American Poetry Review

The American Poetry Review is dedicated to reaching a worldwide audience with a diverse array of the best contemporary poetry and literary prose. APR also aims 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.

Poetry rejections

Standard ?

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to read your manuscript. After much consideration, we feel unable to use it for publication. We regret that the large volume of submissions precludes a more personal reply.

The Editors

2017

Thank you for sending us your work. We appreciate the chance to read it but regret to say that after much consideration, we must decline. Thank you for your interest in APR.

2019

Dear [wonderful poet],

Thank you for sending us "[list of your wonderful poems]". We sincerely appreciated the chance to read your work; however, we have decided it is not the right fit for us at this time.

We wish you the best of luck in finding a home for "[list of your wonderful poems]" elsewhere.

With kind regards, American Literary Review Staff

Higher Tier

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