"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."
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
Simultaneous submissions
No
Previously published
No
Payment
No
Fee
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provide contributor copies
No
Examples online
Yes
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 🏗️
Types of Submissions Accepted
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 1
essay/article or letter
Translations
Max pieces: 6
translations of poems
Poetry
Max pieces: 6
Nonfiction
Max pieces: 1
essay/article or letter
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