Since it was founded in 1912, The Poetry Review has been home to the world’s best writing – by both internationally renowned and emerging poets, newcomers and Nobel Prize winners.

Since it was founded in 1912, The Poetry Review has been home to the world’s best writing – by both internationally renowned and emerging poets, newcomers and Nobel Prize winners. 

Sample selected highlights from the current and back issues online. 

Listen in on our ever expanding podcast series of interviews with leading poets including: Selima Hill, Luke Kennard, Rachel Long, Simon Armitage, Sandeep Parmar, Nick Makoha, Don Paterson, Denise Riley, Ray Antrobus (transcript available); Fiona Benson and many more. 

Read the story behind the poems in our online feature Behind the Poem, and find out about what our contributors are reading and listening to in Poetry Mixtape. The magazine welcomes submissions from prospective contributors.

Are there agents that rep poets? Of course there are! While your writing matters most, certain publications are shinier than others and help widen that toe-in-the-door space—like the ones below.

Poetry Magazines That Will Make Agents Notice You

Main characters publish in them, read them, and run them! Please note this list is far from exhaustive. All poets have main character energy, honestly.

Poetry Magazines with Main Character Energy

A comprehensive guide to journals that regularly nominate work for the Pushcart Prize.

Literary Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

Explore the most popular literary magazines of all time. These long-established publications are a staple in the literary world for writers of all genres.

Most Popular Literary Magazines of All Time

Discover the all-time most popular poetry literary magazines. These outlets have maintained a significant presence in the world of poetry.

Most Popular Poetry-Only Literary Magazines of All Time

Discover the all-time most submitted-to poetry literary magazines. These publications have consistently attracted a high volume of poetry submissions.

Most Submitted-To Poetry-Only Literary Magazines of All Time

Focuses specifically on poetry journals with established histories of Pushcart nominations.

Poetry Magazines That Nominate for the Pushcart Prize

The Poetry Review

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Welcome to the latest Poetry News Members' Poems Competition. Every quarter, we invite Members to submit poems on a theme set by our judge, a professional poet. The six best are published in Poetry News and on our dedicated Members' poems webpage.
Our Summer 2026 members’ poems competition will be on the theme of ‘Concrete’, a subject proposed by our judge Hannah Copley. Hannah is Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Westminster. She is the author of two collections: Speculum (2021) and Lapwing (2024). A Poetry Book Society Summer 2024 Recommendation, Lapwing was shortlisted for the T.S. Eliot Prize 2024 and won second in the 2024 Laurel Prize. Hannah curates and hosts the regular poetry night Soho Poly Poetry.
The deadline for entries is 29 April 2026; poems must be unpublished as of end of June 2026.
Please send no more than two poems; any additional submissions will be disregarded. Both poems must be unpublished. Please only add your membership number to your poem files, not your name and address.
Note, this competition is ONLY for Members of The Poetry Society; if you're not a member, we're sorry to say your entry cannot be considered as our quarterly competitions are a benefit of membership. To find out about how you can join, please visit our website.

Poetry News members' poems competition: 'Concrete'

Submit up to two unpublished poems of up to forty lines
You must be a Poetry Society member and a member of a Stanza group to enter
All poems must be submitted by 23:59 BST on Sunday 30 August 2026
All poems must be on the theme of 'wonder'

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