Submission Guidelines

Poems

Length

We receive considerably more than we can print; and we find difficulty in printing particularly long poems.

What sort of poetry?

There are no rules about poetry which is or isn't 'suitable' for The Friend. If your poem is very like others you have seen in The Friend, that might be a reason for not sending it in, and vice versa: a poem may well have more impact if it is on a theme which we don't automatically associate with verse.

Redrafting

Do remember that there are probably few published poems which haven't been through more than one draft. You may feel that a poem has been 'sent' to you, as ministry is in Meeting for worship; but the Spirit may nonetheless be expecting you to do further work on refining it so that it conveys its meaning as purely as possible.

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