PUBLICATIONS
Click Here to see Poems from The Connecticut River Review 2008
Correction: The CT Poetry Society is sorry for an error in Stanley Kavan's poem which appears in the 2008 Long River Run. To see the poem in its correct form please click here.
Click Here to see Poems from The Connecticut River Review 2007
Click Here to see Poems from Long River Run 2007
Connecticut River Review
a national poetry journal...
published by the Connecticut Poetry Society
Connecticut River Review is the official poetry journal of The Connecticut Poetry Society, the only statewide poetry society in Connecticut. CPS was founded in 1975 and is a member of The National Federation of State Poetry Societies (NFSPS). Connecticut River Review solicits poetry for publication in the annual journal during a reading period of October through April each year. The journal also publishes winning poems from several CPS poetry contests.
CPS members as well as non-members are invited to submit poems for consideration. Book reviews are solicited by the editor. The editor is the sole arbiter of which poems to publish. In general, the selection standard is excellence in poetic form. Poems may be on any topic. Typically, the CRR receives about 400 entries, of which 60 are published, not including contest winners. Poets published in CRR come from all over the country. CRR accepts simultaneous submissions, but asks for notice of acceptance elsewhere.
Submissions should be unpublished original poems, no translations, typed, single-spaced, with complete contact information on each poem. Send 3-5 poems, not to exceed 5 pages.
Enclose a SASE for notification only; no poems will be returned. Poets whose work is published receive one copy as payment and retain the copyright. CPS members receive one copy as part of their membership benefits. Additional copies can be ordered.
The current editor, Lisa Siedlarz, was selected by the board of CPS. Lisa has a Masters Degree in Creative Writing from Southern Connecticut State University.
reading period: October 1 to April 15
Poets whose work is published receive one copy as payment, and retain copyright. Additional copies or single/sample copy: $12 each (plus postage).
CRR is published once annually, in a July/August edition. It is distributed to all Connecticut Poetry Society (CPS) members, as a membership benefit, as well as selected universities, schools, and libraries.
Send submissions (no more than 5 poems or pages) to:
Lisa Siedlarz, Editor
Connecticut River Review
53 Pearl Street
New Haven, CT 06511
a CPS members-only journal (NOW MAILED IN DECEMBER)
Long River Run II is a poetry journal open only to CPS members. CPS members receive it for free. The reading period for Long River Run II is May 1-June 30. EXTENDED DEADLINE NOW SEPTEMBER 30TH Please submit one poem, maximum of 40 lines, typed, single-spaced. Include your name in upper left corner, and under that please put your town (and state if you are not a Connecticut resident). Previously published okay, provide credits. Simultaneous submission okay, please notify if accepted elsewhere..
Send submission by EMAIL to: emgil3@yahoo.com
Regarding submissions, please be reminded that you e-mail them to Emerson Gilmore editor, who will acknowledge that he has received them via e-mail.
There are no "acceptance" letters as one poem per member will be included in the book. We do not judge the poems. We do not edit the poems, they will appear as you have sent them in, with the exceptions being we will verify that you are a member with dues up to date, and that the poem's content contains nothing illegal or has content that is offensive, in which case we will contact you concerning it.
Have you published a book?
The Connecticut Poetry Society would like to compile a list of its members who have published books or chapbooks. If you have written or edited a book or poetry chapbook that's been published, please let us know. Tell us your name, the title, publisher, publication date, and how to obtain the book. Please e-mail your information to mailto:connpoetry@comcast.net or send it to CPS, PO Box 270554, W. Hartford, CT 06127.