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Poets Reading the News [1]

Basic Information
State: 
California
Website: 
http://www.poetsreadingthenews.com/ [2]
Country: 
United States
Submission Guidelines: 
http://www.poetsreadingthenews.com/submissions/ [3]
Address: 
P.O. Box 264
City: 
Big Sur
Zip / Postal Code: 
93920
Contact Information
J
Spagnolo
Editor
Contact E-mail: 
editors@poetsreadingthenews.com [4]
Details
Formats: 
Web
E-publication
Print
Audio
Video
Payment: 
No payment
Genres Published: 
Poetry
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Electronic Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Reading Period: 
Jan 1 to Dec 31
Reporting Time: 
Less than 3 months
Free

Poets Reading the News is a digital platform that publishes original poetry about current events. We believe in the power of poetry to transform the world and how we see each other. We call it journalism in verse.

We are, at heart, a newspaper – the revelation being that our copy is pure verse, produced by a diverse staff of poet-journalists from around the world, spanning disciplines, views, and geographies. What it comes down to is gripping writing about the world around us and in us.

Poets Reading the News publishes unsolicited and original poetry and prose about current events. Whenever possible, include links to news stories regarding the topic of your work. If you are integrating quotes or data into your writing, you must provide links to your sources.

We encourage writers of all backgrounds to submit their writing, especially poets of color, women poets, LGBTQI+ poets, and poets from countries and regions near and far.

To get more information and submit your writing, please visit our website. Thank you for your interest. We look forward to reading your poetry!

Representative Authors: 
To date, we’ve published hundreds of original poems and featured poet laureates, award-winning journalists, emergent writers and poetic activists.
Issues per Year: 
The digital publication keeps pace with the news cycle
Year Founded: 
2016
Distributors: 
Online
Percentage of Unsolicited Submissions Published: 
1% to 5%
Issue Price: 
Free
Number of Debut Authors per Issue: 
We regularly update our digital publication
5,000 to 10,000
Subgenres: 
Feminist [5]
Historical [6]
Humor [7]
Journalism/Investigative Reporting [8]
LGBTQ [9]
Nature/Environmental [10]
Poetry [11]
Political [12]
Prose Poetry [13]
Regional [14]
War [15]

Source URL: https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/poets_reading_the_news

Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/literary_magazines/poets_reading_the_news
[2] http://www.poetsreadingthenews.com/
[3] http://www.poetsreadingthenews.com/submissions/
[4] mailto:editors@poetsreadingthenews.com
[5] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/feminist
[6] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/historical
[7] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/humor
[8] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/journalisminvestigative_reporting
[9] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/glbt
[10] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/natureenvironmental
[11] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/poetry
[12] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/political
[13] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/prose_poetry
[14] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/regional
[15] https://www.pw.org/category/themes/war