People who don't read poetry rarely write it. Copyrights and Compensation - Authors retain all copyrights. Examples of this are sprinkled throughout each issue. In prose form, see also the amazing vignettes of Russell Edson . Often imitated, rarely attained.
Poets have no special claim on wisdom, sensitivity, or any facet of existence.
We like poems from people who happen to write poetry, not poets who seem to think their humanity is somehow special. If your politics persuasively whispers through the filter of poetry, please send it. But if poetry is a megaphone for advertising an uncomplicated point of view, please look elsewhere. Writing by people who have simply not read enough quality literature, especially 20th century literature, to refine their notions of what constitutes good writing. The best writers are avid readers and have learned from the best.