Free the Verse
Open now for poetry.
Last checkedFree the Verse is a digital poetry magazine accepting themed issue poems and annotated first-and-final-draft Marginalia pieces from poets worldwide aged 18 and over.
Submission calls
Open to: Poets aged 18 and over from anywhere in the world.
Submit a poem for the next quarterly issue around a specific theme; the November 2026 deadline is November 25, and the magazine publishes 10–12 poems per issue.
Open to: Poets aged 18 and over from anywhere in the world.
Submit a first and final draft of a poem with annotations explaining the edits; the responses are shaped into an article about the editing process. Always open.
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