La parola da casa, Serena Piccoli

i recently posted a call for the e-zine i edit (moria) for experimental female poets. the response has been wonderful. in the past week i have received over 100 submissions from some of the poets i admire the most. however, at least a third of the work has come from poets who i hardly consider experimental. many of the poems submitted have been on traditional themes (i think of them as hackneyed post-confessional work), such as unrequited love and death ("oh, poor fluffy has died."). i usually receive this type of work, but in response to a call that directly asks for experimental work i'm left with two options: either the poets did not read the call, or they consider themselves experimental. i know the word experimental is problematic, but what other options does one have except saying, "please don't send work unless you know the work of _____." that type of statement seems problematic in itself since i often receive work from innovative poets who know very little about the poetic tradition in the west. so, what should i ask for in my next call for work? experimental? formally and intellectually playful? innovative?