Vineyards: A Journal of Christian Poetry seeks to honor and continue the tradition of sacramental poetry that can be traced from Donne, Herbert, Crashaw, Thompson, T.S. Eliot, and Auden to Luci Shaw, Kelly Cherry, and Scott Cairns. We are looking for original and powerful poems that challenge mind and soul, poems filled with wonder and wisdom. Vineyards seeks carefully crafted poetry that is grounded in Christian belief and that -- no matter how sincere -- rises above the expected or clichéd found in greeting cards or in other types of sentimental writing. Always honoring the Word in the words, we welcome poetry that displays the technical mastery and creative fervor that characterize the best work published in esteemed secular journals.