Offa's Press wants Shropshire poems for anthology
A publisher is looking for poems about Shropshire for an anthology that will include "heritage" poems by AE Housman and Wilfred Owen as well as contemporary voices. Poets interested in submitting work should send up to four poems (max 50 lines each) including extracts from longer poems (max 50 lines also) plus a brief biographical note (max 40 words) to Offa’s Press, 2, Ferndale, Pant, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY10 9QD between 1 June 1 and 31 August. The anthology will be published in October 2013, and in the run-up to the deadline Offa’s Press will be running workshops on the poetry of place at Shrewsbury library on 1 June, 11am-1pm; Bridgnorth library, 6 July, 2-4pm; and Oswestry library, 3 August, 11am-1pm. More details