Grand Little Things

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Grand Little Things is a journal that embraces versification, lyricism, and formal poetry that focuses on anything, be it the expanse between the minutia of everyday life, to revelations on how we got here or why we use a thing called language. We welcome grand concepts like spirituality, reality, existence or little things like emotions and human relationships. GLT wants to read all formal poems, be they grand like the sestina or little, like the couplet.
GLT caters to formalistic, stylized poetry, but it is welcome to invented/nonce forms as well. Heck, as long as there is a strong sense of versification – does the poem sing? Is the imagery vivid and serves a purpose? Does the poem have meaning? Or does it do away with such concepts? – it will be considered. However, GLT is not the best place for experimental poetry.
Language is small. It’s just markings that we’ve assigned meaning to. However, that meaning fills the entirety of our universe.

Voluntary Fees: This project accepts voluntary fees for "tip jar" submissions.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2020

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published on a rolling basis

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

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Statistics Synopsis

Slower: Grand Little Things's overall average response time is slower than most magazines.
More Challenging: Grand Little Things's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive: Grand Little Things's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Poetry Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

Open to all/most Genres, including:
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Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 3 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Blank verse, Formal verse, Free verse, Haiku (or related), Invented/Nonce form, Lyric poetry, Metrical, Narrative poetry, Sestina, Sonnet, Villanelle. Excluding: Experimental poetry.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Duosuma submission manager.
Reprints: Reprints are NOT allowed.
Simultaneous submissions: Simultaneous submissions are allowed.
Media: Text.

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Grand Little Things Submission Statistics

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This project ranks among the 25 Slowest Poetry Publishers in our database.

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Accuracy

We have received 182 reports from 179 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

0 min | 234.4 mean avg | 243.0 median | 286 max days (56.7 std dev)

Responses

85.72 %

Acceptances:

4.40 % of submissions accepted (246.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 4.47 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

81.32 % (245.8 avg. days per rejection) | 2.7 % personal, 97.3 % form, 0.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

Lost/Returned:

Never Responded:

Withdrawals

14.29 % (103.5 avg. days per withdrawal)

Pending

84 responses are pending (0 min | 113.4 mean avg | 104.5 median | 289 max days waiting | 79.4 std dev) from 84 different members

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 180 days. (87.4 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 180 days.)
Do not query on the status of your submission before 150 days have passed.
The most common submission tip paid: USD $1.00. (35.5 % reported giving a tip.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 10 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 Dec 2025.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 21:27 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Dates

Last Updated: 09 Jul 2026

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