TINY POEMS: AWE 

TINY POEMS: AWE

 Every August, we publish TINY POEMS in WWPH Writes, our biweekly little lit magazine. And we publish a lot of them! We love TINY POEMS. 

This year’s TINY POEMS prompt is inspired by the recent Artemis II mission and the photos they captured of Earth from outer space. Whether viewing the Earth setting behind the moon, standing on a mountaintop overlooking a valley, or watching mushrooms grow from a fallen tree, we feel awe as we bask in the majesty of the planet we call home. Send us your lunes that explore feelings of wonder and overwhelming greatness inspired by Earth.

What is a lune?

13-syllable, self-contained poem that has 3 syllables in the first line, 5 syllables in the second line, and 3 syllables in the final line 

OR

3 words in the first line, 5 words in the second line, and 3 words in the final line

Titles are not included in the line or word count.  And we would be happy to see a title on your lune, but it is not required.

We are using this 'Masterclass' site to guide us. How to Write Lune Poetry: 4 Examples of Lune Poems - 2026 - MasterClass

Guidelines:

Submissions accepted June 15 - July 15

Free to submit.  Please do not include your name on the submission.

Maximum 2 lunes per entry, 1 entry per person. 

Publication: August 2026 issues of WWPH Writes

Those poets published previously by WWPH are eligible for consideration.

We seek diverse voices from DC, Maryland, and Virginia– an essential part of our mission– for two inclusive issues of WWPH Writes.   If you have any access issues with our Submittable account, please email your work to directly to us at wwphpress@gmail.com with ‘TINY POEM SUBMISSION’ in the email line. 

Unfortunately, we do not have funds to compensate poets with our regular contributor payment of $25.00 for these special TINY POEM issues. We will share these works widely via our social media! 

Thank you for sending us your TINY POEMS.

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