Submission Guidelines

Poetry

Any style considered, although we are less inclined towards fashionable mainstream or, on the opposite end of the scale, minimalist and abstract modernism. Our focus lies more in the very broad grey area between these two sparring polarities. We particularly like work that we feel demonstrates emotional and expressive power, a strong sense of subject (especially if it's political, social or polemical in some sense - of a leftist persuasion ideally) and a love of language. We believe words are here to be used, not apologised for. We also believe that the rhythmic musicality of poetry is of paramount importance. Send up to eight poems at a time.

Prose/Fiction

Short stories, novel extracts, poetic prose, short sketches (dramatic or comedic) are all welcome. Try not to exceed 3,000 words though.

Polemic

Any writings that seek to encourage debate in the areas of - contemporary or historical - politics, social history, mental health, literature, art, music or even criticism itself. 3,000 words max.

Articles

General articles on any themes welcome for consideration. 4,000 words max.

Reviews

Reviews of poetry volumes, poetry journals, literary journals, novels, short story collections, plays, music (particularly avante-garde, orchestral and classical) and films welcome. 3,000 words max.

Retrospect

This section is for all articles and reviews on/of vintage poetry, fiction, plays, music, art and film. [Note: for articles and reviews on vintage television please visit... address to follow soon]. 4,000 words max.

Comment

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All submissions may be either in the body of the email or as virus-scanned attachments. Please mark all submissions as Recusant Submission in the title. Click on the Submissions tab on the front page to send us your work, or simply email

therecusant@yahoo.co.uk. We regret we cannot pay for submissions as the Recusant is

an independent non-profit-making ezine. Copyrights remain with the authors.