American Poets Continuum Series

The spring reading period for unsolicited manuscripts for the American Poets Continuum Series is now Closed. Please check this page periodically for updated submission information.

American Poets Continuum Series Submission Guidelines

WE DO NOT ACCEPT ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS AT ANY TIME

POETS MUST HAVE ALREADY PUBLISHED A FULL-LENGTH POETRY BOOK

• Submit only one book-length, complete manuscript at a time. If two manuscripts are sent, both will be returned.
• Manuscript should be 1 1/2 or double spaced.
• Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope with sufficient return postage.
• Send the manuscript Attn: Poetry Submission.
• Simultaneous submissions are okay. Please state so in the cover letter.
• Include a cover letter. Do not include a résumé or vitae.
• Include title, publisher, and publication year of previous full-length poetry collections you have published.

American Poets Continuum Series Titles

American Children Jim Simmerman

Angels for the Burning David Mura

A. Poulin, Jr. Selected Poems A. Poulin, Jr.
Against Distance Peter Makuck
At My Ease: Uncollected Poems of the Fifties and Sixties David Ignatow
Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988-2000 Lucille Clifton
Book of My Nights Li-Young Lee
Book of Names: New and Selected PoemsBarton Sutter

Bright Hunger Mark Irwin

Broken Hallelujahs Sean Thomas Dougherty
Cabato SentoraRay Gonzalez
City in Which I Love You Li-Young Lee
Collected Fiction John Logan

Consideration of the Guitar Ray Gonzalez
Crazy Horse In StillnessWilliam Heyen

Curious Conduct Jeanne Marie Beaumont

Darling Vulgarity Michael Waters

Desire Lines Lola Haskins
Diana, Charles, & the Queen William Heyen

Disclamor G.C. Waldrep
Double Going Richard Foerster
Dumb LuckSam Hamill
Dusty Angel Michael Blumenthal
Each in His Season W. D. Snodgrass

Elephants & Butterflies Alan Michael Parker

Encouragement for a Man Falling to His Death Christopher Kennedy

Farewell to the Starlight in Whiskey Barton Sutter
For the Kingdom Anthony Piccione
Fuehrer Bunker W. D. Snodgrass
Fuel Naomi Shihab Nye
Good Woman Lucille Clifton
Gratitude Sam Hamill
Green Ash, Red Maple, Black Gum Michael Waters
Heat of Arrivals Ray Gonzalez
Hyam Plutzik: The Collected Poems Hyam Plutzik
I Have Tasted the Apple Mary Crow
Is Wayne Dodd
Jam Joe-Anne McLaughlin
Late Cecilia Woloch
Life Watch Willis Barnstone
Living Is What I Wanted: Last Poems David Ignatow
Living with Distance Ralph Mills
Love Song with Motor VehiclesAlan Michael Parker

Mercy Lucille Clifton

Model Homes Wayne Koestenbaum
Mules of Love Ellen Bass
Next: New PoemsLucille Clifton
Nobody Lives on Arthur Godfrey Blvd. Gerald Costanzo

Nomina Karen Volkman

Not for Specialists: New and Selected Poems W. D. Snodgrass
Not Just Any Death by Michael Waters
Off-Season in the Promised Land Peter Makuck
Parthenopi: New and Selected Poems Michael Waters

Peeping Tom's Cabin X.J. Kennedy
Postcards from the Interior Wyn Cooper
Precipitates Debra Kang Dean
Quick, Now, Always Mark Irwin
Quilting Lucille Clifton
RadiographyBruce Bond
Rancho Notorious Richard Garcia
Red Suitcase Naomi Shihab Nye
Roxa William Patrick
Shenandoah Delmore Schwartz

Sleeping with Houdini by Nin Andrews

Slope of the Child Everlasting Laurie Kutchins
Small Gods of Grief Laure-Anne Bosselaar
Smoke Dorianne Laux
Song Brigit Pegeen Kelly
Splendor Steve Kronen

Sunken Lightship Peter Makuck
Tell Me Kim Addonizio

The Burning of Troy Richard Foerster
The Collected Fiction John Logan
The Collected Poems Isabella Gardner
The Collected PoemsJohn Logan
The Furhrer Bunker--A cycle of poes in progress W.D. Snodgrass

The Fortieth Day Kazim Ali
The Guests at the Gate Anthony Piccione
The Hawk Temple at Tierra Grande Ray Gonzalez

The Heaven-Sent Leaf Katy Lederer

The Hoopoe's Crown Jacqueline Osherow

The Moon Makes Its Own Plea Wendy Mnookin

The Night Path Laurie Kutchins

The Orchard Brigit Pegeen Kelly
The Owner of the House Louis Simpson

The Persistence of Objects Richard Garcia
The Quicken TreeBill Knott

The Rooster's Wife Russell Edson
The Terrible Stories Lucille Clifton
The Tiger Iris Joan Swift
The Vandals Alan Michael Parker
These Upraised Hands William Patrick
To Get Here Wendy Mnookin
Trillium Richard Foerster
Tulip Farms and Leper ColoniesCharles Harper Webb

Voices Lucille Clifton
What He Took Wendy Mnookin
What We Carry Dorianne Laux
White City Mark Irwin
Woman Crossing a Field Deena Linett

Wordworks Richard Kostelanetz

You & Yours Naomi Shihab Nye