Poetry

Pennies carry our secret wishes, flip heads or tails to help us chose our path, and fill our days with luck. They are light enough to buy penny candy, and  heavy enough to purchase the thoughts we would rather not share. Pressed into service as guitar picks, tucked into a bride’s left shoe, they fall from our pockets without notice, and turn up when we need them in the change jar by the door.

- Lost Penny Press hopes to find and bring to print four extraordinary poetry chapbooks a year. Editions will be perfect bound, with a flat spine ISBN and a Library of Congress number. We will support each book with a  launch party, social media posts, reading/signing events, and the opportunity to share our table at local and regional literary festivals. More than a one time acceptance, we want to spend time with you, get to  know you, and together build a creative community where each of you are valued as the bright coin, the lucky find, that you are.

  
- What we are looking for

Poetry that is accessible and surprising. Poetry that we feel in our bodies as  we read it. Poetry that makes us think differently about a thing we thought we  knew. Poetry with a hinge line halfway through or near the end that blows the  whole poem wide open again. Poetry that plays around in known narratives of  myth, folklore, tradition, and superstition in surprising and curious ways.  Poetry with a strong sense of place, or time. Your poetry, seriously. Just send it  to us, we want to read it.
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- What we will not tolerate
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 Hate speech of any kind. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, classism,  ageism, etc. Pornography that serves no other purpose. AI created content. You know exactly what we mean, don’t pretend you don’t. 

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Music

Pennies ringing in your pocket, weighing down the needle so the recordwon’t skip. Pennies tossed like chimes into open instrument cases on the floorof the EL station.

- Lost Penny Press hopes to release two original songs per year, recorded in a live, full band format, in our venue/recording space. Songs will be presented with ancillary material including video of recording session, lyrics, and artwork. Each release will be digitally available to the musicians as a calling card to send to booking agents and venues, and industry professionals. It will also be produced as a flash drive to sell at events, shows, and literary festivals. Each release will be supported with a launch party at our space, where the band will be given a full show in our venue space.

- What we are looking for

‍Looking for new music that makes our breath catch in our chest. Music made by hand, with a focus on musicianship, and knowing your craft. Surprise us, take us to places we have never been, give us cross overs and connections we have never imagined. We are open to all genres and sounds. Searching for songs from the deep well, songs that speak to the identity of your band and your sound. Perhaps not the best pathway for rap or intense hip hop, but we love to be surprised and challenged. Mostly be original, be yourself, and be skilled at what you do, whatever that may be. We can’t wait to hear the magic of the sounds you make.

‍ - What we will not tolerate

‍Hate speech of any kind. Racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, classism, ageism, etc. Pornography that serves no other purpose. AI created content. You know exactly what we mean, don’t pretend you don’t.

SUBMISSIONS