POETRY - Issue Two - Summer 2026

For all genres, we publish the following together:

1. A first or early draft of the work (called Early Draft)
2. A middle to late draft of the work (called Middle Draft)
3. The final and best version of the work (called Publication)

When submitting, you will 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 are interested in the genuine evolution of your work, so please submit each version in its true form—i.e., resist the urge to post-hoc edit or polish (no matter how vulnerable or messy that may be). We mean it when we say we want your shitty first draft. 

Explore Issue One for examples across genres.

We recommend that writers use our Submission Template, but it is not required. 

Poetry: Your submission package may include up to three poems. For each poem, include two drafts and one final version. Please only submit work where all versions are less than 50 lines (or two pages). 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.