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THE TOP POETRY MAGS 2025
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This ranking includes 400 literary magazines publishing poetry.
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Along with the ranking, I include information on: submission fees and guidelines, payment, reading periods, and location of journal.
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If you have comments, suggestions, questions, please send them to:
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brecht_dp@protonmail.com
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Putting this together was a lot of work. If you can, please consider supporting this project by buying me a coffee!
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https://paypal.me/brechtdepoortere
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Ranking methodology
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The ranking is based on the following prizes/anthologies:
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·       Best American Poetry 2016-2024: 2 points for every featured poem
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·       Pushcart Poetry 2016-2024: 2 points for every winning poem, 1 point for every special mention
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·       Best of Net Poetry 2016-2024: 2 points for every winning poem, 1 point for every finalist
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I then weight more recent prizes anthologies more than older ones: 2024=90%; 2023=80%; … 2016=10%
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It's important to note that not all aspects of journal quality can be measured and that this is just one ranking amongst many.
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In the end, this is just additional information, a tool, that can use when deciding where to submit.
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The ranking is also very US-centric, so journals from other countries are at a disadvantage.
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This version: 1 January 2025
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Copyright © 2025 Brecht De Poortere
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All rights reserved. May be used free of charge. Selling without prior written consent prohibited. Permission granted to reproduce for personal and educational use only.
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Commercial copying is prohibited. Any unauthorised copying will constitute an infringement of copyright. Obtain permission before redistributing.
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