Reminder: Submit to Cæsura 2026!
The theme for this year’s Cæsura is LIFELINE.
What helps you feel grounded? How do you remember what you know? We live life with a constant sense of urgency and it is hard to filter through the chaos. What or who is your filter to calm, inspiration, and or radical joy?
We accept submissions of poetry, fiction and art from March 15th–June 1st 2026 for the general public, June 15th 2026 for Poetry Center San Jose Members.
Click here to read our complete submission guidelines.
We have a print and online edition. During the submission process, you will be asked if you want to be considered for print, online or both. Submissions may be published on one format or the other. We rarely print pieces in both editions.
Reminder: Submit to Cæsura 2026!
The theme for this year’s Cæsura is LIFELINE.
What helps you feel grounded? How do you remember what you know? We live life with a constant sense of urgency and it is hard to filter through the chaos. What or who is your filter to calm, inspiration, and or radical joy?
We accept submissions of poetry, fiction and art from March 15th–June 1st 2026 for the general public, June 15th 2026 for Poetry Center San Jose Members.
Click here to read our complete submission guidelines.
We have a print and online edition. During the submission process, you will be asked if you want to be considered for print, online or both. Submissions may be published on one format or the other. We rarely print pieces in both editions.
Reminder: Submit to Cæsura 2026!
The theme for this year’s Cæsura is LIFELINE.
What helps you feel grounded? How do you remember what you know? We live life with a constant sense of urgency and it is hard to filter through the chaos. What or who is your filter to calm, inspiration, and or radical joy?
We accept submissions of poetry, fiction and art from March 15th–June 1st 2026 for the general public, June 15th 2026 for Poetry Center San Jose Members.
Click here to read our complete submission guidelines.
We have a print and online edition. During the submission process, you will be asked if you want to be considered for print, online or both. Submissions may be published on one format or the other. We rarely print pieces in both editions.

