Submissions

We accept unpublished submissions late summer (August 15th) through mid-spring (April 30th) for our November, February and May online issues and our select annual print publication. No submissions between May 1st and August 14th, please.

Please send a cover letter—complete with your email contact info (please, no SASE)—along with up to four unpublished poems to the following address:

Abandoned Mine / P.O. Box 3782 / Albuquerque, NM 87190

In your cover letter, be sure to list the titles of the poems you are submitting, as well as a brief (50 words or less) third-person bio.

We endeavor to respond within 90 days (often we respond much sooner), though as the volume of submissions ebbs and flows, so does our response time. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Simultaneous submissions are welcomed, though we do ask that you let us know if a poem you’ve submitted has been accepted elsewhere. All submissions must be original creations—and all poets retain their copyright.

We do not publish translations or ekphrastic poems.

For examples of the kinds of poems we’re looking for, see our What We’re Looking For page.

We can’t wait to read your work!