The Publication Wing and the Department of English jointly Call for Poems!- The Republic of Hope, An E- Book of Poetry by students of High School and Higher Secondary schools in Kerala, Last date: 1 October 21

Poetry makes a lot happen. In terms of perspectivisation, empathy, inclusiveness, poem writers lift themselves or are lifted themselves to a different mindspace altogether. The tone, feel, texture of verses reflect often what communities require to belong to itself and to one another. Dreaming the other into existence and streaming emotions to hitherto unflowed cracks and tracks, poetry reifies bright burning tigers and ice-cream emperors, many ways of looking at black birds and political wastelands. This is why the world needs to nourish poetry, to scaffold budding poets so that a continent of alternative consciousness may be made possible.

With a view to encourage the young writers of poetry who are talented, ambitious and passionate, Dept. of English at Al Shifa College of Arts and Science, Perinthalmanna, is bringing out an E-book of poetry in English by High School and Higher Secondary students of Kerala, titled, ‘The Republic of Hope’. The book means to envigour the young to express voices of hope and optimism, as we emerge from the Pandemic gloom.

Please help us reach those talented ones by sharing this message with them.

Please follow the guidelines given below while sending your poem/s to us for publication:

1. The poem/s must be on the theme of ‘hope’ as the world is getting back on its feet after long period of pandemic-driven isolation.
2. Use Times New Roman font, 12 point.
3. Include a title page with the capitalized title halfway down the page, and the author name below it.
4. Manuscripts can use up to 2.5”for margin.
5. Pages should be numbered.
6. Poems should be single-spaced, with double spaces between stanzas.
7. Each writer can send a maximum of two poems.
8. Use page breaks at the end of each poem instead of hard returns.
9. Mail your verses to [email protected] before 1 October 2021.

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