This is open to League of Minnesota Poets Members only.
The Theme is: Nature
The winning poems will be placed on metal signs along a walkway at Richfield Lake Park.
and installed on August 23rd of 2025. Submission Deadline is May 1, 2023
Guidelines:
- Poems
- Submission is through the League Contest and via Submittable through our Mississippi Valley website.
- Cost is $5.00 per poem: Make Payment Here
- Maximum of 16 lines, excluding one title line and one space line below title.
- Maximum 40 characters per line.
- Poems may be in any form, style or structure, as long as they adhere to length and line limits.
- Poems must be family-friendly with no adults-only language or explicit imagery.
- Poems may be new/unpublished or previously published. If previously published, include name of publication in which the poem first appeared, year it was published, and a statement that the submitter has retained the right to republish the poem.
- We prefer submissions in 12-point Times New Roman font, single spaced.
- A cover letter is required with the poetry submission and must include name, contact information including mailing address, a maximum 100-word bio, and the titles of the poem submitted.
- Submit only once and only one poem during the submission period. (Doc, Docx)
- Selected poems will be posted for approximately two years.
- Poems must be written in English.
- Poems can be translated into Spanish.
- (All winning poems will be read in English & Spanish for the QR codes on the signs)
- All poems will be posted in English, but read in English and Spanish. If you can translate your work to Spanish, then send your poem in both languages.
- Expect a response by the end of June. Signs will be installed in August of 2025.
Deadline for Submission (for 2023) April 15th , 2025.
Go to: https://leagueofmnpoet.submittable.com/submit
Questions: Questions about the submission process should be directed to: annette.gagliardi (at) gmail .com