NEWSLETTERS.

The letters worth a working poet's inbox.

Submission roundups, market news, craft letters — the newsletters listed here earn their place by being useful more weeks than not. Each listing notes what it covers, how often it arrives, and what it costs, which is usually nothing.

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Autumn Sky Poetry Daily

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A daily poetry blog that republishes one previously published poem each day, with editor's notes, plus a recurring Saturday feature spotlighting a full poetry collection.

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Lit Hub Daily

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Free daily email digest from Literary Hub compiling that day's literary criticism, news, and features (plus CrimeReads and Book Marks content); poetry coverage appears intermittently via roundups and interviews rather than as a dedicated submission channel.

filed under: read
since 2015

Poem of the Day (Poetry Foundation)

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A free daily email from the Poetry Foundation pairing archive poems and Poetry magazine selections with historic dates, anniversaries, and themes; not a submission venue.

filed under: read

Poems Ancient and Modern

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A daily Substack newsletter pairing a classic poem with a short critical essay, edited by Joseph Bottum and Sally Thomas.

filed under: read
since 2024

Poetry Daily

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A new poem every day, reprinted from current books and journals — a reliable window into what presses are publishing now.

filed under: read
since 1997

Poetry Town

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A newsletter by poet George Bilgere pairing a poem with short plainspoken commentary; as of this check the Substack URL is returning a page-not-found error.

filed under: read

Rattle Daily Poem

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A free daily email digest from Rattle delivering one team-selected poem each day, drawn from its print archive, current issue, and the timely 'Poets Respond' series.

filed under: read

sub club

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Weekly submission calls, deadlines, and lit-mag news from the Chill Subs team; free with a paid tier.

filed under: read
since 2022

The Slowdown

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Daily poem with a short reflection, delivered as podcast and email; created by former U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith.

filed under: read
since 2018
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