Meridian's poetry submission call is an open invitation for poets to present work that resists the conventional and embraces the idiosyncratic. The journal positions itself as a space for poems that are 'steeped in the strange, the particular, the individual voice'—work that constructs its own world and defies easy categorization. This is not a call for thematic coherence but for singularity, for poems that could only have been written by their author. The submission parameters are precise: up to five unpublished poems, totaling no more than ten pages, submitted as a single file. A fee of $3 (USD) accompanies each submission. The journal explicitly prohibits work produced using AI, underscoring a commitment to human craft and intentionality. Simultaneous submissions are permitted, though poets must notify Meridian immediately upon acceptance elsewhere. While no monetary prize is attached to this general submission pool, the opportunity lies in publication within a journal that values experimentation and formal risk. Meridian's curatorial vision favors poems that 'resist and retaliate'—language that pushes against the expected, that experiments with form, and that asserts a distinct voice. Poets should consider this a venue for their most daring, unclassifiable work.