We are looking for poems on a broad range of erotic themes. We are interested in provocative poems about all  types of lifestyles and cultural perspectives, all forms of sexual play, and insights on the nature of eroticism. All  sex-positive material will be considered; however, the editors  reserve the right to reject any work based on content or quality. 

This direct from the poetry editor: "We would like to see all of the following in all of the work sent to poetry@cleansheets.com: 
Sexuality of the oozing kind; clear, clean, sharp images  maybe (or maybe not) cloaked in filigree; explicit language used in
different ways; inventive use of line breaks, and fresh, fresh metaphors.  Allusion, innuendo, crescendo and diminuendo, and always in blue. 

I'm showing off.  Although the above applies, the best way to see what we are looking for is to read the poetry at Clean Sheets."

We do not accept or reject poems solely on the basis of style, meter, or rhyme. We accept simultaneous submissions and reprints. Please be sure to note such submissions in your cover letter.

We prefer poems of 100 lines or shorter.We request that authors submit no more than five poems per month. Unsolicited submissions in excess of this count will not be considered.

Authors will be asked to attest to the originality of the work submitted and that no part has been borrowed or copied from another work.

Poems can be published under a pseudonym, but contributors should remember that payment will be made by check and therefore we will eventually need a real name, address, and (for U.S. contributors) a Social Security number; this information will be kept strictly confidential.
 

Single space the poem, and double space between stanzas. Please explain any spacing concerns for figured poems; web pages appear differently on different browsers, and we need to know your intentions so that we can translate them into web markup.

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If for any reason you feel you can not comply with this above, (no regular access to email, your work needs special attention, etc.) please feel free to mail us with details.