See the whole index here.
Seeing that most mainstream publications have a (much) lower acceptance rate than Ivy League colleges, I’ve been compiling an index of approachable poetry magazines to give emerging poets a chance at getting their work out in the world.
Every week, Vita Brevis adds more entries to the ever-growing index of approachable poetry magazines. You should check it out — It’s well worth a bookmark! If you enjoy these posts, you might enjoy some articles I’ve written, too.
*UPDATE: I’ve added some helpful notes on almost every publication on the index such as “WordPress Powerhouse”, “Post-Modern”, “Traditional”, “Pays Poets”, “Niche” etc. This should help you navigate the growing list!
Here’s what I found this week:
A List of Approachable Poetry Magazines:
Mused
Acceptance Rate: 50-60%
+ Professional
+ Character (published on each solstice and equinox)
Guidelines: Click Here
Down in the Dirt
Acceptance Rate: 70%
+ For those with no filter
Guidelines: Click Here
Eskimo Pie
Acceptance Rate: 80-90%
– Very Bloggy
Guidelines: Click Here
Poem Hunter
Acceptance Rate: 100%
– Not a “publication” but a website that allows you to submit your poetry into their index. There seems to be a fairly active community there. Worth a look!
– More of a community and forum than a “publication”, but exposure is exposure
Guidelines: Click Here
Find MANY more publications here
Vita Brevis Press. 
Thank you. A helpful service indeed.
I hope to keep it going for as long as I can! It’s good to hear that you’re getting seomthing out of it, Ben! There’s plenty more planned for the future
I appreciate the annotations!
That’s good feedback to have! This index is getting so long, I’m also thinking about creating a table for it — maybe with a way to sort it by acceptance rate or annotation. We’ll see!
Brian, thank you so much for taking the time to share all this info! Very grateful to you!
Great to hear from you! 🙂 I’m glad you’ve found this useful. The index is just one of the many resources I plan to work on in the future
Brian, very useful, thank you!
I am snowed with work but this weekend I will keep my promise.
On another note, the poetry you publish is terrific!
Have a fabulous day 🙂
Believe me–I understand! As for the poems, I’ve had some incredible poets send their work in recently. They’ve made my job way too easy!
Best of luck getting through your work! I hope your days shapes up well
Are you aware of tuckmagazine.com/category/poetrytuckmag/poetry/ or https://thebezine.com) I have had work accepted there, but I don’t know what their acceptance level is. Still, you might want to look into them.
Many thanks for the lead! These types of publications are hard to track down since many don’t use SEO. I’ll try to reach out to the editor for the rate or find it elsewhere.
Thanks, Ben!
Thanks so much Brian.You are giving back to the community in more ways one can imagine.Really appreciate your help and efforts
I’m not giving anymore than you all have given me! Thanks for the kind words, Megha!
You are a Poet’s Best Friend Brian! Thanks for this awesome uodate!!
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More Approachable Poetry Magazines from our friend Brian Geiger, Editor of Vita Brevis, The Modern Poetry Magazine!