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ONLY POEMS Poet of the Week

A project of ONLY POEMS (see other related projects).

About

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 $10 (above average for magazines that charge).

Country of Publication & Year Established

Canada
Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 52 x per year

AI Policy

Human-created work only; no AI use allowed

Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed
ONLY POEMS Poet of the Week's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging
ONLY POEMS Poet of the Week's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
More Responsive
ONLY POEMS Poet of the Week's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

Expand section Nonfiction Closed

Collapse section Poetry Open Fee-based

Dates:

Open to fee-based poetry submissions through 14 January 2027* (approx. 119 days from now).

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No 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: Online form.
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 Poet of the Week Submission Statistics

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.

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Accuracy
We have received 111 reports from 93 different members within the past 12 months, not including pending responses (see below). The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
4 min | 56.8 mean avg | 54.0 median | 165 max days (62.3 std dev)
Responses
97.30 %
Acceptances:
0.00 % No publication has a 0% acceptance rate. This data is based on submission reports sent to Duotrope, and we have not received reports of any acceptances yet.
Rejections:
97.30 % (56.7 avg. days per rejection) | 18.5 % personal, 55.6 % form, 25.9 % unspecified | 0.9 % shortlisted
Non-Responses
0.00 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
-
Withdrawals
2.70 % (36.7 avg. days per withdrawal)
Pending
11 responses are pending (8 min | 91.6 mean avg | 54.5 median | 241 max days waiting | 300.6 std dev) from 11 different members This only includes pending reports from people who have been active on Duotrope within the past 30 days

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 120 days. (5.4 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 120 days.)
The most common submission fee paid: USD $10.00. (58.1 % of reports specified whether they paid a fee; of those, 81.4 % paid fees.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 16 Sep 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 31 Aug 2026.
Date compiled: 18 Sep 2026 02:22 UTC (less than a minute ago).
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Bob Hicok Fellowship for Poets  Charges fees for all submissions
Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize  Charges fees for all submissions
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Before Submitting

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  • Always read the full guidelines provided by the publisher.
  • Try to read at least one previous publication to get a better idea of what the editor would like to see.
  • Unless the publisher's guidelines state otherwise, always use industry standard manuscript formatting.
  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 22 Aug 2026

We check their guidelines for changes every four weeks, and we audit the listing twice a year.

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