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ONLY POEMS was founded by two poets.
There are so many ways to delight in poetry. We are a bit obsessive — when we like a poem, we immediately want to see more of the poet’s work. Most literary magazines we love follow a poem-a-day model, focusing on the singular poetic spark. We invite poets to lay before us a small galaxy — show us the blackholes and supernovas, the many moons and solar flares of their work.
We are committed to fostering a platform that showcases intellectual exploration, artistic innovation, and sociocultural inclusivity.
We publish emerging poets alongside established poets.
We believe all poets should be paid for their work.
We are invested in developing and providing more valuable resources to positively contribute to the poetry community and literary world at large.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for some submissions. They charge fees for some submission periods, feedback, and expedited responses. The fee is USD $7.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 52 x per year.

Nonfiction Open

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Review ReviewNo specific word count limits known.
Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Critical, Literary, Mainstream.

Topics:

Literature/Books (Theory/Analysis/Criticism, Writing, See guidelines), Other (See guidelines).

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Submittable submission manager.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.


Poetry Open

Dates:

Open to poetry submissions through 31 January 2025* (approx. 11 days from now). 12

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:
General General
Lengths:
Poem PoemNo line limits known; Unknown number of pieces.
Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms, including: Ghazal, Prose poetry, Sestina, Villanelle.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics, including: Other (May vary).

Payment:

Semi-pro payment (US$5-49 per poem) to Professional payment (US$50 or more per poem) Pay ranges from Semi-pro payment to Professional payment. Details: USD $77 per set of poems.

Submissions:

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


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.

ONLY POEMS Submission Statistics — Free Preview!

The statistics in this section are compiled from submission reports sent to us through our submission tracker. They are not provided by the publication's editors/staff or by Duotrope's admins. Information in this section is updated a few times per day. Learn more about the statistics.
AccuracyWe have received 291 reports from 213 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported0 min | 23.0 mean avg | 18.5 median | 169 max days (34.2 std dev)
Responses94.84 %
Acceptances3.09 % of submissions accepted (49.9 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.82 % of submitters accepted Rejections are often underreported, which skews the statistics in favor of acceptances. Most publishers have a lower acceptance rate than indicated here.
Rejections91.75 % (20.8 avg. days per rejection) | 28.1 % personal, 42.0 % form, 30.0 % unspecified | 3.1 % shortlisted
Non-Responses5.16 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded2.75 % (118.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals2.41 % (11.1 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending19 responses are pending (0 min | 11.8 mean avg | 5.0 median | 54 max days waiting | 89.8 std dev) from 18 different members This only includes pending reports from users who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 120 days. (4.1 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00. (39.3 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 72.7 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 07 Jan 2025.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Dec 2024.

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ONLY POEMS Poem of the Year Prize Charges fees for all submissions

Dates

Last Updated: 16 Jan 2025
Last Audited: 05 Sep 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 22 Aug 2023

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