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~ Regular Submissions ~

*Updated _ 1.4.26*

ONE ART has rolling submissions. We are open for submissions 24/7/365.

Please note: ONE ART does not accept Visual Art submissions.

Please wait at least three months between submissions. If you are a previous contributor, then you may submit every two months.

Please consider a small Tip Jar donation with your submission. This is optional.

There is no fee to submit.

Submit 1-5 poems (7 pages max) + bio (any length)

Is ONE ART open to hybrid work? Yes. If you call it poetry, then it is poetry.

Please send Regular Submissions to: oneartpoetry@gmail.com

ONE ART typically responds anywhere from 3 hours to 1 week. If you have not heard from us within two weeks please inquire about the status of your submission.

This section only contains recent updates. Please review additional information below.

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~ Current Events Poems ~

*Last Updated _ 5/6/25*

Update: More of a focus on Occasional Poems relating to holidays and celebrations. Less of a focus on polarizing political/news poems. There is space for both; however, ONE ART is probably not your ideal first stop for political/news poems. Try The New Verse News and Rattle: Poets Respond and Mobius: The Journal of Social Change and Poets Reading The News. These social justice-oriented spaces are good places to start.

Please indicate in the Subject Line of your email if your submission is time-sensitive (current events/rapidly approaching holiday).

Note: ONE ART is seeking work that will stand the test of time. With that in mind, we’re interested in poems that will resonate with readers beyond the initial news cycle.

Note: This is a separate category from standard submissions. Waiting 3-months between submissions does not apply here.

Please send Current Events Submissions to: oneartpoetry@gmail.com

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~ More info about Regular Submissions ~

ONE ART has Rolling Submissions. Always. We are open 365/24/7.

There is no fee to submit.

General Submissions can be sent in the body of an email [or] as an email attachment. (preferred methods)

Email attachment submissions can be sent as: .docx [or] .doc [or] .rtf

Submissions may be sent as a Google doc (if necessary)

Please do not send PDFs

Please contact about snail mail submissions.

Send 1-5 poems (7 pages max) + bio (any length)

Please consider a small *Tip Jar* donation. See our Donations page for more options.

Preference for concise free verse (but will consider formal poems that read in the manner of free verse)

Please refrain from simultaneous submissions as our typical response time is one to five days. (Please note that this is a preference. You will not be punished for sim subs.) Same day responses are common. Usually, we respond in three days. We do our best to respond within one week. If you have not heard anything after one week please reach out.

No previously curated work. What does that mean?

ONE ART will consider work that has previously appeared or is self-published on social media, a personal blog, forum, or message board, and poems that were recorded during a poetry reading or event. We do not accept submissions of work that has been previously curated (aka. published) in books, magazines, or similar sources that are publicly available.

ONE ART wishes to be the first publisher to highlight your poems, though we never want to discourage anyone from sharing their poems as they please. If a poem that has appeared on your blog is accepted for curation (aka. publication) in ONE ART, we ask that you revise your original blog post to note the publication.

It is ok if your work has been shared in an audio format previously, even if the event was recorded. We consider work curated (aka. published) in literary journal as audio (either alone or with text) as previously curated (aka. published).

Please query if you feel that your poem falls in a gray area of between sharing and publication.

ONE ART is intended to be a safe space for all. ONE ART values inclusivity and encourages submissions by poets who identify as being part of any marginalized group, Black, Indigenous, and people of color, poets who identify (privately and/or publicly) as part of the LGBTQAI+ community, neurodiverse poets, and poets with physical or mental health challenges.

We are always delighted to consider work by poets who are disadvantaged due to the many forms of social disenfranchisement as well as otherwise vulnerable populations in society both in the United States and Internationally.

ONE ART does not accept AI-created poetry. We will consider work that has been written with AI-assistance. What does this mean? Essentially, it means that we permit the use of AI in the process of brainstorming and development of poetry. We understand the desire to make use of AI in the creative process. That being said, we are disinterested in curating work that has not been created by humans. Sadly, yes, that means your dog and/or cat are not permitted to submit work either. If you are submitting AI-assisted work, then please indicate so in your Cover Letter.

Submissions are free.

Submissions to ONE ART should be emailed to: oneartpoetry@gmail.com

We encourage keeping your Cover Letter as simple as possible. Please mention if you are a previous contributor. Please include a 3rd person bio.

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Example Cover Letter:

Dear Editors, [or] (Dear Mark & Louisa)

This is my first time submitting to ONE ART. (if applicable)

I’m sending along X poems for your consideration.

Thank you for taking the time to read my work.

Warm Regards,

Bio:

X is a poet from X. X’s poems have appeared in X, X, X, X, and X. X is the author of X (X Press).

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Rights revert to author upon curation (aka. publication). ONE ART reserves the right to reprint your work in other formats. ONE ART reserves the right to reprint your work in future anthologies unless this creates a conflict of interest concerning permissions contractually agreed upon with another publisher. ONE ART reserves Archival Rights for all curated (aka. published) materials.

Please wait at least THREE months between submissions.

If you’d like to support ONE ART, please consider making a donation. This will not affect your likelihood of acceptance or rejection.

If you use Duotrope, &/or Chill Subs, we encourage you to report your submissions.

We are proudly listed on Chill Subs.

We are a member of the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses (CLMP).

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ONE ART nominates for The Pushcart Prize, Best of the Net, as well as other awards.

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A few poets we like who write work that feels aligned with ONE ART’s aesthetic:

(Updated 2025)

Ada Limón, Jane Kenyon, Tess Gallagher, Ted Kooser, Wisława Szymborska, Eavan Boland, Marie Howe, Mary Ann Samyn, Stephen Dunn, Thomas Lux, Jack Gilbert, Richard Hugo.

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[selected] Representative Poets:

(Updated 2025)

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, James Crews, Alison Luterman, Terri Kirby Erickson, Karen Paul Holmes, Andrea Potos, Ona Gritz, Faith Shearin, Hayden Saunier, Donna Hilbert, Betsy Mars, Ethel Rackin, Sally Nacker, Grant Clauser, Barbara Crooker, Marge Piercy, Robbi Nester, Cathleen Cohen, Jim Daniels, Julie Weiss, Michael T. Young, Laura Grace Weldon, Jacqueline Jules, Linda Laderman, Joan Mazza, Nancy Huggett, Linda Blaskey, William Palmer, Laurie Kuntz, Ann E. Michael, Chad Frame, Michael Simms, John Amen.

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Want more information about submitting to ONE ART?

Check out this essay by Benjamin Davis (of Chill Subs). Ben unpacks ONE ART’s submission guidelines, contextualizes our guidelines, and compares them to other lit mag guidelines. It’s a fun and educational read! Plus, there’s a whole free course at Write or Die… so… Highly recommend.