“Like Sylvia Plath reading Butt Magazine”. Fourteen Poems is a London-based poetry journal, publishing the most exciting LGBTQ+ poets 3 times a year.

Every issue we bring together fourteen of the best poets in the world, printing their queer takes on sex, love, race, gender and life in the LGBTQ+ global community.

Our print edition is released three times a year, and is designed to bring modern poetry into your everyday life. We hope by limiting it to just fourteen poems, you’ll be able to get a snapshot of the diverse, exciting takes on queer life.

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<div>There are just a few guidelines to follow:</div><div>You must identify as a member of the LGBTQ+ community</div><div>You can submit up to 5 poems in a word or pdf document</div><div>Please also submit a small bio in the 'cover letter' section of the submission form</div><div>Please do not include any illustrations or graphics</div><div>Please keep your name off the main document </div><div>We are unable to publish poetry in translation at this point</div><div>The deadline for submissions is 00:01 GMT on the 12th September</div><div>We will let everyone know, regardless of the outcome, by mid-November 2026</div><div>We publish any poets, regardless of writing history. We also publish poets that have previously appeared in our anthologies but please allow 3 issues between publishing</div><div>All work submitted must not have been published before - whether online or offline</div>

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