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Exact Change Press
Submission Guidelines
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We have extended the deadline for Exact Change Only (Summer 2012).  You now have until June 15th to get your submissions into us.

We only accept submissions over e-mail.  Poems should be attached as Word documents, with the poet’s name along with the names and number of poems attached.  Include both e-mail and mail addresses. 

Send submissions to exactchangepress@gmail.com 

Announcing the Exact Change Press Chapbook Contest 
You could win 50 copies of your own chapbook published by Exact Change Press.  We are accepting manuscripts starting on April 1st and concluding on June 30th.   Here is what you have to do. 

1-Send us the $20.00 admission fee by clicking the pay pal button (IF YOU DON'T PAYPAL, CONTACT US AT EXACTCHANGEPRESS@GMAIL.COM TO MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS)

    (admission fees are non-refundable)

2-E-mail your manuscript as an attachment to exactchangepress@gmail.com

    Manuscripts should contain 20-25 poems (depending on length),, be in a word friendly    format, and should be edited for punctuation, spelling  and proper line breaks before we receive it.  Good Luck to all of you.


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Currently accepting submissions for Summer 2012

Are you looking to self-finance a chap book?  Exact Change Press may be what you are looking for.  Contact us at exactchangepress@gmail.com to discuss rates.  Prices will vary depending on your chapbook needs.
 Exact Change Only is now accepting submissions for its Sumer issue.  Submit between 1 – 5 poems at a time.  We will read all styles and themes of poetry, as long as it is honest, quality material.  Prefers poetry 50 lines or shorter.

We only accept submissions over e-mail.  Poems should be attached as Word documents, with the poet’s name along with the names and number of poems attached.  Include both e-mail and mail addresses.

Exact Change only acquires first rights.  We accept only original work.   simultaneous submissions are okay, just inform us of other publications. Poets may submit a maximum of 5 poems per issue.  We tend to comment on rejected work.  All contributing poets receive a copy of the journal.
 All Submissions for the Summer Issue must be submitted by May 15th

All submissions for the Winter Issue must be sent by October 31st.

Send submissions to exactchangepress@gmail.com


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Issue one of Exact Change Only is now for sale  It truly is a labor of love and features the work of many fine poets.  Included in this first issue are:  Tom Roby, Matt Barton, LaRaie Zimm, Shelley Nation, Esteban Colon, Quraysh Ali Lansana, Charlie Newman, Buddha309, Christopher Gallinari, Michael C. Watson, Steven Hammond, Tom Curry, Elizabeth Harper, Robert Lawrence, and Vito Carli

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David (Buddha 309)Hargarten
...Among These Weeds

“Among These Weeds” by David (Buddha 309) Hargarten, Exact Change Press, 2009.

 

This is a wonderful debut poetry collection by native Chicagoan Buddha 309 also known as David Hargarten.  Buddha has been hosting the “Waiting 4 The Bus” reading series at Jak’s Tap in the West Loop for a couple of years and has been writing for even longer.  His poetry is complemented by occasional photographs and drawings.  Buddha speaks directly from the heart; his words tell of longings, desperation, loneliness and frustration.  The title piece, which concludes the book, is about having a sense of place in a world obsessed with celebrity and glamour: “This ain’t for the tabloids/There are no pretty faces/Only dominating Asphalt/And paper-thin shoes………” The poem is a confession of sorts, suggesting that he does not claim to be anyone or anything more than he is.  Also included are “Birdman Eulogy”, inspired by the death of the Pigeon Man who held court on the southwest corner of Lawrence and Western Avenue—“The lord of oil slick neck ties/Keeper of the promised land/all the pigeons hang their heads”, a poem simply called “Weeds”, about a man who sees beauty in the simplest of flowers and plants; and “Swiss Movement” which concerns itself with the problem of living in the past (and whether the future is better to contemplate).  “Peripheral” takes it even further into the “Dizzy eyed gazes/Standing outside ourselves……”.  His “Public Service Announcement” offers us a glimpse into the netherworld of a meth junkie, and the all-too-familiar defense mechanisms come gleefully trotting out, in elegant format, in “This is Not a Love Poem.”  “Among These Weeds” is a must-have for serious poetry readers.  I can’t wait to find out what Buddha will come up with next.                                  --Bob Rashkow, Chicago poet




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