About The American Poetry Review

 

Mission 

The American Poetry Review is dedicated to serving a worldwide audience excellent contemporary poetry and literary criticism. APR also aims to expand the audience for poetry, to provide poets with a far-reaching forum in which to present their work.

 

The American Poetry Review has been in continuous publication since 1972 and has published the work of over 6,000 writers.

 

Contact

Elizabeth Scanlon, Editor in Chief                 escanlon@aprweb.org

 

Mike Duffy, Business Manager                        duffym@aprweb.org

 

 

Board of Directors

 

Margot Berg 

Jennifer Crewe

Major Jackson

Jonathan Katz, Chair  

Brian O'Leary

Gregory Pardlo

Ethel Rackin

Dean Rader

Elizabeth Scanlon

Ava Seave

Nicole Steinberg 

Peter Waldor 

 

 

Submission Guidelines

The American Poetry Review publishes original poetry, translations, literary criticism, interviews, and essays. 

 

You may submit online or send your manuscript to:

 

The American Poetry Review

1906 Rittenhouse Square 

Fourth Floor 

Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

Please do not send previously published material.

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  • If you mail a submission, it must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope for our reply. No reply will be made to unaccepted manuscripts that are not accompanied by a SASE.  
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  • Our response time is approximately six months. Please do not inquire about the status of your submission unless more than six months have passed. Simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please inform us if your work has been accepted elsewhere. 
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  • Copyright: APR holds first serial rights for material that we publish. The copyright automatically reverts to the author upon publication. We do not require that material be copyrighted prior to submission.

 

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