This is the code I use on a static page.
PHP Code:
<form action="news.php" name="subscribeform" method="post">
<input type="hidden" name="subscribe_lng" value="{$store_language|escape}" />
<label for="semail">{$lng.lbl_your_email}</label><br>
* <input type="text" class="input-email" id="semail" name="newsemail" size="30" value="{$newsemail|default:""|escape}" /><br><br>
{include file="customer/buttons/subscribe_menu.tpl" type="input" assign="submit_button"}
{if $active_modules.Image_Verification and $show_antibot.on_news_panel eq 'Y'}
{include file="modules/Image_Verification/spambot_arrest.tpl" mode="data-table" id=$antibot_sections.on_news_panel button_code=$submit_button}
{else}
{$submit_button}
{/if}
</form>