Call for Submissions
Curation 2. ‘What else…’
Poetry Jukebox – a Quotidian
–Word on the Street Ltd Project
Supported by the Arts Council of
Northern Ireland from National Lottery Funds
This second edition of curated content on Ireland’s first
Poetry Jukebox will mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of
Northern Ireland’s Good Friday Agreement –an historic peace agreement. Public discourse matters, and putting
something new into public discourse
really matters.
The legacy of violence and peace has far-reaching impacts,
we welcome poems from anywhere in the world for this curation.
In a letter from Tolstoy to Ghandi, he wrote, “Violence is what happens when we don’t know
what else to do with our suffering.” This curation of Poetry JukeBox is
about the ‘What else…’. Your poems can
take us anywhere – to joy, to solitude, to happiness, to grief, to unfinished
business, the legacy, stuck-ness, progress, loss, gain…….. anywhere.
Submission criteria – Please read carefully!
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Each poet can send a maximum of one
poem.
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Please submit good quality sounds files in MP3
or WAV format. (Smart phone voice files or good quality dictaphones such as
Zoom H1 are ideal recording devices.) See the guidance notes (below) about how
to make a good enough recording.
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Please note submissions in other formats such as
You Tube Videos/ Vimeo etc will be
instantly disregarded.
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Prior to publication the poet must give Quotidian – Word on the Street Ltd the audio and recording rights
to use the poem on the Poetry Jukebox, on the internet, at launches etc.
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The poet should also grant the print rights, for
use on the internet or at launches for example.
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A signed permission
form will be required 4 weeks prior to publication on the Poetry Jukebox. Selected
poets will be required to provide this promptly on notification of their
selection otherwise we cannot include your poem.
To submit, please:
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Follow the recording guidance (see below).
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Use the following in the subject line of your email:
‘What else…’ Submission – YOUR Name
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Include your contact details and address in your
email.
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Submit to poetryjukebox@gmail.com
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The deadline for submissions is midnight GMT on 31st January
2018.
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Successful
poets will be notified of the outcome by 28th February 2018.
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The
launch of ‘What else…’ will be in April 2018 TBC
Publication Rights
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Poems previously published elsewhere are accepted, provided the author can
assign the rights for the purposes of Poetry Jukebox to Quotidian - Word on the Street Ltd.
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Quotidian -
Word on the Street Ltd will not be held liable if
a poem assigning the rights of use by the poet, later emerges to have infringed
on other publishers' rights.
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Where poems are submitted in a language other
than English, please also include a translation of the poem recorded in English
– back to back in the same voice file.
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Please include a short 50 word biog as an
attachment with your email.
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This is a tiny not-for-profit organisation – we
do not have the resources to give individual feedback, nor enter into
correspondence.
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Quotidian
-Word on the Street Ltd reserves the right to make decisions which support
the project and the spirit of the project.
Payment: It is aspired to pay a
small stipend for each poem accepted, but at the moment this is dependent on
funding and cannot be guaranteed.
Some guidance for
making a good recording:
- Please be aware
the jukebox is in a public space and children may be listening so
profanity will rule out a poem’s use.
- Each poem should
be no longer than 2 minutes max when read aloud, but 1 minute to minute 30
seconds works best in this format.
- Find a quiet space to do
your recording. Listen for, and become aware of any background noise, such
as traffic, clicks, pets, children etc, and do something to minimise the
background noises – such as closing
doors, closing the curtains, go to a different room etc
- Use a Smart phone such as
an iPhone, Experia or similar
- Go to the Voice Memo app
- It is helpful to place
your phone on top of a pile of books, 8-12 inches from your mouth. Putting
it on top of a pile of books will keep the phone steady
- Read in a natural voice,
but pay attention to your diction.
- Read the TITLE (wait 2
beats), read the POEM – there’s no need to give your name – it will be on
the jukebox if your poem is selected.
About Poetry Jukebox
& Quotidian –Word on the Street
Limited
- Poetry Jukebox, is a Quotidian –Word on the Street Ltd
Project. Quotidian is a
not-for-profit literary arts production company limited by guarantee, the
remit of which is to enhance civic spaces by animating them in innovative
ways, with literature. The Poetry Jukebox is an on-street sound
installation that provides an innovative new platform for poetry. It is
located in the grounds of The Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast. The project
is led by Artistic Director and poet Maria McManus. This curation will be
jointly curated with guest poet and curator Deirdre Cartmill.
- Poetry Jukebox, which is
the first of its kind in Ireland and it was launched as part of the
Belfast International Arts Festival in October 2017. Poetry Jukebox was
brought to Belfast by collaboration between Quotidian – Word on the Street Limited and Piana na uLici,
Czech Republic. There is a maximum of twenty recordings per curation. Curated
content is selected by a combination of open call and invitation.
- To learn more about Poetry Jukebox follow on Twitter @poetryjukebox or click on this link https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/poetry-jukebox-amplifying-quiet-voices-and-beautiful-words-1.3244063
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