The American Poetry Review is dedicated to reaching a worldwide audience with a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary prose. They also aim to expand the audience interested in poetry and literature, and to provide authors, especially poets, with a far-reaching forum in which to present their work.

They publish original poetry, translations, literary criticism, interviews, and essays. They accept submissions for essays, interviews, and book reviews via their Submittable page and pay per page of prose.