Poetry Ireland Review is a highly-regarded journal of poetry. Published three times a year, the Review includes the work of both emerging and established Irish and international poets, essayists, critics and visual artists. 

Poetry Ireland Review is published three times annually. We welcome unsolicited submissions of poems, and proposals for articles and reviews, from Ireland and abroad, in Irish or English. We actively encourage submissions from women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, who are currently under-represented in the submissions we receive throughout the year. All submissions are read by the editor but due to the huge (and welcome!) volume of submissions we cannot offer any individual criticism.   

Poetry Ireland Review Issue 148 will be guest edited by Sinéad Morrissey. 

Sinéad's issue will accept poems under the theme of 'Home' — including the multiple homes and heritages we carry inside us. The theme embraces the need for a home in which to thrive and put down roots. It touches on the refugee crisis, the walls going up everywhere, and is one of the greatest issues and predominant themes of our time.    

                         Guidelines for Poetry Submissions 

• Please send only one submission. Owing to the high demand and limited capacity of submissions we can receive, only one submission per writer will be considered at any time.
• All documents should be attached as a single document. Submissions should be titled '[name of poet] PIR Submission' i.e. 'Paula Meehan PIR Submission'
• Submit a maximum of four poems, all in the same document. Only one document is allowed per submission. 
• It is optional, but encouraged, to include a cover note. Again, please note, cover note and poems should be uploaded in the same, single document.
• Please note work cannot be altered once submitted for consideration. Double and triple check your work before you send it. Do not submit more than one document in an attempt replace an older submission. Duplicate submissions will not be considered. 
• Poems should be original work, without the assistance of AI, and previously unpublished.
• All queries for the Editor should be sent to pir@poetryireland.ie. However, please note that submissions sent to this email will not be considered for publication; submit your work via Submittable, or by post. 
• Poets are welcome to submit their work to multiple outlets but please let us know immediately if your work is accepted for publication elsewhere.
• Please allow a minimum of 3 months to receive a response to your submission.

  Poets whose work is accepted for publication will receive a complementary copy of the issue in which their work appears plus a payment for their contribution, which is a minimum of €50, or a year's subscription to the Review. Copyright for published work remains at all times with the author. Please note that poems published in PIR will also be added in due course to our online archive of back issues.