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  • 2026 Spring Short Competition Update

    Due to an avalanche of entries in the last few days of the competition and an unprecedented amount of reading, we are running behind.  Being inundated by prose poetry is a brilliant issue to face, however we are sorry for the delay and any inconvenience caused.

    We aim to have final results published by the end of the month and will begin contacting authors about the longlist status as soon as we can.

    Please note that our messages sent via Duosuma sometimes end up in spam.  You can check on your submission status at any time by logging into Duosuma.

     

     

    7 August 2026

  • Issue 48: Eyes

    Male peacock with eye feathers

    Issue 48: Eyes

    This week, we bring you six poems, and between them a wealth of eyes, looks, and focus….

    • ‘Behind Closed Eyelids‘ by Betty Dobson
    • ‘Uncertainty Poem‘ by Lucia Owen
    • ‘My physics‘ by Ethan Stanton
    • ‘36DD‘ by Yashasvi Vachhani
    • ‘Mission Street‘ by Peter Leroe-Muñoz
    • ‘Crow shapes‘ by Merie Kirby

     


    In other news…

    • We are extending our Spring Short Competition for poems of up to 150 words to 15 July 2026.  Free entry for those who need them are available until 30 June 2026.  Submission details can be found here.
    • We are currently reading ekphrastic prose poetry. Submission details can be found here.

    Photo by Werner Redlich via pexels.

    22 June 2026

  • Crow Shapes

    Crow shapes
    by Merie Kirby

    (more…)

    22 June 2026

  • Mission Street

    Mission Street
    by Peter Leroe-Muñoz

    (more…)

    22 June 2026

  • 36DD

    36DD
    by Yashasvi Vachhani

    (more…)

    22 June 2026

  • My physics

    My physics
    by Ethan Stanton

    (more…)

    22 June 2026

  • Uncertainty Poem

    Uncertainty Poem
    by Lucia Owen

    (more…)

    22 June 2026

  • Behind Closed Eyelids

    Behind Closed Eyelids
    by Betty Dobson

    (more…)

    22 June 2026

  • Issue 47: Questions

    Question mark

    Issue 47: Questions

    Every poem in this issue asks something. Some may even hint at answers….

    • the weight of it all by Alexina Dalgetty
    • Pink Sweatsuit by Bethany J. Riddle
    • Believer by Nicholas De Marino
    • Filling Out My Passport Application Online by Constance Brewer
    • Conditionals by Anna-Christina Schmidl

    Photograph by Julia Filirovska from Pixabay.

    8 June 2026

  • Conditionals

    Conditionals
    by Anna-Christina Schmidl

    (more…)

    8 June 2026

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