25 Tanka on the Theme of Social Realism: ATPO Call for Submissions
25 Tanka on the Theme of Social Realism: Call for Submissions
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The Special Features section of the *Atlas Poetica web* site is seeking
submissions for a collection of ’25 Tanka on the Theme of Social Realism’
edited by M. Kei. Selections should address the topic of social realism,
exemplified by great works of art and literature in the field, and covering
topics such as poverty, war, violence, sex, urban life, moral decay,
politics, immigration, discrimination, rape, social injustice, alcoholism
and drug abuse, music, counterculture, desperation, disaster, crime,
terrorism, insanity, unemployment, corruptions, famine, and more.
Tanka, waka, kyoka, and gogyoshi should explore the dark underbelly of human
existence, exposing the terrors and struggles of the unhappy half of life.
This does not mean they are without beauty or grace, but that they must find
beauty amid the challenges of the world. Blunt tanka and difficult subjects
are welcome, but they must be poetry. Both pastoral and urban works are
welcome, but given the frequent presence of rural images in tanka already,
the selection will be biased to the urban and suburban environment. (Social
Realism is primarily an urban literature.)
Famous examples of Social Realism in art and literature include George
Bellows ‘Both Members of This Club’ (painting), Dorothea Lange’s ‘Depression
Mother’ (photography), Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Saleman’ (theater), and
Upton Sinclair’s ‘The Jungle’ (novel).
The general Atlas Poetica guidelines apply, therefore poets must be 16 or
older. Please visit <http://AtlasPoetica.org> for complete guidelines and to
view previous Special Features. Poems should be contained in the body of an
email. Please query before sending attachments.
Submissions: Poets are invited to send up to ten poems each, but only one
poem will be chosen by each poet, in keeping with the theme and format of
the ’25 Poems’ features on the Atlas Poetica website. Send to:
editor@AtlasPoetica.org, with a subject line of ‘Tanka for Children.’
Reprints are acceptable, as long as they include previous publication
information.
Deadline: Deadline for submitting to ’25 Tanka on the Theme of Social
Realism’ is November 30, 2011. The planned publication date is Winter
2010/2011. Special Features are published on an irregular schedule.
Email address for submissions: Editor (at) AtlasPoetica (dot) org — subject
line: Social Realism
—
M. Kei
Editor, Atlas Poetica
A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka
AtlasPoetica.org
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Please share with any appropriate venue.
The Special Features section of the *Atlas Poetica web* site is seeking
submissions for a collection of ’25 Tanka on the Theme of Social Realism’
edited by M. Kei. Selections should address the topic of social realism,
exemplified by great works of art and literature in the field, and covering
topics such as poverty, war, violence, sex, urban life, moral decay,
politics, immigration, discrimination, rape, social injustice, alcoholism
and drug abuse, music, counterculture, desperation, disaster, crime,
terrorism, insanity, unemployment, corruptions, famine, and more.
Tanka, waka, kyoka, and gogyoshi should explore the dark underbelly of human
existence, exposing the terrors and struggles of the unhappy half of life.
This does not mean they are without beauty or grace, but that they must find
beauty amid the challenges of the world. Blunt tanka and difficult subjects
are welcome, but they must be poetry. Both pastoral and urban works are
welcome, but given the frequent presence of rural images in tanka already,
the selection will be biased to the urban and suburban environment. (Social
Realism is primarily an urban literature.)
Famous examples of Social Realism in art and literature include George
Bellows ‘Both Members of This Club’ (painting), Dorothea Lange’s ‘Depression
Mother’ (photography), Arthur Miller’s ‘Death of a Saleman’ (theater), and
Upton Sinclair’s ‘The Jungle’ (novel).
The general Atlas Poetica guidelines apply, therefore poets must be 16 or
older. Please visit <http://AtlasPoetica.org> for complete guidelines and to
view previous Special Features. Poems should be contained in the body of an
email. Please query before sending attachments.
Submissions: Poets are invited to send up to ten poems each, but only one
poem will be chosen by each poet, in keeping with the theme and format of
the ’25 Poems’ features on the Atlas Poetica website. Send to:
editor@AtlasPoetica.org, with a subject line of ‘Tanka for Children.’
Reprints are acceptable, as long as they include previous publication
information.
Deadline: Deadline for submitting to ’25 Tanka on the Theme of Social
Realism’ is November 30, 2011. The planned publication date is Winter
2010/2011. Special Features are published on an irregular schedule.
Email address for submissions: Editor (at) AtlasPoetica (dot) org — subject
line: Social Realism
—
M. Kei
Editor, Atlas Poetica
A Journal of Poetry of Place in Contemporary Tanka
AtlasPoetica.org
To keep abreast of developments, please subscribe to Keibooks-Announce list
at <http://groups.google.com/group/keibooks-Announce> or by sending email
to: Keibooks-Announce-subscribe@googlegroups.com
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