Beloit Poetry Journal
Journal
Independent poetry-only journal publishing since 1950; known for discovering new voices.
No fee · Since 1950
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Poetry Magazine
Journal
Founded in Chicago in 1912; the oldest monthly devoted to verse in the English-speaking world. No fee; pays by the line.
No fee · Pays · Since 1912
Rattle
Journal
Los Angeles poetry journal known for accessibility and its Poets Respond series. No fee, pays, fast responses.
No fee · Pays · Since 1995
The Adroit Journal
Journal
Online journal with a strong youth mentorship program; a launching pad for early-career poets.
No fee · Since 2010
The Threepenny Review
Journal
Wendy Lesser's Berkeley quarterly. Free to submit and pays well ($200 per poem).
No fee · Pays · Since 1980
DIAGRAM
Journal
Online journal of text, art, and found schematics; a home for formally inventive work. Free.
No fee · Since 2000
Passages North
Journal
Northern Michigan University journal, publishing annually; free submissions.
No fee · Since 1979
Sixth Finch
Journal
Online poetry and art journal with a sharp, spare aesthetic. Free to submit.
No fee · Since 2008
The Shore
Journal
Online poetry quarterly seeking "cutting, strange, and daring" work. Email submissions, free, with unusually fast responses (1–10 days). Reading periods open the first two months of each quarter.
No fee · Since 2019
THRUSH Poetry Journal
Journal
Online poetry journal publishing short, high-compression lyric work. Free to submit.
No fee · Since 2011
Whale Road Review
Journal
Online journal of short poems and micro-essays; free to submit and warmly edited.
No fee · Since 2015