Veterans / Armistice Day
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Veterans / Armistice Day
Armistice Day, later known as Veterans Day in the United States, is commemorated every year on November 11th to mark the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I. A formal peace agreement was reached only when the Treaty of Versailles was signed the following year. Armistice Day was a celebration of PEACE; Veterans Day is a celebration of WAR.
This anthology was inspired by W. D. Erhart's essay, "Armistice Day vs.Veterans Day" via The Massachusetts Review: https://themassachusettsreview.substack.com/p/armistice-day-vs-veterans-day
W. D. EHRHART is an ex-Marine sergeant who received the Purple Heart Medal, Navy Combat Action Ribbon, and a Division Commander’s Commendation. An active member of both Vietnam Veterans Against the War and Veterans for Peace, he is author of multiple books including Smart Fish Don't Bite, Vietnam Perkasie: A Combat Marine Memoi randThank You for Your Service: Collected Poems.
Deadline: October 11th, 2026
Virtual Event: November 8th, 2026
Submission Guidelines: Write one poem for our Veterans / Armistice Day anthology for 2026.
Keep this poem limited to 35 lines total. When determining the total line length for each poem, include spaces between stanza (ex: a poem of 5 couplets would equal 14 lines). Numbers or section breaks should also be included as lines when calculating the total line length. Count an epigraph as 3 extra lines. A line that has more than 60 characters (including spaces and punctuation) should be counted as two lines. If lines are staggered like a Ferlinghetti poem, estimate the width of the line.
The final book will be printed in 11 point Garamond font on pages that are 4.5 inches wide. Poems with lines longer than 4.5 inches may be changed or denied due to printing constraints.
For questions or inquiries, please email Larry Robin at larry@moonstoneartscenter.com