Call For Submissions
Please send us up to five poems! We welcome poetry in all forms, from experimental free verse and received forms to prose poems and erasure. We are able to recognize indentation, spaces, and line breaks. Please note that poems with longer line lengths may appear altered, especially on smaller screens.
For each poem, include two drafts and one final version, and please only work where all versions are less than 50 lines (or two pages). Please curate the three versions that our Editorial Team will consider. Your Early Draft might be the second version that you created, and your Middle Draft might be your seventh or thirteenth. We want to see authentic records of your process that show the meaningful artistic decisions that led you to the final version. As you select your versions, consider the story that your revisions tell.
We seek to publish urgent, exceptional work with an interesting origin story. Send us work that plays with your medium, that chases possibility, that sparks discovery—and always, work that is carefully crafted and thoughtfully revised. We love the weird, the wild, and anything that evokes wonder. Both emerging and established creators are encouraged to submit.
As we publish drafts alongside the final piece, please make sure you have reviewed our full Submission Guidelines. We also recommend that writers use our Submission Template found on our website, but it is not required. We can’t wait to read your work and witness your process!
Submission Period
August 16, 2026 - November 1, 2026
Submissions Guidelines URL
Contact Name
Marisa Lainson
Contact Title
Managing Editor
Contact Email Address
Contact Website
Poetry Online Magazine
