The Top 100: Most Approachable Poetry Publications

The following poetry publishers are among the Top 100 most approachable (highest acceptance percentage), according to responses reported by our users. (A minimum of 25 people reporting responses to poetry submissions required. "Fledgling" listings are not included.)
Note: The information on this page is updated once daily and may not reflect recent response reports or changes in status.

Title	Genres	Lengths	Payment	Media
Meat for Tea: The Valley Review Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
bramble (bramble press) Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Sublimation (Island of Wak-Wak) TEMP CLOSED	Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Non-paying Royalties	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Quill of the Goddess TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Ekphrastic Review Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Dead of Winter Anthology Series (Milk & Cake Press) TEMP CLOSED	General Fantasy	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
Ultramarine Literary Review	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Anti-Heroin Chic Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Eclectica Magazine Charges fees for all submissions	Open to All/Most Genres General Fantasy Horror Mystery/Crime Science Fiction	Poem	Non-paying to Professional payment	Electronic Publication
Fifth Wheel Press Blog TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication
Amethyst Review: New Writing Engaging with the Sacred	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Instant Noodles (Current Words Publishing)	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
TrashLight Press TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Eunoia Review	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Infocalypse Arts & Literary Magazine	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Rat Bag Lit Charges fees for some submissions	General Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Rogue Agent Journal (Sundress Publications)	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Star*Line (Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association)	Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Print Publication
Hedge Apple: The literary magazine of Hagerstown Community College	Open to All/Most Genres General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Loch Raven Review TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
MOONROT Journal (Cosmic Daffodil Journal) Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
TrashLight Press Website	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Radix Magazine Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
WAYE Small Press Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying to Professional payment	Print Publication
Sheila-Na-Gig online Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying to Professional payment	Electronic Publication
The Gilded Weathervane (FarmGirl Press) TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
Painted Pebble Lit Mag TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Prose Poem Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Granules (Mouthful of Salt) TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
4LPH4NUM3R1C (Zoetic Press)	Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Audio Publication
The Prose Poem Contest Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Professional payment	Electronic Publication
San Pedro River Review (Blue Horse Press) TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
FreeFall Magazine Prose & Poetry Contest Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Professional payment	Print Publication
Havik: The Las Positas College Journal of Arts and Literature TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Print Publication
Shanti Arts Publishing (Shanti Arts LLC)	General	Poetry Collection	Unknown advance + Unknown royalties	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Orchards Poetry Journal (Kelsay Books)	General	Poem	Non-paying to Professional payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The New Verse News	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Writers Resist MATURE	General Action-Adventure Erotica Horror Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller	Poem	Token payment to Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication
Root Smoke TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Thimble Literary Magazine	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Trampoline: A Journal of Poetry	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Literally Literary Magazine Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication
The Scop: Literary and Fine Arts Magazine for King's College TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Larina's Lit Lounge	General Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication
Four Tulips TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Garland (Fifth Wheel Press) TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Token payment to Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Mom Egg Review Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Last Leaves Magazine	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Brussels Review Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying to Unknown payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
The Woolf TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Boudin: The Online Home of The McNeese Review (The McNeese Review) TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
SLANT: A Journal of Poetry	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Westchester Review TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Gyroscope Review TEMP CLOSED	Open to All/Most Genres General Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Mangrove Review	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
SWWIM Every Day Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Book of Matches: A Literary Journal	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
CALYX Journal Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Print Publication
The Disappointed Housewife	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Salvation South	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Wild Roof Journal Charges fees for all submissions	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
NonBinary Review (Zoetic Press) TEMP CLOSED	General Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Dreams & Nightmares	Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Semi-pro payment Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication
South Florida Poetry Journal	General	Poem	Non-paying	Audio Publication Electronic Publication
Pinhole Poetry	General	Poem	Token payment	Electronic Publication
Atlanta Review Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying	Print Publication
The Inflectionist Review	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Pride Microchapbook Series (Fifth Wheel Press) TEMP CLOSED	General	Poetry Chapbook	No advance + Unknown royalties	Electronic Publication
The MacGuffin	General	Poem	Non-paying	Print Publication
Halfway Down the Stairs TEMP CLOSED	Open to All/Most Genres General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Garfield Lake Review	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Space & Time Magazine (Yuriko Publishing) TEMP CLOSED	Fantasy Horror Science Fiction	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Electronic Publication Print Publication
Shot Glass Journal (Muse-Pie Press)	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Ballast Journal	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Summerset Review	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Macabre Magazine: Where Horror Comes Home	General Horror	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
The Genre Society	General Fantasy Horror Mystery/Crime Romance Science Fiction Suspense/Thriller	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Troublemaker Firestarter	General	Poem	Non-paying	Print Publication
HALSEY Literary Reader (Rockwood Press)	General	Poem	Semi-pro payment	Print Publication
Literary Mama	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Right Hand Pointing (Ambidextrous Bloodhound Productions)	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Neon & Smoke Charges fees for some submissions TEMP CLOSED	Open to All/Most Genres General Horror Suspense/Thriller	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Quartet Journal	General	Poem	Non-paying	Electronic Publication
Kestrel: A Journal of Literature and Art Charges fees for all submissions TEMP CLOSED	General	Poem	Non-paying Provides copies	Electronic Publication Print Publication

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Date compiled: Saturday, September 12, 2026 7:31:21 AM UTC.