Submissions for MILK 2 are closed and we're in the process of poem selection. We've received many strong submissions but only have so much space, so the selection process can be difficult and time consuming. If all goes well, it should be available in early to mid October and will be available for pre-order shortly. The individual issue price will be a little bit higher, but shipping will be included in the price. We very much want to continue to publish MILK but can't afford to do it at a loss. There's no profit motive involved, but we took a bit of a hit on postage for the first issue.

Submissions for issue 3 are now being accepted until November 31. With a little luck and a lot of good submissions, MILK 3 will be available sometime in January, 2011.

Here's a small preview of the cover of MILK 2.

 

It has come to our attention that there is a blog at milkmag.org which has been around since 1999. While the site mentions being online and in print, we are unable to verify that a print edition of this blog has ever been issued. At any rate, the owner of that blog is quite certain that we have stolen the name MILK from him and are "capitalizing" on his great popularity and "success." Before he contacted us, we had never heard of his blog. His first email to us started out by informing us about how "unoriginal" the title was and that he wanted us to change the name. He's also let us know that, in his humble opinion, we have "cheapened the art." He's gone on at length about "art" being original and blah blah blah. We at MILK do not agree that publishing a blog online using other peoples writing and artwork qualifies as "art," but this is not our issue with him.

Larry, I hate to burst your bubble, but we arrived at the title independently, without ever having heard of your blog, and we have no intention of changing the name. If you actually had a print edition and didn't initially approach us with such a shitty attitude, we would accomodate you, apologise and even feel badly that we had not researched more deeply into the title. However, as a peace offering, we will state here and now that MILK Poetry Magazine is not in any way affiliated with milkmag.org and will include a plug to that effect in future issues of the printed magazine. We hope that you'll put something similar on your blog, since we have no desire to be associated or confused with your, erm, art.

MILK Poetry Magazine: Accept No Substitutes!

The first issue is now printed, bound and ready to ship. Those who pre-ordered can expect their copies in the next couple of weeks. If you haven't ordered yet, we still have around 40 copies available. These won't last long, so get on over to the PURCHASE page and order your copy today!

Don't forget that we're accepting submissions for Issue 2 (to be released in October). The deadline for submissions is August 31.

Welcome to the official website for the new poetry magazine, MILK.

Issue 1 is ready to go to press, and will begin shipping in July. This issue will be limited to 200 copies, and the covers will be letterpressed by Bill Roberts at Bottle of Smoke Press.

We are happy to announce that the following poets will be published in Issue 1:

David Barker, Lisa Birman, Dave Donovan, Dan Fante, Nathan Graziano, Andrew Hilbert, Stephen Hines, Jordan Hurder, Justin Hyde, Richard Krech, Linda Lerner, Lyn Lifshin, Ellaraine Lockie, Gerald Locklin, Hosho McCreesh, Brian McGettrick, Brown Miller, Jack Moxie, Michael Phillips, Charles Plymell, M.P. Powers, William Taylor, Jr. and A.D. Winans.

We are now taking pre-orders. The price will be $5 per copy plus shipping. Please visit our PURCHASE page to order your copy.

We are now accepting submissions for our second issue. The deadline for submissions to Issue 2 is August 31.