Website:
Genres Published:
Poetry, Creative Nonfiction
Subgenres:
Formats:
Online, Print
Submission Guidelines:
Reading Periods:
Jan 1 to Jan 31
Jul 1 to Jul 31
Response Time:
Less than 3 months
Charges Reading Fee:
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions:
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions:
Yes
Payment:
No payment
Issues per Year:
2 regular issues, occasional special topical issue
Editorial Focus
Rat’s Ass Review is an online poetry journal whose editorial fancies are no more arbitrary than any other; they are simply more openly so. They print what they like.
We have recently begun publishing reviews of poetry ccollects and related works. See our Submissons page for details.
Tips From the Editor
Send me your best poetry. I don’t particularly care whether it’s formal or informal, metrical or free verse, rhyming or not. I’ve written all those possibilities myself. A good poem isn’t one that gets the grades for following particular rules. And I’m sure I’ll reject plenty of good poems anyway.
RAR’s response time is usually less than two weeks.
We have recently published our first poetry review; email us if you want to submit a review.
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Last updated: Mar 06, 2026