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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.
Important Notice: On our latest check, they were not open to submissions, although their website states they should be.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 52 x per year.

Nonfiction Open

Pitch first

Dates:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:
Interview InterviewNo specific word count limits known.
Review ReviewNo specific word count limits known.
Essay EssayNo 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:

Rolling Deadlines: Check cutoff dates.

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 $55 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.

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 267 reports from 201 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 | 22.0 mean avg | 20.0 median | 163 max days (28.6 std dev)
Responses97.01 %
Acceptances3.00 % of submissions accepted (24.9 avg. days per acceptance) | 2.49 % 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.
Rejections94.01 % (21.8 avg. days per rejection) | 27.5 % personal, 40.6 % form, 31.9 % unspecified | 3.0 % shortlisted
Non-Responses2.99 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded0.37 % (163.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals2.62 % (11.1 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending26 responses are pending (2 min | 34.3 mean avg | 7.0 median | 162 max days waiting | 91.4 std dev) from 21 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 42 days. (23.2 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 42 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00. (36.2 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 69.6 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 27 Nov 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 14 Nov 2024.

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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024
Last Audited: 05 Sep 2024. (We audit each active listing twice a year. Learn more at link.)
Date Added: 22 Aug 2023
Listing may be deactivated on:
19 Dec 2024
This listing is currently being reviewed for a qualification issue.

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