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Plume Poetry

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About

In brief, Plume is a magazine dedicated to publishing the very best of contemporary poetry. To that end, we will be highly selective, offering twelve poems per monthly issue. A provisional indication of our tastes – “what we are looking for” — may be inferred from the quoted passages (which will change often): a sense of the uncanny, foremost, and of the fineness of language, the huge absences to which it points and partakes of, and the urgency and permanence of its state of departure — the coattails forever –just now—disappearing around the corner. But also a certain reserve, or humility, even when addressing the most humorous or trying circumstances.

Submission Caps: They may close to submissions early if they reach their quota.
Want more insight into the editors' preferences? Read our interview with the editor(s).

Country of Publication & Year Established

United States
Established in 2011

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication
Published 12 x per year

AI Policy

Unknown AI policy

Statistics Synopsis

Regular Speed
Plume Poetry's overall average response time is within a normal range for magazines.
More Challenging
Plume Poetry's overall acceptance rate is lower than most magazines.
Less Responsive
Plume Poetry's overall rate of non-response is higher than most magazines.

Poetry Temp Closed

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

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

Poetry Forms:

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

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

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

Always check guidelines for details and restrictions. If you aren't familiar with these terms, see our glossary.

Plume Poetry 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 33 reports from 32 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.
Days Reported
0 min | 73.9 mean avg | 68.5 median | 166 max days (502.9 std dev)
Responses
90.91 %
Acceptances:
3.03 % of submissions accepted (70.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 3.13 % 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.
Rejections:
87.88 % (71.4 avg. days per rejection) | 13.8 % personal, 55.2 % form, 31.0 % unspecified
Non-Responses
3.03 %
Lost/Returned:
-
Never Responded:
3.03 % (166.0 avg. days before reporting submissions as never responded)
Withdrawals
6.06 % (26.5 avg. days per withdrawal)

Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 14 days. (78.8 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 14 days.)
Most submissions are acknowledged on the same day.
Most recent response reported was received on 26 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 17 Mar 2026.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 21:11 UTC (16 minutes ago).

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  • Be professional, patient, and persistent.

Dates

Last Updated: 22 Jul 2026

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

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