Remedies & Rituals

Theme: This is the 2nd volume of Rituals & Remedies which explores how we begin, endure, and end our days. Do you have any rituals or remedies that allow you to reimagine your week? The steam beaming off of a hot pot of water after 5 long minutes, the crunch of mint leaves, dipping your spoon in an upcycled honey jar for the nightly cup of tea. Do you warm your small space with two tall, scentless candles brimming a dull light as you make your morning coffee? Do you slice a persimmon and eat it on your favorite floral plate? Do you say a prayer? Who do you wake up to in the morning and what do you say? Do you burn sage or rosemary?

Plants & Poetry Journal is an online literary journal publishing poetry, prose, & art by writers and artists. 

Submission Guidelines: Submit your work in Word document with a photo of yourself and a short biography.  This can be a poem, a short story, prose, mixed media art that can be printed, creative non-fiction, or a photograph. Please do not submit more than 5 pieces. All works must be inclusive, anti-racist, anti-sexist, and non-discriminatory.

Submissions open: Until October 31, 2025. 

Publication: This collection will be published on December 1st, 2025. 

If you are unable to pay the fee, please email us at plantsandpoetry.journal@gmail.com for an alternative submission process.

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