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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

06/16/2025

Birmingham Poetry Review is pleased to congratulate contributor Michael Mark on his Pushcart Prize for the poem “Devotion” which was first published in issue 51and has also has earned recognition in Best New Poets! This little mighty issue features two poems placed in Best American Poetry as well as one in Best Spiritual Literature. Congratulations Michael and thank you to all of our contributors for trusting BPR with your work!

04/22/2025

Tomorrow night! Join us for a Zoom reading. Register for free for your link!

https://uab.zoom.us/meeting/register/d4R0rHIkRXC5khL79teTWA #/registration

03/26/2025

The AWP book fair starts today! Swing by table 528 and say hello to BPR and NELLE!

03/25/2025

It’s time for the Mersmann Awards! In honor of Jim Mersmann, students can come and read a poem they’ve written or by another poet for the chance to win some prizes! This year, the Mersmann Awards will be on April 3rd at 4:30pm in UH 2005. If you would like to participate, bring a hard copy of the poem(s) you want to read. There will be free pizza and drinks for everyone! Can’t wait to see you there!

03/16/2025

Join us on Wednesday, April 23 at 6-7:30pm CST on Zoom to hear from four authors featured in issue 52 of BPR!

Click here to register: https://uab.zoom.us/meeting/register/d4R0rHIkRXC5khL79teTWA

02/21/2025

Hi everyone! My name is Olivia and I am interning with BPR this spring! I’m a senior English major at UAB and am super excited to be working with BPR! This is my dog, Jules, who is a golden doodle! Nice to meet you all!

Also, Issue 52 of BPR is off to the printer!

Don’t forget to join us for the AWP Book Fair in Los Angeles!

01/30/2025

If you’re in Birmingham, go check out Kerry Madden-Lunsford’s reading of her new and highly-anticipated children’s novel, Werewolf Hamlet, on February 11th at the Red Mountain Theatre!

Check out the Linktree in bio for tickets!

01/28/2025

We are so excited about the new BPR issue which will be out in March! Poems from the last issue appeared in Best American Poetry, Best New Poets, and Best Spiritual Literature.

Here’s a link to our subscription page, https://secure.touchnet.com/C21564_ustores/web/store_cat.jsp?STOREID=66&CATID=112&SINGLESTORE=true

01/14/2025

Attention all! The recording of our Zoom Reading that took place on December 18, 2024 is now available on YouTube🥳 You can access the link directly through the Linktree in our Instagram bio.

12/18/2024

Hey poetry fam! This time of year can get hectic with all the season’s celebrations. As an antidote to busy, we invite you to slow down and join us for a lovely evening of poetry with the Birmingham Poetry Review’s annual zoom reading. Tonight we’ll gather round and listen to the words of Dr. Erica Dawson, Dr. Beth Gylys, Dr. J. Bruce Fuller, and Dr. Henry Hart. We’ll kick things off at 6pm central time and each poet will read poems of their choosing for about 12 minutes followed by a general Q and A afterwards. Hope to see you there!

Zoom Link in profile.

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1402 10th Avenue South
Birmingham, AL
35294

Website

https://www.uab.edu/cas/englishpublications/bpr

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