Smart Search List of the Day Paying Fee-Free General Literary Poems

Our magazine was founded in January 2022. Since then, we’ve published one issue every quarter, featuring contributors from around the world – and it’s totally free to submit. Each issue has a distinct theme and a deadline for submissions, so make sure you keep the deadline in mind.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $10.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 67.8 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 2.1% of poetry submissions accepted.

A semi-regular collection of words and pictures, HALSEY focuses on the art and science of living and what it means to be human. We welcome all kinds of poems and photographs, short essays on craft, and reviews of small press poetry books.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $15.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 7.9 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 18.2% of poetry submissions accepted.

Inkhorn Review is a literary journal of poetry and short prose.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $25.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 0.9 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 34.2% of poetry submissions accepted.

The Lit Fox Poetry Series is a new publication featuring one exceptional poem per quarter.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $150.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 49.7 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in poetry.

Ninth Letter Web Edition is the online component of the print journal Ninth Letter and features original writing not available in our print journal [listed separately].
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: to Semi-pro to Professional. Details: USD $25.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 49.7 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.7% of poetry submissions accepted.

Overland is a print journal (publishing essays, stories and poetry) and an online magazine, publishing non-fiction articles. Overland also occasionally publishes special online editions of fiction and poetry. Those wishing to submit material are strongly urged to familiarise themselves with Overland and its various projects. Overland has a proud history of publishing underrepresented writers and promoting manifold voices…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Professional. Details: AUD $160.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 193.7 days.
Acceptances: Average. 8.3% of poetry submissions accepted.

Prairie Fire is a magazine that looks like a book. Each issue is loaded with stories, poems and articles. It's a great way to read the latest from your favourite authors long before their next book is published. Prairie Fire is perfect-bound, handsomely printed, has eye-catching covers, and makes a welcome addition to your home library. Prairie Fire's editors are committed to quality. That's why we choose work chiefly because of its excellence…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: CAD $40 per poem.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 27.2 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in poetry.

Rattle’s mission is to promote the practice of poetry.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Professional. Details: USD $200 for print edition; $100 for poems published online.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 58.5 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.1% of poetry submissions accepted.

Tough Poets Review, a labor-of-love publishing project that had been on the back burner for almost 10 years, finally became a reality in April 2025, following a series of conversations between soon-to-be collaborators and co-editors Rick Schober and Kathleen Cullen, both seeking a meaningful creative endeavor that would foster a communal effort…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $5.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 43.2 days.
Acceptances: Average. 10.0% of poetry submissions accepted.