Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and Gunpowder Press are joining together for the next Shoreline Voices Anthology. Poets living in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Kern, or Ventura counties are invited to submit 1-3 poems which feature the native flora of California, with a focus on the Central Coast. We are especially interested in poems aligned with SBBG’s vision: “A world where society understands the interdependency between people and plants, and acts to preserve the natural world.” The quality of the poetry will be paramount, and we encourage creative responses to our theme. Poems should be previously unpublished. There is no charge to send your poems, which will be accepted through Submittable through May 3o, 2023. Please, one submission of 1-3 poems per poet. We encourage poets to visit the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for inspiration!
