Editor Interview: DIALOGIST

One poet every week.

We’re unique for our publication schedule, showcasing one poet at a time. Sometimes it will be a single poem from a poet; at other times we will publish several poems together to best present the voice and vision that emerges in a submission.

Submit the work you find most necessary. This could be the formally groundbreaking to the considered practice of poetry’s oldest modes. We do not seek to recreate the styles and voices found in our archives so much as to extend their conversations.

We recommend that authors submit no more than once every 90 days.

We welcome cover letters, and we make decisions based entirely on the poems themselves. We read an author’s submitted poems prior to the cover letter, and we regularly publish work by new, mid-career, and established poets. Lists of previous publications strike us as an indication that an author strives to share their work, much like the simple but daring act of submission.

We will read the entirety of each submission before making a decision.

Once a piece is accepted, we occasionally suggest edits for typographical reasons or for clarification. Rarely, we may suggest a line edit if we believe it will help the poem. We do not tend to accept pieces that we find in need of substantive editing, and all edits are approved by the author before publication.

We nominate work for Best New Poets, Best of the Net, and Pushcart Awards.