The Anatomy of Desire: An Anthology of Distance

A project of The Poetry Annals

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (September 2018). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

From the vicious, to the clinical, to the confessional, The Anatomy of Desire calls for poems that cut from where the ache is still tender, and rend longing wide open. Pulling knives from the body to call them holy, crushing berries in fists like deliverance — we’re looking for words that ask hunger what it’s made of; works that spit blood on the floor every time they try to speak.

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: One-time publication

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Narrative Nonfiction: Up to 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary, Personal.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics including...
Other: See guidelines.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Multiple entries: Multiple entries are NOT allowed.
Media: Text.

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Last Updated: 22 May 2026