BOMBS accepts submissions for publishing consideration throughout the year.
the clutch collection by BOMBS
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clutch /kləCH/
verb
1. to grab, clench, or grip eagerly, tightly
“She clutched her poems.”
noun
1. a tight grasp, or an act of grasping
“She made a clutch at her poems.”
2. a small, usually strapless handbag held in hand or under arm, designed to carry essentials—like phone, lip stick, car keys, wallet, and haiku
“She folded her poem into her designer clutch.”
adverb
3. to be helpful or successful at a fundamental time
“Her reading of Kendra Nicole Bryant Aya’s we be theorizin came in clutch.”
adjective
1. great, useful, awesome
“Kendra Nicole Bryant Aya’s we be theorizin is clutch.”
essentially speaking
Modeled after both the chapbook and the zine, the clutch collection is a series of limited-edition short (and small) books ranging from 25-50 pages. It is a minimally produced, project based and/or thematically-focused collection of poems and/or prose centering Black popular culture and personhood. Each title, like a designer bag, is numbered chronologically and according to its publication month and year. For instance, if the first clutch is published in August 2026, it will be numbered: 001.0826.
submissions
Because the clutch collection aims to be a creative resource—a delightful study in and of Blackness—content is loosely edited, thus maintaining authorial integrity. Additionally, clutch authors are encouraged to play with their writing, include original graphic designs and/or photographs, compose in their authentic voices, as well as attempt and/or revise traditional poetic forms to fit their narratives and aesthetic. To submit a chapbook for clutch collection consideration, click here.