Rat's Ass Review 61

Send me your best poetry. I don’t particularly care whether it’s formal or informal, metrical or free verse, rhyming or not. I’ve written all those possibilities myself. A good poem isn’t one that gets the grades for following particular rules. And I’m sure I’ll reject plenty of good poems anyway. I’m not even sure I’m looking for good poems. I’m looking for my kind of poems. Now we’re getting to it. What is my kind of poem? My favorite poets are Richard Wilbur and Elizabeth Bishop and W. H. Auden and Marge Piercy and W. B. Yeats and Robert Hayden and a bunch of others who don’t have much in common. What they do have in common is that, if you read their best poetry carefully, you will understand something about what’s going on the first time you read it. You will get a lot more out of each poem the more you read it, but you don’t have to study it to get the first level of enjoyment.

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 July 2024* (approx. 60 days from now) through 01 August 2024. 1

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

GGeneral General

Poetry Forms:

Formal verse, Free verse, Metrical, Rhyming.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Society/Culture (Social issues), Other (May vary).

Types/Lengths:

Type	Length Details
PPoem Poem	No line limits known; Up to 5 pieces.

Payscale:

We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

NNo monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Electronic	Postal	Reprints	Simultaneous	Media
OK	No	No	OK	Text format submissions

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* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.

Rat's Ass Review seeks cover art for each issue, and will occasionally publish additional artwork among the poems. Consider sending us your more daring work, or work that has been deemed too strong for more timid venues.

Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 01 July 2024* (approx. 60 days from now) through 01 August 2024. 0

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Art Media:

Open to all/most Art Media.

Art Styles:

Open to all/most Art Styles.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Society/Culture (Social issues), Other (May vary).

Types/Lengths:

Type	Length Details
AArtwork Artwork

Payscale:

We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

NNo monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Electronic	Postal	Reprints	Simultaneous	Media
OK	No	No	OK	Image format submissions

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.
* We do not know the time and/or timezone, so we cannot be more precise. Submit early to avoid disappointment.