Split Lip Magazine has long occupied a distinct place in the independent literary landscape, publishing work that tends toward the emotionally precise and formally alert rather than the merely topical. This call is for poetry specifically, and it arrives with an unusual constraint: one poem per submission, no more. That limitation is not incidental. It signals an editorial posture that prizes the individual poem as a complete gesture—something that must stand on its own, without the scaffolding of a packet or the cushion of adjacent work. The Tip Jar mechanism is a paid submission model: a $3 fee supports the magazine and its contributors. The editors are explicit that this payment does not confer any advantage—not faster reading, not a greater likelihood of acceptance. It is, in effect, a modest patronage model rather than a contest entry or a priority queue. For the poet, the transaction is straightforward: a small contribution to a literary enterprise in exchange for consideration of a single poem. What the magazine offers in return is a serious read. The guidelines are precise and unsentimental: multiple submissions are not permitted, simultaneous submissions are accepted with the expectation of notification upon acceptance elsewhere, and revisions after submission are not considered—withdraw and resubmit if a revised version is preferred. There is also a disclosure requirement regarding AI use in any phase of creation, writing, or editing, with an explanation of how and why it was employed. These terms reflect a curatorial vision that values transparency, craft, and the integrity of the individual poem above volume or speed.