We are looking for work that, first and foremost, finds and uplifts climate hope. There are so, so many things we can read already that tell us what is going wrong in our world (e.g. the seas rising, increased fires, natural disasters, discrimination, hate crimes, etc). These are all vital to our conversations, and must be shared in order for us to take action. What we do much less, however, and what is just as vital, is sharing the solutions we find, spreading them to the world, and making them accessible, impactful, and grounded in justice for everyone. We need work that shares solutions and simultaneously engages with the hardship from which they arise. That is what The Calyx Hope Network is for. Send us your most far-flung dreams, most joyful rebellions, future-driven memories, and of course, all of your love stories to the magic of our world. We need to remember why we persist, always.

We accept and encourage any form of poetry, including traditional, rhyming, experimental, and extremely non-traditional styles.