Big River Poetry Review

Permanently Closed: This project is permanently closed to submissions (April 2016). We provide the following information as an archive.

About

Big River Poetry Review is an independent journal of poetry based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A. Our goal is to seek out and publish the best poetry available to us through open submissions via e-mail from poets world-wide.

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Unknown publication frequency
Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

Poetry Closed

We are looking for poems that sing, move, shout, and dance, poems that make us think, laugh, wonder, or cry. No greeting card verse, limericks, or gimmicks, although rhyming poetry is welcome. No dark horror or sci-fi genre poems will be considered, nor will poems that involve or depict gratuitous violence or vulgarity. Image-driven and abstract poems are fine unless they are esoteric; if we read it twice and and it makes no sense, it won't be published here. We like poems that describe the worlds around us, seen and unseen, and relate them to the human condition, and please send us only your best work.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: Up to 100 lines; Up to 4 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms. Excluding: Haiku (or related), Light verse, Limerick.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pays occasionally, up to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem).
Note: We list broad pay categories rather than payment specifics. Check with the publisher for details.

Submissions:

Method: Electronic submissions.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Dates

Last Updated: 22 May 2026