Move me. I’m interested in poems that can reach into the chest and still a heartbeat, if just for a moment. I’m searching for poems that seem simple at first, but somehow continue to haunt for days after the reading. Send me poems that will silently enter the bloodstream, and poems that scream with absolute abandon across the page. I want to read gentle poems – poems that hum, like the universe is settling everything in its place. Send me poems that soothe, like a hearty soup in the bitterest of winters, and poems that make the reader take stock of the epic wonder that is this world. In this flash-moment, quick-swipe, soundbite world, move me. And together, we’ll make an edition for dreamers to linger in.

This podcast sheds some insight on how Cordite Poetry Review (and Cordite Books) works.

Submission to Cordite 121: NO THEME 15 closes 11.59pm Melbourne time 1 July 2026.

Please note:

1. The guest editor(s) has sovereign selection choice for all poems submitted.
2. Masthead editors will also contribute to the issue.
3. We will only read submissions sent during our official submission periods.
4. Please place up to three (3) poems in one (1) Word, RTF or PDF document (unless specifically noted otherwise for special issues), with no identifying details in the document itself.
5. We do not consider poems that were made, either in part or in full, using generative AI.
6. We are not able to offer feedback on individual poems.
7. Submissions will only be accepted via Submittable …