Midcoast Poetry Journal

Midcoast Poetry Journal Volumes 1 and 2

Volume 1 and 2 Paperbacks and eBook for Vol 1 are now available at Amazon

     Midcoast Poetry Journal Vol. 1 paperbacks with 28 Midcoast Maine Poets are available locally (only $10) in Rockport at Barnswallow Books, in Rockland at Hello Hello Books and Jensen’s Pharmacy, in Port Clyde at the Herring Gut Coastal Science Center and in Thomaston at Weskeag Farms and Thomaston Grocery.

We expect Vol. 2 paperbacks with 48 Midcoast Maine Poets to arrive and be available in mid November.

     The Midcoast Poetry Journals are published by Midcoast Poetry Journal Publishing, a part of the Midcoast Poetry Calendar, and also an IRS approved second name for the organization.

Midcoast Poetry Calendar is a 501(c)(3) public charity formed as a Maine Public Benefit Corporation to help connect Midcoast Maine poets, poetry groups and poetry organizations, and to help poets plan and promote public poetry events.

The Midcoast Poetry Calendar and its Midcoast Poetry Journal project are sponsored and staffed by the organization’s founders and other volunteers from Rockport Public Library Poets’ Corner and Thomaston Public Library Poets’ Corner and by the time and support of other Midcoast Maine poets.

No fees were associated with publishing poets’ works in the first Volume 1 April edition or its updated Volume 1 June edition. For the second 2025 volume, the board of directors voted to request a suggested “poet’s donation” of $10 per 3 poems submitted for reading to help defray paperback publishing costs. That donation was voluntary and not required. All poems and poets are treated equally.

Each poet published in a Midcoast Poetry Journal volume receives one copy of that journal volume. Additional copies are available for fans, friends, family, and poetry lovers to purchase for $10 at our poetry reading events.

We also donate copies of the Midcoast Poetry Journal to libraries in Midcoast Maine.

Midcoast Poets!

Thank you for Submissions

     Midcoast Poetry Journal Publishing has now received submissions for Midcoast Poetry Journal Volume 2 October 2025 has been published with 48 outstanding Midcoast Maine poets. Thank you. Our first big order with your paperback copies and many more to sell will be here in mid November (see above).

If you are interested in becoming part of the publishing team please email or call us. We are poets publishing poets!

The Midcoast Poetry Journal project was started to help meet our goal to “connect Midcoast Maine poets.”

     Book Binding Workshop   We offer book binding workshops for any and all ages. Simple DIY process that creates “perfect bound” handmade books reminiscent of binding techniques that go back to the beginnings of bookbinding. Available to visit classrooms. To schedule a demonstration, email info@MidcoastPoetryCalendar.com. Thanks.

     We also have experience publishing electronic poetry books as PDFs and as paperback and electronic books using Kindle Direct Publishing tools. We plan to make our PDF editions of the Midcoast Poetry Journal available here for donations to our supporting public libraries. You can see examples of PDF chapbooks on Rockport Public Library Poets’ Corner chapbooks page and PDF poetry books on Bill Eberle’s poetry books page.

     We also offer seminars on bookbinding and publishing upon request.