Metphrastics

Open now for poetry.

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Metphrastics is a volunteer-run ekphrastic poetry fan zine seeking poems responding to works in New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Response time info: usually 2-3 weeks after the deadline

Read the full guidelines at metphrastics.com↗

Submission calls

poetryCloses Dec 15

Open year-round for ekphrastic poems responding to any work in the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s permanent collection or special exhibitions; the Winter 2027 call welcomes poems about any piece at the Met and has a December 15 deadline. All styles are welcome, and poems are rarely longer than a page.

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