Science Fiction Poems

From its earliest days in 1977 under the editorial direction of Isaac Asimov, Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine has maintained the tradition of publishing the best stories, unsurpassed in modern science fiction, from award-winning authors and first-time writers alike. In recent years, Asimov's has placed more stories on the Final Hugo Ballot than all of its competitors combined, and more than twice as many as its closest competitor…
Genres:   Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $1 per line.
Avg. Response: Slower than average responder. 123.3 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 15.4% of poetry submissions accepted.

Eye to the Telescope, a quarterly online journal, began publishing science-fiction, fantasy, horror, and other speculative poetry in 2011, under the auspices of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association. Its editors are selected by the current SFPA president and change with each issue; as a result, editorial policies change with each issue as well.
Genres:    Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: to Token to Semi-pro. Details: USD $0.04/word, rounded to nearest dollar; min. $4, max. $25.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 42.1 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 11.5% of poetry submissions accepted.

A place for the discussion of dreams, the analyses of fantasies, the prodding of popular larks.
Genres:   Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Token. Details: USD $5.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 49.2 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in poetry.

Horrific Scribes is an expanding online archive of dark short fiction (and some poetry) by various authors who share the Horrific Scribblings imprint’s dedication to the provocative, scary, and strange. Most of the stories will have elements of horror, ranging from bloodless slow burns to raucous extreme romps, but related genres–dark fantasy, dark sci-fi, surrealist and other experimental writing with dark tendencies–are likely to appear…
Genres:    Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $25 per accepted submission.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 10.2 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 11.8% of poetry submissions accepted.

Kaleidotrope publishes predominantly speculative fiction and poetry—science fiction, fantasy, and horror, but also compelling work that blurs the lines between these and falls outside of neat genre categories. (Man does not live on space ships, elves, and ghostly ax murderers alone, after all.) We consider all forms. However, individual haiku, or other very short poems, may be a tougher sell.
Genres:     Open to all/most genres, including: Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $5 per poem.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 14.3 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 21.4% of poetry submissions accepted.

Orion’s Belt is the home of bold, experimental literary science fiction and fantasy. We want stories that make us think about our place in the universe and our relationships with each other. We want stories that blur the line between “genre” fiction and literary fiction. We want stories that reach toward the stars while never forgetting the people on the ground. And we want it all in under 1000 words. It’s a difficult challenge, but we have faith in you, fellow cosmonauts…
Genres:   Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $40.
Avg. Response: Faster than average responder. 21.3 days.
Acceptances: Challenging. 0.6% of poetry submissions accepted.

A sequestrum is a necrotic bone fragment, identifiable by its separation from standard skeletal structures. Despite its autonomy, these slivers retain the phosphates and marrows of their source. A sequestrum is a remnant, independent yet interconnected to its origin. And so is the writing we publish. Sequestrum is a journal of short prose and poetry. We publish concise, evocative writing that couldn’t exist in any other form, yet reminds us of the breadth and scope of longer works…
Genres:    General, Fantasy, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $20.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 68.6 days.
Acceptances: Unknown. None reported yet in poetry.

SpecPoVerse was founded on December 17, 2024 by poets Miguel O. Mitchell and Michael Hessel-Mial. At SpecPoVerse, our mission is to provide a journal where speculative poetry from different countries, languages, and life experiences can exist in one place.
Genres:    Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction.
Lengths: Poem.
Payment: Semi-pro. Details: USD $5 per poem.
Avg. Response: Average responder. 71.6 days.
Acceptances: Approachable. 42.1% of poetry submissions accepted.