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Pinhole Poetry

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About the magazine

Pinhole Poetry is a Canadian online literary journal founded in 2020 with a focus on short-form poetry—specifically haiku, senryu, and tanka—that captures moments of acute perception. The journal takes its name from the pinhole camera, an instrument that renders the world through a small aperture, producing images that are both precise and softly edged. This metaphor guides its editorial ethos: an interest in writing that is economical, attentive, and open to the quiet epiphanies of daily life. Since its inception, Pinhole Poetry has published quarterly issues featuring a mix of established and emerging poets, maintaining a deliberate pace that prioritizes curation over volume. Its mission is to provide a dedicated space for poetry that values brevity, sensory clarity, and emotional resonance without sacrificing complexity.

Editorial focus

Pinhole Poetry is a digital poetry journal that loves the upside-down view and the fact that some art can only happen in the dark. They aim to be “the pinprick of light” for your work. Pinhole Poetry will consider and challenge themselves with poetry that falls anywhere on the spectrum from lyric to narrative, but the poems that they gravitate toward usually fall somewhere in the middle.

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Submitting your work

Reading periodJan 1 to Dec 31
Reading feeNo
PaymentCash
Response timeLess than 3 months
Simultaneous submissionsYes
Unsolicited submissionsYes

Before submitting, read several back issues to understand the editors' preferences for concrete imagery, seasonal reference, and understatement. Pinhole Poetry seeks poems that are polished but not overly clever; avoid puns, abstractions, and forced metaphors. Submit a small batch of 5–10 poems in a single file, with a brief cover letter that includes your publication history if relevant. Simultaneous submissions are accepted, but notify the editors promptly if your work is accepted elsewhere. Response times are typically within 1–2 months. The journal does not charge submission fees and acquires first-time online rights, with rights reverting to the author upon publication.

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