Poetry magazines
Find inspiration from contemporary poems, and ideas of where to get your own poetry published in this list of current poetry magazines.
National Poetry Library membership entitles you to remotely access digital copies of current and back issues of Banipal, Magma, Modern Poetry in Translation, PBS Bulletin, PN Review, Poetry London, The Poetry Review, Poetry Wales, and Stand via Exact Editions.
Cyphers
Cyphers was founded in 1975 to publish Irish and international poetry, criticism and, later, fiction. Editor: Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin.
The Dark Horse
Founded in 1995, The Dark Horse is an international literary magazine committed to British, Irish and American poetry, and is published from Scotland. Editor: Gerry Cambridge.
The Dawntreader
The Dawntreader is a quarterly, 52-page, perfect-bound literary publication which specialises in myth and legend, landscape, nature, spirituality, love, the mystic and the environment. Editor: Dawn Bauling.
Dream Catcher
Dream Catcher is an international arts journal, which offers contemporary readers a mix of poetry, prose, artwork and reviews. Editor: Hannah Stone.
Dymock Poets and Friends
Dymock Poets and Friends, aka the Journal of the Friends of the Dymock Poets, was founded in 2002 to publish serious studies and scholarly articles about the Dymock Poets and their friends and acquaintances. Editor: John Monks.
Erbacce
Published bi-annually in Spring and Autumn, each issue of Erbacce highlights the work of two featured poets, plus a wide selection of poetry from other talented poets worldwide. Editors: Dr Alan Corkish and Dr Andrew Taylor.
Finished Creatures
Finished Creatures is a biannual magazine for emerging and experienced poets: an independent, no profit printed magazine, carefully produced with an eye for detail and originality. Managing editor: Jan Heritage with co-editors and guest editors.
Francis Brett Young Society Journal
The devoted journal of the Francis Brett Young Society Editor: Robert Field.
The Frogmore Papers
Founded in 1983, The Frogmore Papers publishes poetry and prose alongside contemporary artwork. Editor: Jeremy Page, with the assistance of Clare Best, Rachel Playforth, and Peter Stewart.
Homeless Diamonds
Established in 2006, Homeless Diamonds Arts Magazine is a compilation of writing and art by people associated with St Mungo's, a charity providing housing and support to over 3,000 vulnerable people in England each year.
HQ Poetry Magazine: The Haiku Quarterly
HQ is an international poetry magazine that publishes a broad range of work - about one third of the magazine's space is given over to haiku and haikuesque poetry; the rest to mainstream poetry and reviews and articles. Editor: Kevin Bailey.
Interpret
Founded in 2020, Interpret showcases contemporary Scottish writers alongside poetry, prose and interviews from around the world. In the case of the latter, the magazine always features work in the original language as well as an English translation. Editor: James Appleby.
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