Mission 

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 

Dana Bilsky Asher 

Major Jackson

Jonathan Katz, Chair  

Ethel Rackin

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 

3rd 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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