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Only Poems is run 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 want to create a space to invite poets to lay before us a small galaxy — show us the milky way and blackholes and supernovas and the many moons and the catastrophic solar flares of their work. We are committed to fostering a platform that showcases intellectual exploration, artistic innovation, and sociocultural inclusivity. We seek to support emerging poets by publishing them in the same space as established poets. We believe all poets should be paid for their work.

Fees Notice: This project charges fees (or requires purchases) for all submissions, except for the first 7 days of every month.

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic PublicationPublished 52 x per year.

Poetry Open Fee-based

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.


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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 200 reports from 165 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported1 min | 24.3 mean avg | 22.0 median | 81 max days (18.2 std dev)
Responses97.00 %
Acceptances4.50 % of submissions accepted (32.8 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.64 % 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.
Rejections92.50 % (23.7 avg. days per rejection) | 31.4 % personal, 43.2 % form, 25.4 % unspecified | 1.0 % shortlisted
Non-Responses3.00 %
Lost/Returned-
Never Responded0.50 % (62.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals2.50 % (26.6 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending21 responses are pending (5 min | 65.2 mean avg | 55.0 median | 192 max days waiting | 52.9 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 30 days. (40.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 30 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $5.00.
Most submissions are acknowledged within one day.
Most recent response reported was received on 24 Jun 2024.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 10 Jun 2024.

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Dates

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

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