Send us up to 10 pages of poetry.

We only accept previously uncurated work.  This means that yes — you can submit poems that have previously appeared across social media, blog posts, Discord channels, scribbled on your foggy bathroom mirror, etc. But if a poem has been published in a magazine or anthology edited by someone who’s not your mom, then no.

We encourage simultaneous submissions. Feel free to submit your work to all the wonderful places you think will be a good home for your poems. Do not withdraw your poems if they get accepted elsewhere — if we like your work, we’ll find a way to work with you.

If we have previously declined your submission, you can submit again whenever (we get it, we're unhinged poets too lol). 

Though our general response time is 3-4 months, in this category we'll respond within 2 weeks. Sometimes, if we are considering your work for publication, this might take 3 weeks in total. We might also email you separately in this event to request more poems. 

We offer $77 to all our published poets. This is per contribution and not per piece. 

Submit one poem responding to anything in the news.

This need not be a political event, just something in the last month or so. The more recent the better. Please include a link to the news you're responding to in the same document as the poem.

Selected poems will be published on ONLY POEMS DAILY, our brand new Substack and shared on our socials, where over 50K+ readers will experience your work.

Submissions are free. We pay $22 per accepted poem.

There's an optional $5 Tip Jar. As a fully volunteer-run publication, we’re always grateful for your support.

If you’d like insight into your work, we offer editorial feedback for a fee.

You may have one active submission in the “Poets Howl" category at a time. Once you’ve received a response, you’re welcome to submit again. 

You’re free to submit to other categories alongside this one.

For example: Anna submits one poem under “Short Poem,” one under “Ekphrasis,” one under “Poets Howl,” and a packet of 10 pages under “Fast Response” — all at once. Totally fine.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please withdraw your submission immediately if accepted elsewhere.

You'll hear back within three months.

PLEASE ALSO NOTE:

This category owes its inspiration to the phenomenal Poets Respond feature that Rattle does every week. Tim Green's been running that series for as long as we can remember. Needless to say we're big fans of that column.

Submit one poem, max 10 lines!

→ if it's longer we'll reject without reading, sorry).

Selected poems will be published on ONLY POEMS DAILY, our brand new Substack and shared on our socials, where over 50K+ readers will experience your work.

Submissions are free. We pay $22 per accepted poem.

There's an optional $5 Tip Jar. As a fully volunteer-run publication, we’re always grateful for your support.

If you’d like insight into your work, we offer editorial feedback for a fee.

You may have one active submission in the “Short Poem” category at a time. Once you’ve received a response, you’re welcome to submit again. 

You’re free to submit to other categories alongside this one.

For example: Anna submits one poem under “Short Poem,” one under “Ekphrasis,” one under “Poets Howl,” and a packet of 10 pages under “Fast Response” — all at once. Totally fine.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please withdraw your submission immediately if accepted elsewhere.

You'll hear back within three months.

Submit one poem responding to a piece of visual art (painting, sculpture, photography, etc.) 

Ensure that you have the rights to use the artist's work for this purpose OR that the piece is in the public domain. Give credit in both cases. Please include either a link to the artwork (or upload a picture) that you're responding to in the same document as the poem. 

Selected poems will be published on ONLY POEMS DAILY, our brand new Substack and shared on our socials, where over 50K+ readers will experience your work.

Submissions are free. We pay $22 per accepted poem.

There's an optional $5 Tip Jar. As a fully volunteer-run publication, we’re always grateful for your support.

If you’d like insight into your work, we offer editorial feedback for a fee.

You may have one active submission in the “Ekphrasis" category at a time. Once you’ve received a response, you’re welcome to submit again. 

You’re free to submit to other categories alongside this one.

For example: Anna submits one poem under “Short Poem,” one under “Ekphrasis,” one under “Poets Howl,” and a packet of 10 pages under “Fast Response” — all at once. Totally fine.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please withdraw your submission immediately if accepted elsewhere.

You'll hear back within three months.

This category is ONLY for published poems appearing in online or print magazines in 2025. 

Unpublished work or poems published prior to 2025 will be rejected unread.

The best poetry in the world isn’t just buried in books and drawers (I mean, sure, it’s there also, but like, not just there) – it’s also in the pages of lit mags alive and being printed right now! We want to recognize that. The only authority we purport to have is being people who love to read good poems.

Selected poems will be published on ONLY POEMS DAILY, our brand new Substack, as part of our "Best New Poems" feature.

Submissions are free. At the moment, we do not pay for reprints.

Send us ONE POEM only and indicate in the document where it was previously published and when (if possible, please provide a link to original publication). 

There's an optional $5 Tip Jar. As a fully volunteer-run publication, we’re always grateful for your support.

If you’d like insight into your work, we offer editorial feedback for a fee.

You may have one active submission in the “Best New Poems” category at a time. Once you’ve received a response, you’re welcome to submit again. 

You’re free to submit to other categories alongside this one.

Simultaneous submissions are welcome. Please withdraw your submission immediately if accepted elsewhere.

You'll hear back within three months.

Please submit one complete book review (no longer than 1000 words). 

The book can be published at any time. 

We like reviews for well-known works but love seeing forgotten or hidden gems re-excavated. 

As a poetry magazine, we, of course, want reviews of poetry collections, but feel free to send us reviews of works that are hybrid in nature, that cannot easily be classified as poetry or any other particular genre.

We pay $22 for selected book reviews.

IMPORTANT (Re: AI) 

Our reviews category has been bombarded by bots and androids. No, seriously, it's freakin' frustrating. Please note that it's quite easy to figure out if a review's been spewed out by ChatGPT. If you send us AI slop in the form of book reviews, we will reject it and any further submissions from you. Sorry, not sorry.