GROUND is an annual poetry journal of object-inspired ekphrasis. GROUND seeks poems based on objects that we find, keep, and cherish — objects that, by virtue of their physical, immaterial, or contextual energies, imbue our lives with importance. 

GROUND is an annual poetry journal of object-inspired ekphrasis. GROUND seeks poems based on objects that we find, keep, and cherish — objects that, by virtue of their physical, immaterial, or contextual energies, imbue our lives with importance. 

To submit, please send (1) your poem, (2) a photo of the object upon which it is based, and (3) a short description of the object and its meaning to groundjournal@gmail.com.

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To submit to our 2025 issue (issue 3): Please send (1) your poem, (2) a photo of the object upon which it is based, and (3) a short description of the object and its meaning to groundjournal@gmail.com.

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