Dear Teen Ink,
Please consider my poem “Purple Rain” for publication in a future issue of “Teen Ink” Magazine.

I chose “Teen Ink” to submit my work because I really like reading your poetry because it is interesting and beautiful. I am in a Creative Writing class and have discovered that I really enjoy reading and writing free verse poetry. I love to read poetry in your magazine; there are so many interesting and beautiful poems that I will remember forever. I wrote this ekphrastic free verse poem because, like I said, I really like writing about what pops into my mind. I looked at a picture called “Purple Rain” and immediately wrote about what I felt. The picture included some people walking with umbrellas in a square in a city, surrounding by buildings, and being pounded on by purple rain.

Thank you for your consideration and time. I hope my poem can be featured in the next issue of “Teen Ink.”