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Abandoned Mine

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About the magazine

Abandoned Mine is an artist-run initiative founded in 2016, operating nomadically across the American West. Its ethos is rooted in site-responsive practice, inviting artists to engage with post-industrial landscapes and the histories embedded in extraction sites. The organization prioritizes process over product, offering residencies and exhibitions that unfold in dialogue with specific abandoned mines and their surrounding communities. By foregrounding ecological and social entanglements, Abandoned Mine resists the white-cube conventions of urban art spaces, instead fostering work that is materially and contextually grounded.

Editorial focus

Abandoned Mine is foremost a journal for people who don’t yet know they like poetry. Many people today are of the belief that they don’t “get” poetry, regarding a poem with almost the same trepidation they might regard, say, a complicated physics equation. Fortunately, the poems that appear in Abandoned Mine are accessible, understandable, and relatable—which, hopefully, will help people reframe their relationship to poetry, thereby enriching their lives!

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Submitting your work

Reading periodAug 15 to Apr 30
Reading feeNo
PaymentContributor copies only
Response time3 to 6 months
Simultaneous submissionsYes
Unsolicited submissionsYes

Artists should approach Abandoned Mine with a clear understanding of its site-specific mission. Proposals must articulate a genuine engagement with the particular histories and material conditions of abandoned mine sites, avoiding generic or studio-bound projects. Demonstrating prior experience with land-based or community-embedded work is advantageous. The organization values thoughtful, process-oriented applications that outline research methodologies and ethical considerations. Submissions are typically accepted via periodic open calls; interested artists should monitor the website and prepare to adapt their practice to the logistical and environmental realities of remote locations.

Abandoned Mine is looking for: Poems that are accessible and understandable Poems people will want to re-read Poems people will want to share with family, friends, neighbors, and coworkers Poems people will remember for the rest of their lives We do not publish translations or ekphrastic poems.

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OpenDeadline · 2027-04-30

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