Gleam: Journal of the Cadralor
the gleaming thread illuminated by the fifth stanza
The Call for Submissions for Gleam’s upcoming Issue 8 is now open. The editors at Gleam invite you to submit up to 3 previously unpublished cadralor poems for our consideration. Deadline: April 30th, 2024, by 11:59pm. Note: if you are new to Gleam and the cadralor, please spend some time with the rules of the form, submissions guidelines, and a back issue or two of Gleam, to familiarize yourselves with this poetic form and to get a sense of what makes a cadralor successful. Feel free to get in touch with our editorial staff if you have any questions. We look forward to reading your work.
The editors at Gleam: Journal of the Cadralor, extend our congratulations to the following cadralor poets whose work has been nominated for the 2024 Pushcart Prize:
Claire Cella, “To Be Seen”
Kate Copeland, “Where once was a river”
Shirlee Jellum, “The Last Stretch”
Ann Michael, “Altitude Transitions”
Jacqueline “Jacsun” Shah, “My Love, A Ruse, Is Rare”
Jonathan Yungkans, “For You Knew You Would Have Something Better: Five Questions from Neruda”
These poems by Claire Cella, Shirlee Jellum, Ann Michael, and Jacsun Shah appeared in Issue 6 of Gleam, Journal of the Cadralor. Poems by Kate Copeland and Jon Yungkans are appeard in Issue 7.
Cadralor: Rules of the Form
A poem must adhere to the rules of the form in order to be considered a cadralor, and to be considered for publication in Gleam.
ALL CADRALORE MUST:
A Note from the Editors
Submission Guidelines:
The Call for Submissions for Gleam’s upcoming Issue 8 is now open. The editors at Gleam invite you to submit up to 3 previously unpublished cadralor poems for our consideration. Deadline: April 30th, 2024, by 11:59pm.
ca·dra·lor
Noun: a poetic form, consisting of five short, unrelated, highly-visual stanzas.
“The cadralor is a poem of 5, unrelated, numbered stanzaic images”
ca·dra·lore
Plural format of poetic form ‘cadralor’
“Imagery is crucial to cadralore”
About Us
Gleam is a journal wholly devoted to the new poetic form, the cadralor, created by Gleam’s founding co-editors, Lori Howe and Christopher Cadra. The cadralor consists of five short, unrelated, highly-visual stanzas.
Get In Touch
If you are interested in submitting your own cadralor poem or if you have questions, you can reach out to our Gleam email. We look forward to hearing from you!
Meet the Editors
The cadralor was co-created by:
• Lori Howe, Editor in Chief
• Christopher Cadra, Senior Editor