Rattle

Open now for poetry.

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Rattle is a major poetry magazine publishing a wide range of unsolicited poems, themed tributes, and online features, with payment for accepted work.

Response time info: ~60 days; sourced from The Submission Grinder

Read the full guidelines at rattle.submittable.com↗

Submission calls

poetryCloses Aug 31Pays: $100 and a complimentary subscription

Ekphrastic Challenge: Each month, submit a poem in response to a specific image posted for the current month; deadline is the last day of each month, and only poems responding to the current image are considered.

poetryPays: $200 for print magazine poems, $100 for online poems

General poetry submissions are open year-round, always free, and welcome poems of any length or style (up to four poems per submission, previously unpublished except for self-publication online, no AI-generated work).

poetryPays: $100 and a complimentary subscription

Poets Respond: Submit poems written in response to news stories or public events from the previous week, with a weekly deadline of Friday at midnight PST; selected poems published online each Sunday.

poetryEligibility requirementsPays: $200 for print magazine poems

Open to: Current or former Youth Poet Laureates or Ambassadors at any level

Tribute to Youth Poet Laureates (Spring 2027 issue): For current or former Youth Poet Laureates or Ambassadors at any level; submit up to four previously uncurated poems of any length or subject, with a contributor note about your laureate experience.

poetryPays: $200 for print magazine poems

Tribute to Travel (Summer 2027 issue): Submit up to four previously uncurated poems of any length engaging with the experience of travel, with a contributor note about the trip or travel experience behind the poem.

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