Poetry Ireland Review

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2025

Dear —,

I'm sorry to say, I won't be accepting your work for Poetry Ireland Review 147.

I know this will be a disappointment; all I can say is that I read 2,500 poems or more and had hard choices to make. Our theme is "Love Poems to Humans"; I wanted to reflect a broad encompassing theme, to do justice to a wide spectrum of submissions, and this sometimes led to my not being able to accept some fine poems that were very similar in theme and treatment to others.

I fully accept that as an editor I make choices shaped by my own tastes and formation as a poet. There is, when it come to making choices, no avoiding the question of personal taste — another editor might very well have chosen a different set of poems.

Thank you for allowing me the privilege of seeing your work.

With my good wishes,

Theo Dorgan

2023

Thank you for sending your work to Poetry Ireland Review. We’re grateful for the opportunity to consider your selection, but unfortunately won’t be able to offer publication in the journal on this occasion.

We receive a great many submissions for each issue and are only able to publish a fraction of that amount, so please don’t be discouraged by the return of your work. Should you wish to approach another publication, here are some links to other outlets:

http://www.poetryireland.ie/writers/getting-published/publishers-journals-in-ireland http://www.poetryireland.ie/writers/getting-published/international-journals/ https://bansheepress.org/submit https://thedublinreview.com/submissions/ Your interest in Poetry Ireland Review is greatly appreciated, and we wish you every success with your writing.

Poetry Ireland