Birmingham Poetry Review

Birmingham Poetry Review Birmingham Poetry Review is funded by the UAB English Department and the UAB College of Arts and Sci We read manuscripts year-round. Sample copies are $2.50.

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Unsolicited manuscripts of no more than five poems are welcomed but must be accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope for consideration. We cannot honor International Reply Coupons. At the present time, we do not accept electronic submissions. Reprints are permitted with appropriate acknowledgement. All rights revert upon publication. Guidelines for submission are available for a S

ASE. Pay is two copies and a one-year subscription. Authors should submit 3–5 poems, without cover letters. Be absolutely certain that you enclose sufficient postage on your SASE if you expect us to return your work. We accept simultaneous submissions. Please contact us immediately if a poem you have submitted to us is accepted elsewhere. Reprints are accepted in a very few cases — translations being the most common. We usually report on submissions within 1–3 months, and we occasionally comment on rejections. Address all correspondence to
BPR
HB 203
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL
35294–1260

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Subscribe

Subscriptions are $5.00 per year. Tax-deductible contributions of $12.00 or more are welcomed and entitle Friends to a two-year subscription. Please make out checks to UAB. Address all correspondence to
BPR
HB 203
1530 3rd Avenue South
Birmingham, AL
35294–1260

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Staff

Editor: Adam Vines

Featured Poet Editor: Gregory Fraser

Managing Editor: Halley Cotton

Assistant Editor: Regan Green

Founding Editors: Robert Collins
Randy Blythe

Our intern Jackson rehearsed a poem at Aeiva Monday night. And the crowd goes mild!
11/11/2025

Our intern Jackson rehearsed a poem at Aeiva Monday night. And the crowd goes mild!

Don’t forget to come to the Zoom reading tonight. It will be epic, trust.
11/04/2025

Don’t forget to come to the Zoom reading tonight. It will be epic, trust.

Register today by following the link in our bio!-Click Zoom Reading Series-Sign up so we know you’ll be there-Save the d...
10/21/2025

Register today by following the link in our bio!
-Click Zoom Reading Series
-Sign up so we know you’ll be there
-Save the date and time so you don’t miss it
Can’t wait to see you there!🎃

Join us for the next BPR Zoom Reading Nov. 4th!(7:00-8:30pm CST)Featured authors:•Lauren K. Watel •Greg Brownderville•Va...
09/24/2025

Join us for the next BPR Zoom Reading Nov. 4th!
(7:00-8:30pm CST)

Featured authors:
•Lauren K. Watel
•Greg Brownderville
•Valerie A. Smith
•Dan Albergotti

Register here: https://uab.zoom.us/meeting/register/kUpkRmaTSBiinxOO536mcg #/registration

You don’t want to miss it!✨

Got some poems you’d like to read for an audience?Join us for an open mic Poetry Night at Cha House in Avondale!Save the...
09/23/2025

Got some poems you’d like to read for an audience?
Join us for an open mic Poetry Night at Cha House in Avondale!
Save the date: 10/15/2025
Sign ups at 6pm that evening, with poems following shortly after. You don’t wanna miss out!

Working hard or hardly working?? Our staff has been going through submissions the past couple weeks for our newest issue...
09/16/2025

Working hard or hardly working?? Our staff has been going through submissions the past couple weeks for our newest issue!!

Have you sent in your poems yet?! Don’t worry there’s still time to send in your work today! Get a chance to be a published poet alongside many more in the issue to come.

BPR is excited to announce this years Collins Honorarium is being presented to Greg Brownderville!Brownderville is being...
09/16/2025

BPR is excited to announce this years Collins Honorarium is being presented to Greg Brownderville!

Brownderville is being honored for his work in BPR’s 52nd Issue, judging was done by Cecelia Woloch.

Greg is also the creator of an online narrative series called Fire Bones, the host of a podcast and YouTube channel called The Greg Brownderville Dimension, and the lead singer of a band called Beekeeper Spaceman.

Looking back at BPR through the years, before diving into our latest issue!Learn more when you follow the linktree in ou...
09/09/2025

Looking back at BPR through the years, before diving into our latest issue!

Learn more when you follow the linktree in our bio🔎

There’s our cover!🐋 This lovely artwork was done by Debora Greger, it’s jawsome!!🪸
09/04/2025

There’s our cover!🐋 This lovely artwork was done by Debora Greger, it’s jawsome!!🪸

🌊Whale, would you look at that?! BPR Issue 53 has surfaced!🏝️•Featuring Victoria Chang •Henry Hart writes on Seamus Hea...
09/03/2025

🌊Whale, would you look at that?! BPR Issue 53 has surfaced!🏝️

•Featuring Victoria Chang
•Henry Hart writes on Seamus Heaney
•A sea of other incredible poems by select authors

⭐️Stay tuned for a first look at the cover art by Debora Greger🐋

🚤Don’t forget submissions are open for issue 54!! Send those in through the linktree in the bio, then press ‘Submit Poetry’⚓️

🌊Whale, would you look at that?! BPR Issue 53 has surfaced!🏝️•Featuring Victoria Chang •Henry Hart writes on Seamus Hea...
09/03/2025

🌊Whale, would you look at that?! BPR Issue 53 has surfaced!🏝️

•Featuring Victoria Chang
•Henry Hart writes on Seamus Heaney
•A sea of incredible poems by selected authors

⭐️Stay tuned for an exclusive look at the cover art by Debora Gregor🐋

⚓️Don’t forget submissions are open for issue 54!! Send those in through our linktree in bio and hit ‘Submit Poetry’⚓️

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