UPDATED: February 24, 2024
The listings below are literary magazines/journals that are known for taking poetry on current event topics. Many respond quickly, several are always open, others are open now, and one is paying.
These literary magazines/journals are listed alphabetically. I’ve also included brief notes and whether or not it is a paying market in the notes column. These lit mags/journals also fit the following criteria:
- Generally do not charge fees to submit (although some may charge fees for some types of submissions and for contests).
- They accept poetry submissions.
- All accept electronic submissions.
| Lit Mag/Journal | Notes |
| Anti-Heroin Chic | No sim subs, no payment |
| Consequence Forum | Themed, paying |
| Dissident Voice | Themed, Poems on Sunday series |
| Mobius: The Journal of Social Change | Themed, no payment |
| New Verse News | No sim subs, no payment |
| Poets Reading the News | No payment |
| Rat’s Ass Review | Always open, no payment, my interview here |
| Rise Up Review | Themed, no payment, prints reprints not on the internet |
| Topical Poetry | Themed, current events in the last two weeks, on break as of 2/24/2024 |
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