The Ontario Poetry Society

Decabration – A Canadian Poetry Anthology
Edited and Compiled by: John B. Lee
Anthology Illustrator: Mark Clement

All members of The Ontario Poetry Society are invited to participate in our annual anthology of poetry.

The Ontario Poetry Society is celebrating its 10th year as a registered, not-for-profit, grass roots,
democratic, poetry friendly organization. This collection will feature your best poetry.

There are no specific themes. All topics and all styles welcome.

No lewdness, no foul language and no heavy slant on religion.

Poems may be in rhyme and/or in free verse. Poems may be previously published,
as long as the author (you) hold the copyright. Kindly include any publishing credits,
previous poetry prizes, etc., at the bottom of the page for the respective poem(s).
Poems not to exceed 64 lines and the stanza breaks count as lines.

Each member must submit a minimum of 5 poems and a maximum of 10 poems.
Kindly make sure your name is neatly printed on the top left hand corner of your poem.

Each member is guaranteed to have a minimum of 2 short poems
or 1 long poem that needs two pages in the book.

Kindly fill out the accompanying Bio Information Form, as there will be a bio section at the back of the book.

Go to Bio Information Form

Submission Deadline:
Entries to be mailed on or before March 22, 2010.
Estimated date of publication is July 31, 2010.

Payment:
Since we do not receive outside funding for this project, it must be financially self-sustaining.
Each submission must include payment for at least one copy of the book.
One copy - $20 Two copies - $40.
For every 3 books purchased, you will receive a 4th anthology at no cost.
(In other words, for $60 you receive 4 books.) There is no limit on the number of books you may purchase,
providing they are paid for in advance. Prices include all taxes, postage and handling expenses.

Kindly make your payment payable to The Ontario Poetry Society.
All participants in this project will receive a designer bookmark as a thank you gift.
Please note our anthologies sell out very quickly.
To avoid disappointment, kindly order as many books as you know you'll need.
These anthologies make perfect birthday and holiday gifts.

send poems and payment to:
The Ontario Poetry Society,
31 Marisa Court,
Thornhill, Ontario L4J 6H9