Public School Poetry

About

Public School Poetry is an online poetry and craft journal. Despite the name, we are not a school or student-specific publication. We value non-hierarchical communities, supportive engagement with unique perspectives, and above all else—the system-shattering experience of great poetry.
This journal is a leap of faith and an ongoing experiment. Each contributor to Public School Poetry agrees to write “a five-paragraph essay” on another contributor’s poems that we randomly and anonymously assign them. Poems and essays appear together in each issue. We host readings for each issue and nominate for Pushcart and Best of the Net.
We believe poems create conversations, that conversations create poems, and that no one voice should control either. Send us work you’re passionate to share!

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Country of Publication & Year Established

United States

Established in 2023

Publication Medium & Frequency

Electronic Publication Electronic Publication: Published 2 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: Public School Poetry's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
Normal Acceptance: Public School Poetry's overall acceptance rate is within a normal range for magazines.
More Responsive: Public School Poetry's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Dates:

Will be open to submissions from 15 October 2026* (approx. 28 days from now) through 01 December 2026.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; 3 - 6 pieces.

Poetry Forms:

Open to all/most Forms.

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.

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Public School Poetry Submission Statistics

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Accuracy

We have received 10 reports from 10 different members within the past 12 months. The more responses reported, the more accurate the information.

Days Reported

14 min | 44.1 mean avg | 53.0 median | 63 max days (18.0 std dev)

Responses

100.0 %

Acceptances:

10.00 % of submissions accepted (23.0 avg. days per acceptance) | 10.00 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

90.00 % (47.1 avg. days per rejection) | 22.2 % personal, 44.4 % form, 33.3 % unspecified | 10.0 % shortlisted

Non-Responses

0.00 %

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Never Responded:

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Other Information

Most recent response reported was received on 18 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 18 May 2026.
Date compiled: 16 Sep 2026 21:28 UTC (less than a minute ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 19 Aug 2026

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