Robert Johnson, Founder of Media Press in Minneapolis, seeks submissions for a book of poems in honor of James Wright. The book will be a standard trade edition of about 70 pages. Each contributor will receive two copies of the book, and a small number of poems in the book will also be printed in broadside format suitable for framing. Submissions should be no more than two pages of poetry in any form. Your name and contact information should appear in an upper corner. Poems may refer directly or indirectly to Wright’s work, to his themes, and to the regions he wrote about. It is not desirable that more than a few of the poems in the book mention Wright by name. No handwritten submissions please. Limit your cover letter to one page. Identify yourself and describe your publishing background, if any. Say something about your relation to Wright’s work, and explain how your poem honors that work. Please include an SASE.

Submissions should be sent to:

Bruce Hendricksen
P.O. Box 3054
Duluth, MN 55803

E-mail submissions will not be read.

The deadline is October 1, 2007

These guidelines are available at bhendricksen@charter.net. Please type James Wright on the subject line.