124 magazines
Most Competitive Poetry-Only Literary Magazines of All Time
These poetry mags? Tough as big strong tough guys. Less than 1% of submissions make the cut, but you’re a poet, so you’re used to rejection by now. Still, someone’s got to get in—why not you? If not, well, at least you'll have something sad to write another poem about.
124 magazines
upd ∙ Nov 8, 2026
- 1
The Yale Review0.34% (406 tracked subs)1The Yale Review0.34% (406 tracked subs)
- 2
Berlin Lit0.44% (245 tracked subs)2Berlin Lit0.44% (245 tracked subs)
- 3
The American Poetry Review0.46% (351 tracked subs)3The American Poetry Review0.46% (351 tracked subs)
- 4
32 Poems0.75% (817 tracked subs)432 Poems0.75% (817 tracked subs)
- 5
Poetry London0.78% (331 tracked subs)5Poetry London0.78% (331 tracked subs)
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Rattle0.81% (3542 tracked subs)6Rattle0.81% (3542 tracked subs)
- 7
Sixth Finch0.83% (852 tracked subs)7Sixth Finch0.83% (852 tracked subs)
- 8
The Marrow International Poetry1.18% (104 tracked subs)8The Marrow International Poetry1.18% (104 tracked subs)
- 9
$ - Poetry Is Currency1.20% (505 tracked subs)9$ - Poetry Is Currency1.20% (505 tracked subs)
- 10
Palette Poetry1.26% (1590 tracked subs)10Palette Poetry1.26% (1590 tracked subs)
- 11
Josephine Quarterly1.31% (314 tracked subs)11Josephine Quarterly1.31% (314 tracked subs)
- 12
Diode Poetry Journal1.44% (383 tracked subs)12Diode Poetry Journal1.44% (383 tracked subs)
- 13
Beloit Poetry Journal1.57% (376 tracked subs)13Beloit Poetry Journal1.57% (376 tracked subs)
- 14
DMQ Review1.79% (85 tracked subs)14DMQ Review1.79% (85 tracked subs)
- 15
ONLY POEMS1.85% (28302 tracked subs)15ONLY POEMS1.85% (28302 tracked subs)
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Oxford Poetry1.87% (150 tracked subs)16Oxford Poetry1.87% (150 tracked subs)
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Foundry1.89% (75 tracked subs)17Foundry1.89% (75 tracked subs)
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Frontier Poetry1.94% (1487 tracked subs)18Frontier Poetry1.94% (1487 tracked subs)
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Chicago Quarterly Review2.04% (380 tracked subs)19Chicago Quarterly Review2.04% (380 tracked subs)
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Poetry2.09% (798 tracked subs)20Poetry2.09% (798 tracked subs)
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Conduit2.13% (217 tracked subs)21Conduit2.13% (217 tracked subs)
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Sweet Mammalian2.22% (53 tracked subs)22Sweet Mammalian2.22% (53 tracked subs)
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American Poetry Journal2.27% (79 tracked subs)23American Poetry Journal2.27% (79 tracked subs)
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Vallum2.38% (57 tracked subs)24Vallum2.38% (57 tracked subs)
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Spoon River Poetry Review (SRPR)2.50% (72 tracked subs)25Spoon River Poetry Review (SRPR)2.50% (72 tracked subs)
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