Fulcrum welcomes submissions of previously unpublished poetry and essays on poetry, poets, poetic form, poetic history, the philosophy of poetry, poetics, aesthetics and related subjects. We do not accept or print book reviews.

Unsolicited submissions must arrive by mail between June 1 and August 31 and be accompanied by a brief cover letter. Include a return envelope with sufficient postage or IRCs if a response is desired. Manuscripts cannot be returned.

All regional orthographic and punctuation conventions are acceptable.

No unsolicited visual art submissions.

No payment for unsolicited contributions except in copies.

No email submissions. Accepted work will be requested in an electronic format.

No simultaneous submissions. Our response time is 1-6 months.

Fulcrum cannot republish any writing that has appeared elsewhere, whether in print, on CD, DVD, cassette, video, or online (including but not limited to websites, discussion boards, forums, social networks, bulletins, archived mailing lists, and personal blogs).

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Mail your work to:

Philip Nikolayev and Katia Kapovich, Editors
Fulcrum: an annual of poetry and aesthetics
421 Huron Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02138