Poetry Magazine

About Poetry Magazine

Poetry, published by the Poetry Foundation, is one of the best-known poetry magazines in the US. As of its March 2026 issue it pays $500 per text or visual poem, $600 per video poem and $400 per published page of prose. Submitting is free, but responses can take up to a year.

Who can apply

Submit unpublished, human-written work through Submittable, one submission per category at a time; simultaneous submissions are allowed. Poetry is closed to submissions from June 15 to September 15 each year.