ART SICK is an online poetry publication open to all forms of poetry, including new and invented forms, prose poetry, experimental work, hybrid texts, and mixed media. We are interested in poems that feel necessary, work that has been lived with, revised, and brought fully onto the page. We value craft, not as decoration, but as something that allows the poem to carry its weight.

ART SICK accepts submissions twice each year through Submittable: February 1 – April 30 and July 1 – September 30. Issues are published in June and January. We do not accept submissions by email. Click here to submit your work.

Please do not include your name or identifying information anywhere in the manuscript. We accept up to five poems per submission, a maximum of ten pages total. All poems must be included in a single PDF or DOCX file. Previously unpublished work only. One submission per writer during each reading period. Simultaneous submissions are welcome, but if a poem is accepted elsewhere, please notify us immediately to withdraw the accepted work. You can send us an email at artsick@gmail.com or add a note in Submittable. We prefer you add a note and not withdraw the entire submission!

There is a $3 submission fee.

By submitting to ART SICK, you agree to grant First Electronic Rights if your work is accepted. Rights revert to the author upon publication. Accepted work will remain archived as part of the publication. No revisions may be made after submission. If your work is accepted, please wait twelve months before submitting again. If your work is declined, you are welcome to submit during the next reading period.

We aim to respond within eight to twelve weeks after each reading period closes. We are honored to be in community with you and thank you for trusting us with your work.