Sho Poetry Journal ★Work published here has won or been selected for: Pushcart Prize, Best Spiritual Literature, Best New Poets.
Not currently open for submissions.
Last checkedShō Poetry Journal is a revived print poetry journal established in 2002 that publishes individual poems and groups of poems.
Response time info: 30 days or less
Read the full guidelines at shopoetryjournal.com↗Submission calls
Accepts individual poems and groups of poems, with up to five unpublished poems in one PDF or Word document; submissions are free for U.S. Indigenous poets. Poetry submissions are open June 1–August 31, 2026, and reopen December 15. The journal also accepts mail submissions from incarcerated poets during its reading periods.
Mail submissions are accepted from incarcerated poets during December 15–March 15 and June 1–August 31. Send a cover letter, brief biography, up to five unpublished poems, and a self-addressed stamped envelope; response may take 1–4 months.
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