Since 1999, Bridge has operated as an independent, intersectional hardbound journal of art and public scholarship from Chicago, sustaining a global conversation about culture and society through poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, visual art, cultural criticism, design, and hybrid work. Its editorial departments in music, dance, architecture, philosophy, and couture function by direct pitch, but this call is specifically for poetry to appear in Volume 27, Number 1. The journal welcomes both established and emerging writers, and its stated interest lies in work that embraces the world and continues, however subtly, the ongoing global conversation about culture and society that Bridge has championed from its beginning. There is no prize attached to this call; it is a publication opportunity within a hardbound volume that positions poetry alongside scholarship and criticism. For the poet, this represents a chance to place work in a journal with a long institutional memory and a commitment to intersectional, worldly engagement. The reading period is year-round with a final deadline of December 1, 2026, and a $5.00 submission fee applies.