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    | Guidelines 
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    | Before you submit poetry to Black Magma please look at the guidelines: 
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    | What I don�t like: 
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    | I�m not keen on rhyme, poetry that is dull, preachy or attention seeking. No erotica or soppyness. Traditional forms (unless done well) 
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    | What I like: 
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    | Poets that have a love affair with language and the imagination. The poems don�t have to be long and full of adjectives to get my attention. A short but well crafted poem can do the trick just as easily. 
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    | In the first instance send up to five poems in the body of an e-mail to: 
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