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"America's oldest poetry magazine, publishing in print since 1889. Poet Lore is a biannual print journal of poetry, featuring the finest in contemporary writing. We love featuring poems that broaden the spectrum of what poetry is – and can be – on the page."
"America's oldest poetry magazine, publishing in print since 1889. Poet Lore is a biannual print journal of poetry, featuring the finest in contemporary writing. We love featuring poems that broaden the spectrum of what poetry is – and can be – on the page."
Vibe
Top-tier stuff. Not Paris Review, but ok
Response Time
Acceptance Rate
Payment
Yes: $50 per piece
Fee
No
Simultaneous submissions
Yes
Previously published
No
Expedited response
No
Available in print
Yes
Provides contributor copies
Yes: yes
Examples online
Yes
Active on social media
Yes
Accepted genres
2 genres
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
10 pages max
Translation
Max pieces: 5
poetry translations
Poetry
Max pieces: 5
10 pages max
Translation
Max pieces: 5
poetry translations
Statistics
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118
Total submissions tracked
178 days
Average response time
Average acceptance rate
0 days
Fastest response time
324 days
Slowest response time
*Weird response times we excluded from calculations: 972 days, 1084 days, 2274 days
How to submit
Process
We use Submittable. We accept mailed submissions those who are currently incarcerated or otherwise unable to submit online.
Cover letters
Include the titles of all poems in your cover letter (bullet points or numbers are easiest).
Eligibility
No specific eligibility requirements
Formatting
Include all poems in 1 single document and please only submit once per submission period. If a poem is more than one page, please indicate if the second page begins with a new stanza.
Rights for published work
Poet Lore requires first serial rights. We request (but does not require) the right to publish accepted poems on our website, social media outlets, monthly newsletter, and via our publisher’s (The Writer’s Center) triennial magazine. All other rights revert to the author upon publication; although, Poet Lore expects to be credited when poems are republished.
Additional info
Pays! $50 per poem Available in print. Contributors also receive one copy of their issue, plus a copy of the following printed issue of Poet Lore. We nominate select published poems for both the Pushcart Prize and Best New Poets.
About the Magazine
Founded in 1889 | United States
Book-length issues deliver news from the interior—poems that make concerns of our moment both urgent and intimate. Published with the conviction that poetry provides a record of human experience as valuable as history, Poet Lore’s intended audience is broadly inclusive. Like that of Poet Lore’s founders, the continued mission is one of discovery. Unlike most journals, Poet Lore welcomes long poems and sequences. In this way, Poet Lore invites cover-to-cover reading, bringing diverse poems into conversation with one another. Our newly redesigned issue measures 8.5 x 11 inches, allowing us to position multiple poems on one page to invite readers to make connections between each poem. Poet Lore’s reputation for discovery arises from this unique editorial culture: a commitment to considering each submission with care and engaging authors in a meaningful exchange. The goal is nothing less than offering its readers poems built to last.
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 :)
Emily Holland
Editor-in-Chief
Pat Davis
Translations Editor
Examples
2 pieces from Chill Subs people
