The Poetry Lighthouse

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You have moored at The Poetry Lighthouse, a creative writing community in love with poetry, stories and art—hope you had a smooth sail! Whether you want to read and explore new poetic voices or share your own you’re welcome aboard. Poetry can be the perfect recipe for a broken heart, a furious storm, a chirping robin or a philosophical epiphany, why not? We want to hear those voices who we often forget, those stories that make us wonder, those words we were long seeking to find. What a better way to understand one another in this world but by the glimmering sparkle that unites us in this lighthouse?

Country of Publication

United States

Publication Media & Frequency

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Print Publication Print Publication: Published 1 x per year

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Statistics Synopsis

Faster: The Poetry Lighthouse's overall average response time is faster than most magazines.
More Approachable: The Poetry Lighthouse's overall acceptance rate is higher than most magazines.
More Responsive: The Poetry Lighthouse's overall rate of non-response is lower than most magazines.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Flash Fiction: Up to 1,000 words.
Short Story: 1,000 - 3,000 words.

Styles:

Open to all/most Styles, including: Literary.

Topics:

Open to all/most Topics.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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All academic submissions are welcome in the area of literature, linguistics, philosophy, arts and humanities.

Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Lengths:

Essay: No specific word count limits known.

Styles:

Academic.

Topics:

Humanities.
Language/Linguistics.
Literature/Books.
Performing Arts.
Philosophy.
Visual Arts.

Payment:

No monetary payment No monetary payment.

Submissions:

Method: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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Audience:

Open to a broad Audience.

Genres:

General

Lengths:

Poem: No line limits known; Up to 5 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: Email.
Reprints: Unknown.
Simultaneous submissions: Unknown.
Media: Text.

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The Poetry Lighthouse 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

31 min | 48.8 mean avg | 46.0 median | 82 max days (18.4 std dev)

Responses

100.00 %

Acceptances:

60.00 % of submissions accepted (50.3 avg. days per acceptance) | 60.00 % of submitters accepted

Rejections:

40.00 % (50.3 avg. days per rejection) | 0.0 % personal, 75.0 % form, 25.0 % unspecified

Non-Responses

0.00 %

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Never Responded:

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Other Information

The editors will try to make a decision within 56 days. (30.0 % of the responses reported to us for this listing have taken longer than 56 days.)
Most recent response reported was received on 30 Jun 2026.
Responses have been received for submissions sent as recently as 15 May 2026.
Date compiled: 15 Sep 2026 08:29 UTC (1 hour, 17 minutes ago).

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Dates

Last Updated: 02 Aug 2026

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