Editor Interview: Stick Figure Poetry Quarterly

Dawn-to Earth poetry

Rusty Truck
Stone Poetry
Feral: journal of Art and Poetry
Collapse Press
Parisian Phoenix Publishing

People always tell me they like the odd quirky, kinda punk look of the publication. We try hard to tap into the heart of the poetry community supporting small presses and online events.

We prefer work that is down-to-Earth and informal, raw and real.

We like a concise, piece that says a lot in a small palace, something that pack a punch or surprises us.

The name of the publication, believe it or not, but it’s okay we don’t hold grudges!
More importantly, though, we try not to publish the same poet twice within the same year. It’s not something we advertise, but it’s sort of an unwritten rule. If someone submits again immediately after we publish them we will hang onto the new submission for a long time before considering it.

Cover letters aren’t a necessity. As long as you have included a bio. we’re happy. But always feel free to say hi or tell us what you think of our product.

We deal only with poetry so we read everything in full.

Sometimes we read something, let it sit a while and come back to read it again. But mostly if a piece has its heart in the right place we just know.

We do this as a labor of love and don’t have a huge staff or anything. This publication is usually reviewed and put together by a single person with a full-tine job doing as a side quest. That said, sometimes it can take a while to get through a lot of submissions, especially during the months when there is an issue being put together.

We’re very light handed on editing. If it’s an obvious typo it will be corrected, but we don’t like to question an artist’s choices too much.

We haven’t yet, but we are looking into it for future publications.

We’re a grassroots community effort. As the founder and editor I cover the costs myself.

We have a big social media footprint and a wide community net out there. I attend a lot of online and in-person poetry events and spread the word wherever I go. Many of our affiliated small presses and community members help get us out there as well, mentioning us in classrooms and gatherings all over the US.