Submission Guidelines:

• Include the theme of light in your poem through light itself or other symbols.

• Light doesn’t need to be described explicitly as light for it to represent light.

• Pine for the presence & personality of light in a poem that grapples with darkness.

• Be as specific as possible when writing about light as to give maximum depth.

• For example: If light represents life and all that is good then light can show up in anything that represents that. What symbols in your poem can represent that glimmer of light your poem needs? Even within dark content, light will shine.

  See how writing light into your poems will light up in your work.

  How will it look? How will it move? How will it sound? 

  This journal believes that each poem is a “little vessel of light” made up of words and life, with the power to ignite warmth in the reader’s soul .

How to Submit:

• Email poetry submissions to : Vesselsoflightjournal@gmail.com

• Share any amount poems, and in the subject line write: “Vessels of Light Poetry”

• Do not send previously published work. We want to see fresh work in a new light!

• Include a brief third-person author bio in the email and a favorite headshot.

• Response time ranges from 1-2 weeks

  Reading Periods:

• Summer Journal : June — August ( Burst of Life, 2024)

• Fall Journal : September — November ( No Journal )

• Winter Journal: December — February ( Advent Journal 2024-5 coming…)

• Spring Journal : March — May