Submit your poem to Knee Brace Press! We welcome new voices and veteran poets alike.
Guidelines
All submissions must relate to chronic illness, disability, mental health and/or neurodivergence in some way. What that means is pretty much up to you. If you think your piece covers any of these topics, send it out way!
Our poems
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My Spine’s Story
Hey, this is me talking to you. I am important: I hold your head and protect your spinal cord.
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Elastic Woman Stretched Too Far
For poet Diane Funston, aging means she can’t always catch loved ones from falling the way she used to, but maybe that’s ok.
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A Curious Boy Grew Up A Cautionary Man #86 Once Bitten
How do you spell relief? The Curious Boy spells it, C O N V I C T E D. The Cautionary Man doesn’t know how to spell it.
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Oh To Wash Off This Pain
Takes awhile to get into the shower. I slip in cautiously, use the grab bar, pull the bath bench in behind me.
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To Mend Infinity
In To Mend Infinity, poet Kate Matesic shares their experience of losing abilities as their chronic illness changes and progresses.
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Darkness Visiting
In her newest poem, Knee Brace veteran Diane Funston writes about arthritis, family, and the darkest time of year.