V E R S E and I M A G E

ECOPOETRY FOR EARTH DAY 2024

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.
— John Muir

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Verse & Image is seeking poetry to celebrate Earth Day, April 22, throughout National Poetry Month. Do you have a favorite poem that speaks to universal interconnectedness, as in the above quotation? Send it to ecopoetry@griffinpoetry.com by April 10 and we may share it in one of several posts dedicated to living together on our living planet.

Please read these guidelines:

Θ . . Deadline April 10, 2024, midnight Eastern Daylight Time USA

Θ . . Send ONE poem by any author except yourself addressing the theme of connections.

Θ . . Include the poem in the body of an email or as a .DOC or .RTF attachment to ecopoetry@griffinpoetry.com. Please add info about where the poem is published.

Θ . . Also include a personal statement – how do you feel connected to this poem? What does it mean to you? How has it connected you to the earth? [suggest 100 words or less; may be edited for length]

Θ . . Visit GriffinPoetry.com between April 15 and April 30 to see if your poem has been selected for presentation.

Θ . . Optional: if you submit one poem by an author other than yourself, you may also submit one poem on the same theme that you have written. We prefer previously published – include acknowledgments.

Verse & Image is a weekly blog of poetry, nature photography, personal essay, and ecology. Visit HERE