Poets Respond

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Poets Respond publishes poems written within the last week about public events that occurred within the last week, with selected poets receiving $100.

Response time info: Poems appear every Sunday; submit before midnight Friday PT for consideration the following week.

Read the full guidelines at rattle.com↗

Submission calls

poetryLiteraryPays: $100 for selected poets

Submit a poem written within the last week about a public event that occurred within the last week. Submit before midnight Friday PT for consideration in the following week’s posting; selected poets receive $100.

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