Free Poetry Submissions March 2026

The title of Issue 18 will be ‘If you say so’. We prefer to keep the theme loose, as this allows the poem you submit to shape the direction the issue takes.

The deadline for submissions for Issue 18 is May 25th, 2026. We usually leave submissions open for an extra 12 hours to ensure poets in all times zones are able to submit.

Yes! We now offer a USD $10 honorarium for each poem we publish in our issue. Payment will be made via PayPal before the issue is published.

Yes! We are based in the UK, but we accept submissions from anywhere in the world. We have published poets from many countries.

Primarily English, as our small team of volunteers will only be able to read English poetry. You are very welcome to submit poems which include phrases and words from other languages. You may also submit a translated version of your poem along with the original if you wish. Get creative! As long as we can understand the poem, we won’t disqualify it.

Yes, all our issue submissions are free.

You can submit 1 poem per issue for free. If you’ve already submitted to the issue and would like to share more work with us, you may enter an unlimited number of poems to our bi-annual International Poetry Competition.

Yes – we accept simultaneous submissions. Please notify us via our withdrawal form if your work gets accepted elsewhere.

Just click the button to ‘Submit Your Work’. This will take you to the form, in which you can copy-and-paste your poem(s) and other details. When you submit that form, you’ll see a message telling you to check your email for a confirmation of your submission.

No, we prefer to let your poetry speak for itself. You will need to submit a short third-person bio (50 words max) which we publish in the issue if your poetry is accepted. This can be as detailed or as vague as you wish. You may include information of other publications in this bio.

We’re open to anything, but we love free-verse poetry. If you’d like to get a sense of what we’ve published in the past, you can read our previous issues (for free) here.

None at all. If you are struggling to format your poem in our submission form, feel free to drop us an email. Previous submitters have pasted a Google Docs link into the submission form – this works too.

As soon as we close one theme for submissions, we open the next. This means we’re always open for submissions! The best way to keep up-to-date with new calls for submissions is to subscribe to our mailing list. You can also follow us on Instagram, Threads and Twitter.