Blood Orange Review positions itself as a venue for poetry that challenges the familiar, seeking voices, forms, conceits, logics, and occasions that surprise. The editors explicitly state they have no fixed aesthetic, though they acknowledge the inevitability of patterns, and they actively seek work that disrupts their own inclinations. This is a call for poems that teach us something new about what poetry can do, be, or say—work that is weird, vulnerable, challenging, and resistant to easy categorization. The magazine's commitment to publishing and supporting writers of all genders, identities, races, orientations, and ethnicities is central to its curatorial vision. They approach each submission with care, thoughtfulness, and trust, signaling a reading process that is attentive rather than perfunctory. The fee of $3 USD is a modest barrier, likely intended to support the journal's operations rather than to profit from submitters. Submitters are asked to send no more than five poems per submission, uploaded as a single .doc or .docx file. Multiple submissions within the same reading period are permitted. The deadline is exact: April 2, 2027. There is no prize or location associated with this opportunity; it is a general submission call for publication.