C.I. Information – January 2025
The following are some ways to get involved with and support Creative Inspirations.
I hope you will consider any of these opportunities:
- “Poetic Discussions” Column – Cinquain poem activity (for this site)
- “Spotlight” Interview – Feature poet, Joan Leotta. An in-depth interview and review of her latest book of poetry, “Feathers on Stone”
- “Expressions” Blog – The determination to write verses the execution to do so
The following are some ways to get involved with and support Creative Inspirations.
I hope you will consider any of these opportunities:
- Be a Spotlight poet
- Participate in the thoughts and activities in the Expressions Blog posts
- Consider purchasing some Creative Inspirations items: holiday greeting cards/ and postcards, or everyday “Thinking of You” cards (info further down this page)
- Tell others about Creative Inspirations
~Poetry Submission Guidelines~
(A Bi-Monthly Email Poetry Publication Open To Everyone 12 Years & Up)
Publication Months:
January/February
March/April
May/June
July/August
September/October
November/December
(Deadline is the 5th of the preceding month. Ex: If submitting for the publication month of
March/April, then your submission should be in by the 5th of February)
Poems are accepted free of charge for this publication. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide complimentary print copies or any other compensation at this time. The Email version of the publication is Free. Individual print copies are $5.00. Individual contributor print copies are $4.00, both domestic prices. Write or email me for International pricing. Also, because the yearly email subscription is sent via email attachment in PDF, your computer must be able to download, open, and view PDF files.
We are seeking poems 20 lines or less and should either be spiritual in context (including lifting up the name of Jesus) or be of a positive nature or both. Other poetry genres accepted are as follows: haiku, Tanka, tan renga, nature, children’s, love, short verse, family, and the like.
Submit no more than 2 poems per issue unless prior permission has been given. For Tanka and haiku, tan-renga, or other short forms, you can submit up to 3. Previously published poems are accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject any poem deemed unsuitable for this publication. We also reserve the right to correct simple grammatical errors. Any other changes needed, the author will be contacted for approval. Author (creator of the poem) retains all rights to his / her work, while Creative Inspirations will receive first rights to publish the poem. *If the poem is created by more than one author, each author must sign it.
If sending by postal mail, please include a SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) with each and every submission. Also, a SASE ensures a response. E-MAIL Submissions are preferred via attachment in Microsoft Word format or within the body of the text.
Creative Inspirations Attn: Poetry Submission P.O. 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] * www.cipoetrypublication.com
(A Bi-Monthly Email Poetry Publication Open To Everyone 12 Years & Up)
Publication Months:
January/February
March/April
May/June
July/August
September/October
November/December
(Deadline is the 5th of the preceding month. Ex: If submitting for the publication month of
March/April, then your submission should be in by the 5th of February)
Poems are accepted free of charge for this publication. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide complimentary print copies or any other compensation at this time. The Email version of the publication is Free. Individual print copies are $5.00. Individual contributor print copies are $4.00, both domestic prices. Write or email me for International pricing. Also, because the yearly email subscription is sent via email attachment in PDF, your computer must be able to download, open, and view PDF files.
We are seeking poems 20 lines or less and should either be spiritual in context (including lifting up the name of Jesus) or be of a positive nature or both. Other poetry genres accepted are as follows: haiku, Tanka, tan renga, nature, children’s, love, short verse, family, and the like.
Submit no more than 2 poems per issue unless prior permission has been given. For Tanka and haiku, tan-renga, or other short forms, you can submit up to 3. Previously published poems are accepted. The editor reserves the right to reject any poem deemed unsuitable for this publication. We also reserve the right to correct simple grammatical errors. Any other changes needed, the author will be contacted for approval. Author (creator of the poem) retains all rights to his / her work, while Creative Inspirations will receive first rights to publish the poem. *If the poem is created by more than one author, each author must sign it.
If sending by postal mail, please include a SASE (Self Addressed Stamped Envelope) with each and every submission. Also, a SASE ensures a response. E-MAIL Submissions are preferred via attachment in Microsoft Word format or within the body of the text.
Creative Inspirations Attn: Poetry Submission P.O. 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] * www.cipoetrypublication.com
Print Version - Per Individual Copy
(check one)
Contributor Copy: $4.00 (U.S.) ___ $6.00 (Canada) ___ $8.00 (International) ___
Single Issue: $5.00 (U.S.) ___ $7.00 (Canada) ___ $9.00 (International) ___
Name: _______________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________
Phone (optional): _______________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Creative Inspirations P.O. Box 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] * www.cipoetrypublication.com
Please make check or money order out to: Creative Inspirations and send to the address above, or you can pay by using one of the available payment methods displayed further down the page.
(check one)
Contributor Copy: $4.00 (U.S.) ___ $6.00 (Canada) ___ $8.00 (International) ___
Single Issue: $5.00 (U.S.) ___ $7.00 (Canada) ___ $9.00 (International) ___
Name: _______________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________
Phone (optional): _______________________________________________
Email: _______________________________________________
Creative Inspirations P.O. Box 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] * www.cipoetrypublication.com
Please make check or money order out to: Creative Inspirations and send to the address above, or you can pay by using one of the available payment methods displayed further down the page.
Subscriber and Contributor Thoughts & Comments - Creative Inspirations (from the November / December 2024 issue):
Hi Maurice,
May all the blessings of the season arrive at your door! I liked David Sowards’ offering, he demonstrates that pleasing rhyme is not out of season. -Rick
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Maurice,
Job well done with this issue. -Ted
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Gosh darn is this a beautiful edition Maurice, we can't thank you enough from bottom of hearts for assembling these installments, each represents such a treasured and meaningful event, and the particular focus on collaborative writings in this issue (along with Creative Inspirations' trademark sense of karumi, levity! <3) really pairs marvelously with the seasonal imagery, that holiday spirit which is such an important part of Christian and other faiths and spiritual traditions! -Jerome
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A stellar issue dear Maurice. Thanks for letting me be a part of this. -Dr. Mona Bedi
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Dear Maurice,
Many thanks for another wonderful issue! I am so thrilled to be part of it! So much love the poems and the presentation, you worked a lot on it and congratulations for that! I enjoyed your little story from your childhood, I appreciate you shared it with us! Best wishes and blessings to you and your family! -Steliana
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Hello Maurice,
This is such a wonderful email to receive. I look forward to a deeper dive into reading all of the incredible curated contributions. More than honored to be included with so many writers I admire. Thank you for putting this publication together. All the best!
-Marjorie Pezzoli
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Dear Maurice,
Thank you so much for the publication and giving exposure to our tan renga. I appreciate it.
Blessings. Kind regards, Kimberly
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I received the new issue. As always, I enjoyed reading all the poems, including the work of Joan Leotta, Melanie M. Eyth, Dr. Mona Bedi and Linda Amos. Wishing you a very happy holiday season. Thank you for all your dedicated work in promoting poetry. -Diana Rubin
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Good afternoon MJ, and thank you from the bottom of my soul for yet another shining star edition of Creative Inspirations. You are offering a beacon of light around the world, giving poets a way to share their gifts and bring beauty into this world. Thank you for including me and our "jani" in this wonderful endeavor. I know our Lord is with you - -you are truly His good and faithful servant. Blessings and prayers and gratitude nonstop, -Nila
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MJ,
I loved your latest issue! Poets I especially enjoyed were those of Melanie M. Eyth, Celine Rose Mariotti, and those by Ellen M. Nesbittt, who submitted on behalf of her husband, Robert. -David Fox
Hi Maurice,
May all the blessings of the season arrive at your door! I liked David Sowards’ offering, he demonstrates that pleasing rhyme is not out of season. -Rick
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Maurice,
Job well done with this issue. -Ted
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Gosh darn is this a beautiful edition Maurice, we can't thank you enough from bottom of hearts for assembling these installments, each represents such a treasured and meaningful event, and the particular focus on collaborative writings in this issue (along with Creative Inspirations' trademark sense of karumi, levity! <3) really pairs marvelously with the seasonal imagery, that holiday spirit which is such an important part of Christian and other faiths and spiritual traditions! -Jerome
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A stellar issue dear Maurice. Thanks for letting me be a part of this. -Dr. Mona Bedi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Maurice,
Many thanks for another wonderful issue! I am so thrilled to be part of it! So much love the poems and the presentation, you worked a lot on it and congratulations for that! I enjoyed your little story from your childhood, I appreciate you shared it with us! Best wishes and blessings to you and your family! -Steliana
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Hello Maurice,
This is such a wonderful email to receive. I look forward to a deeper dive into reading all of the incredible curated contributions. More than honored to be included with so many writers I admire. Thank you for putting this publication together. All the best!
-Marjorie Pezzoli
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Dear Maurice,
Thank you so much for the publication and giving exposure to our tan renga. I appreciate it.
Blessings. Kind regards, Kimberly
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I received the new issue. As always, I enjoyed reading all the poems, including the work of Joan Leotta, Melanie M. Eyth, Dr. Mona Bedi and Linda Amos. Wishing you a very happy holiday season. Thank you for all your dedicated work in promoting poetry. -Diana Rubin
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Good afternoon MJ, and thank you from the bottom of my soul for yet another shining star edition of Creative Inspirations. You are offering a beacon of light around the world, giving poets a way to share their gifts and bring beauty into this world. Thank you for including me and our "jani" in this wonderful endeavor. I know our Lord is with you - -you are truly His good and faithful servant. Blessings and prayers and gratitude nonstop, -Nila
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MJ,
I loved your latest issue! Poets I especially enjoyed were those of Melanie M. Eyth, Celine Rose Mariotti, and those by Ellen M. Nesbittt, who submitted on behalf of her husband, Robert. -David Fox
Creative Inspirations Products
1. "Thinking of You Cards" - these are beautiful cards on Avery Card Stock; they come with an envelope. these are personalized cards with a beautiful message for anyone that has been on your mind and heart: family, loved ones, fellow Believers, friends, etc., letting them know that you have been 'thinking about them.' / = $6.99 per card U.S. and Canada) - $8.99 (foreign) - prices include shipping and handling.
2. "Personalized Christmas Postcards" - personalized with a family photo of your choice; Avery Card Stock / 12 pack for $20.95 (U.S. and Canada) - $22.95 (foreign) - prices include shipping and handling.
3. "Regular Christmas Postcards" - printed with your family name (instead of a photo); Avery Card Stock / 12 pack for $13.95 (U.S. and Canada) - $15.99 (foreign) - prices include shipping and handling.
4. "Christmas Cards" - printed on Avery Card Stock and comes with envelope; printed with a family photo, or your family name in place of the photo / $5.00 per card (U.S. and Canada) - $7.00 (foreign) - prices include shipping and handling.
*Please note that due to photo-uploading problems with this webhosting company, I have not uploaded photos of the above products, but I can absolutely email you samples and templates of any of the above.
*Photos must be sent in an acceptable file format (GIF, JPEG, PNG, JPG, etc) and attached to the email. I am not able to accept photos inside Word Documents, photos inside the body of the email, or photos sent via postal mail.
**Payment Methods**
(please indicate which product(s) you are ordering)
1. Check or Money Order made out to: Creative Inspirations (mail payment to: Creative Inspirations P.O. Box 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019)
2. CashApp: $mjreynolds01
3. PayPal: www.PayPal.Me/cipoetrypublication (click on this link, or paste it in a new web browser, and it will take you to the Creative Inspirations PayPal account; you will need to login, so you will need to have a PayPal account - or create one - and then you will be able to submit payment.
Thank you all for your support, love, and prayers of Creative Inspirations! God bless you!
2. "Personalized Christmas Postcards" - personalized with a family photo of your choice; Avery Card Stock / 12 pack for $20.95 (U.S. and Canada) - $22.95 (foreign) - prices include shipping and handling.
3. "Regular Christmas Postcards" - printed with your family name (instead of a photo); Avery Card Stock / 12 pack for $13.95 (U.S. and Canada) - $15.99 (foreign) - prices include shipping and handling.
4. "Christmas Cards" - printed on Avery Card Stock and comes with envelope; printed with a family photo, or your family name in place of the photo / $5.00 per card (U.S. and Canada) - $7.00 (foreign) - prices include shipping and handling.
*Please note that due to photo-uploading problems with this webhosting company, I have not uploaded photos of the above products, but I can absolutely email you samples and templates of any of the above.
*Photos must be sent in an acceptable file format (GIF, JPEG, PNG, JPG, etc) and attached to the email. I am not able to accept photos inside Word Documents, photos inside the body of the email, or photos sent via postal mail.
**Payment Methods**
(please indicate which product(s) you are ordering)
1. Check or Money Order made out to: Creative Inspirations (mail payment to: Creative Inspirations P.O. Box 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019)
2. CashApp: $mjreynolds01
3. PayPal: www.PayPal.Me/cipoetrypublication (click on this link, or paste it in a new web browser, and it will take you to the Creative Inspirations PayPal account; you will need to login, so you will need to have a PayPal account - or create one - and then you will be able to submit payment.
Thank you all for your support, love, and prayers of Creative Inspirations! God bless you!
Creative Inspirations - P.O. Box 19051 Kalamazoo, MI 49019
[email protected] - www.cipoetrypublication.com
[email protected] - www.cipoetrypublication.com