Can I submit a poem that depends on unique formatting and fonts?
No. Each poem exists within Pemmican’s page format. The fonts of that format are either Verdana or Times Roman. Verdana and Times Roman are perhaps not the most elegant of all fonts but they tend to be fonts that are found on the vast majority of home computers. One poet submitted a poem that mixed every conceivable font in the universe–and believed that gumbo of typography essential to the poem. Another poet insisted that his poem be published using some obscure font that evoked pirate writing of the 18th century. Not only that, he wanted a background image inserted that made the poem appear to be written on a scroll of parchment. These are extreme examples but they demonstrate that if every poem in the magazine were allowed to pursue its own unique formatting and font the result would soon be chaotic and the magazine would be unreadable. Good Web Design depends on consistency and readability. We are not saying that poems that use typographical effects are bad poems. Surrealism and D
