disquieting muses quarterly | poetry & art since 1998

The DMQ Review is extremely proud of our history as one of the longest continuously running online journals in the nation, featuring award-winning poetry with art since 1998. 

As an independent, volunteer-run literary journal, it has been our privilege to publish the work of both established and emerging poets and to do so without submission or subscription fees.  

We welcome American and international voices from all cultural identities in the English language.

Our top-notch editorial team is comprised of working poets, and poets who work, donating our time to read your poems. 

Forgot about National Poetry Month? Don't miss these reading periods before April ends. Here are all our favorite lit mags closing on April 30th / May 1st for that sweet, sweet last-minute sub rush.

Where to Submit for National Poetry Month (at the Eleventh Hour)

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Most Competitive Poetry-Only Literary Magazines of All Time

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Online journals that specifically champion poetry for Best of the Net consideration.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for Best of the Net

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Please include up to THREE unpublished PROSE POEMS in one document, one poem per page, each poem 500 words or less. Reading our current prose poem issue and this from the Ether column is the best way to determine if your work might be right for us AND for knowing how we consider a prose poem as different from other short forms.
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