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Smart Search List of the Day Fee-Free General Experimental Poems

Smart Search is one of several search options for our members. It enables you to search for publishers and agents using the most common options and provides a short list of results that's curated and updated daily. This helps you find that gold nugget in the stream with as little effort as possible. Although you aren't a member yet, we are giving you a free preview of our Smart Search List of the Day below. Check back tomorrow for a new search. Read our Guide to Smart Search for more information about this feature.

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The /tEmz/ Review

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The /tEmz/ Review is a literary journal based in London, Ontario that publishes fiction, poetry, and reviews. We focus on publishing work from a diverse range of emerging and established voices. Our goal is to reflect a wide variety of editorial perspectives and publish an eclectic mix of writing.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: to Token to Professional. Details: CAD $20.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 63.6 days.
Acceptances: Average. 7.3% of poetry submissions accepted.

A-minor Magazine

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Stories in the Chord of Am For poetry, we lean toward the lyrical, eccentric, ambivalent and wildly imaginative.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 34.4 days.
Acceptances: Average. 7.8% of poetry submissions accepted.

Ink Sweat & Tears

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Ink Sweat & Tears is a UK based webzine, which publishes and reviews poetry, prose, prose-poetry, word & image pieces and everything in between. Our tastes are eclectic and magpie-like.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 25.9 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 27.3% of poetry submissions accepted.

Orbis Quarterly Literary International Journal  Wildcard

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The journal includes discussions on literary theory and criticism, and highlights specific works and their interpretations. Even if submissions are not accepted, poets are often invited to send more. The journal also hosts literary competitions and monetary awards, such as the Orbis Poetry Prize sponsored by The Word Masala Foundation. And it features contributions from authors all over the world: poetry, short stories, reviews and literary analysis…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: to Pays occasionally, up to Professional. Details: GBP £50 for Readers’ Award.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 130.3 days.

Paraselene

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Our mission at Paraselene is to create and nurture a literary community through publishing Poetry issues as well as publishing Book Reviews. We want to contribute to the ever-expanding body of literature through publishing both new and established writers alike, and we especially encourage writers from marginalized and underrepresented communities to submit, including BIPOC, disabled, genderqueer, and LGBTQIA2S+ writers…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 15.2 days.
Acceptances: Average. 9.0% of poetry submissions accepted.

Posit

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Posit publishes a stimulating, dynamic selection of the finest new poetry, prose and visual art — accomplished, sophisticated work that may be eclectic in style but is always innovative, challenging, and aesthetically broadening. We believe in de-Balkanizing the literary and visual arts scenes by providing an aesthetically beautiful showcase for carefully curated, highly innovative work that is not circumscribed by affiliation with any specific aesthetic or artistic movement…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 39.8 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in poetry.

Potomac Review

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Rooted in the nation’s capital’s suburbs, Potomac Review is the antidote to the scripted republic that surrounds it. By taking on D.C.’s values of international inclusion, Potomac Review looks out into the world from its lush Potomac River basin, collecting and absorbing the world’s literary diversity. Potomac Review seeks literature from emerging as well as established writers around the globe to facilitate in the literary conversation.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment. Free copy(ies). Details: Free copies are only available to contributors in the US.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 118.2 days.
Acceptances: Average. 7.6% of poetry submissions accepted.

Quarterly West

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Quarterly West is the online literary journal run and staffed by PhD creative writing students at the University of Utah. QW was founded by James Thomas in 1976.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 90.1 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 5.4% of poetry submissions accepted.

Sixth Finch

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Sixth Finch is an online journal of poetry and art, founded in 2008. We are committed to bringing the best in contemporary art and poetry to our readers at no cost. Poems from Sixth Finch have appeared in The Best American Poetry, The Pushcart Prize and Best of the Net.
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: No monetary payment.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 21.2 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 1.7% of poetry submissions accepted.

Third Wednesday

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Third Wednesday began as a monthly writers’ workshop for poets meeting at an Ann Arbor bookstore every third Wednesday. While another literary anthology might seem unnecessary, we believe it’s vital to publish contemporary creative work. Third Wednesday offers writers and artists another opportunity to see their work in print…
Genres: General.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: to Pays occasionally, up to Token. Free copy(ies). Details: USD $3. Note: Payment and copies can only be issued to US-based contributors.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 5.8 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 5.2% of poetry submissions accepted.

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