to personal nostalgia and fail to link the particular with the universal will not be accepted for publication.

EXAMPLES

Poems published so far in this series will be linked here.

FORMAL INTERESTS

We are specifically interested in poems that demonstrate careful attention to the elements of shape, line, music, comparison, and balance, and especially how those choices contribute to the cooperative harmony of structure and sentiment in the poem.

Poems that do not meet these interests may be declined. For more on this perspective, see the five formal causes of beauty in poetry.

We also challenge you to consider new choices you might take in audience and poetic form as it pertains to aspects of narrative perspective, shape, sound, repetition, and enjambment.

HOW TO SUBMIT

Poetry submissions should be saved in Microsoft Word document format and composed in Times New Roman, 12-point font. They should be attached to an email addressed to editor@texaspoetryassignment.org and include within the body of the email a brief cover letter and a 50-word biography.

ACCEPTANCE AND PUBLICATION

Accepted poems will be published beginning November 1, 2022, and conclude on December 31, 2022.

PUBLICATION RIGHTS

Writers will retain all rights to their work published on this site.