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General Poetry

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Broad Ripple Review

Broad Ripple Review is an independent literary magazine publishing fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We seek writing that is finely crafted and deeply felt, work that balances narrative movement with interior complexity and language shaped with intention and care. We are a selective journal, guided not by exclusivity but by care…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Unknown.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 24.7 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.2% of poetry submissions accepted.

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The Georgia Review

The Georgia Review is the literary-cultural journal published out of the University of Georgia since 1947. While it began with a regional commitment, its scope has grown to include readers and writers throughout the U.S. and the world, who are brought together through the print journal as well as live programming…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $4 per line, up to $800.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 279.8 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.6% of poetry submissions accepted.

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Glass Poetry Press

Glass Poetry Press is a micro-press in Toledo, Ohio that publishes poetry chapbooks. We also publish the online poetry journal, Glass: A Journal of Poetry. Our chapbooks are hand-bound and side stapled with full-color card stock covers. Each chapbook is assigned an ISBN. Initial print run is 100 copies and each chapbook will be kept in print as long as there is sufficient demand, to be determined by the press…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poetry Chapbook.
Payment: + No advance. >=15% royalties. Free copy(ies). Details: 15% royalties.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 118.3 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in poetry.

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GONZOID Wildcard

GONZOID is an online space for original fiction, poetry, and local gonzo journalism. We particularly welcome work from writers based in the Baltimore-DC area.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 15.5 days.

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Literary Mama

Literary Mama publishes work that honors the journey and the job of mothering. For over two decades, we have sought to explore and interrogate the physical, psychological, intellectual, and spiritual experiences of motherhood. We celebrate an inclusive understanding of motherhood as experienced through diverse lenses and bodies and welcome perspectives that challenge readers’ assumptions and values about motherhood…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 31.5 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 20.0% of poetry submissions accepted.

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Moocat le Meaux

We want creative content mostly from not-yet-famous writers, poets, artists, cartoonists, and comedians. If a person happens to get famous, they can be forgiven for that.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Royalties. Details: USD $10, plus a share of "tip jar" payments (see their site for details).
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 4.6 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 14.0% of poetry submissions accepted.

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Paper Dragon

Paper Dragon is the literary journal of Drexel University’s MFA in Creative Writing program. It is managed and edited by MFA students and published with generous help from the Drexel Publishing Group. Through civic engagement, its mission is to provide a platform for the amplification of communities that have historically been underrepresented in literature. Paper Dragon will achieve this goal by showcasing high-quality creative work from authors and other artists in these communities.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 28.6 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 15.4% of poetry submissions accepted.

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The Southern Review Fees

The Southern Review is one of the nation’s premier literary journals. Hailed by Time as "superior to any other journal in the English language," we have made literary history since our founding in 1935. The Southern Review strives to discover and promote a diverse array of engaging, relevant, and challenging literature—including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and translation from literary luminaries as well as the best established and emerging writers…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Professional. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $75 for first printed page, with $25 for each subsequent page, up to a max. of $300.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 155.6 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 4.9% of poetry submissions accepted.

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trampset

A literary journal for the tramps, trampset publishes fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We welcome diverse voices, including writers working outside academia. We welcome all tramps.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $30.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 3.0 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 2.4% of poetry submissions accepted.

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Willows Wept Review

Willows Wept Review is a literary journal that publishes writing that explores, celebrates, interrogates, and/or problematizes the relationship between human beings and the natural world. WWR has featured poetry, creative nonfiction, and short fiction by Richard Garcia, Christopher Kennedy, William Doreski, Shane Jones, Kim Chinquee, J. C. Hallman, Donora Hillard, Darby Larson, Scott Owens, Sasha Fletcher, and many others.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 178.7 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 14.7% of poetry submissions accepted.

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