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"Acumen’s aim is to be wide-ranging, publishing contemporary poets both known and unknown, relying on the strength of the poetry rather than the name behind it."
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Open for submissions

Introduction
Vibe

Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok

Response Time
6 weeks / 110 days
Average acceptance rate
0%

Need to know for submitting

Read carefully, it will save from dead rats in the mailbox

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      Simultaneous submissions

      No

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      Previously published

      No

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      Payment

      No

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      Fee

      No

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      Expedited response

      No

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      Available in print

      Yes

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      Provide contributor copies

      No

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      Examples online

      Yes

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      Active on social media

      Yes

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    Important stuff

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    How to submit 🏗️

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    Cover Letter and Bio 🏗️

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    Awards

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    Demographics & Eligibility

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    Formatting requirements 🏗️

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    Rights for published work 🏗️

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Types of Submissions Accepted

3 genres

A general comment from the editor [coming soon]

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

essay/article or letter

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Translations

Max pieces: 6

translations of poems

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Poetry

Max pieces: 6

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Nonfiction

Max pieces: 1

essay/article or letter

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Translations

Max pieces: 6

translations of poems

Magazine

Founded in 1985 | United Kingdom

Masthead

We currently list only main editors, more will be added later! If you are an editor, you can edit your masthead in our admin panel :)

Danielle Hope
Editor-in-Chief
Patricia Oxley
Founder, Advisory Editor
Andrew Geary
Reviews Editor
Chill Stats (note: this is not exactly accurate...)

Total tracked

9

Average acceptance rate

0% (so far)

Average response time

110 days

Average acceptance/rejection time

-/110 days

Fastest response time

61 days

Slowest response time

221 days