Poemeleon: A Journal of Poetry is now accepting submissions for Volume IV Issue 1, the gender issue, and for the Mystery Box Contest.

In addition to poems, we are looking for relevant essays and interviews pertaining to the topic of gender. What we are looking for: Work that explores gender and the lived-in body, our perception of ourselves, others’ perceptions of us. Please interpret this broadly.

We are not accepting unsolicited book reviews at this time.

Please submit work only via the online submission form.

For full guidelines and to submit work please go here: www.poemeleon.org/submission-guidelines2/

DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2009

For the Mystery Box Contest please go here: www.poemeleon.org/mystery-box-contest/

DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

All styles/forms welcomed, but please browse recent issues to get a feel for what we like.

Current and former contributors include Sherman Alexie, Jimmy Santiago Baca, Tony Barnstone, Catherine Daly, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Richard Garcia, Eloise Klein Healy, Bob Hicok, Major Jackson, Dorianne Laux, Sarah Maclay, Charles Harper Webb, and Cecilia Woloch.

Visit the website at www.poemeleon.org