Submission to Poetry Ireland Review
Poetry Ireland Review is published three times annually. We welcome unsolicited submissions of poems, and proposals for articles and interviews, from Ireland and abroad, in Irish or English.
Submitting to Poetry Ireland Review
We actively encourage submissions from people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, who are currently under-represented in the submissions we receive throughout the year.
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All submissions are read by the editorial team, but due to the huge volume of submissions, we cannot offer individual criticism for submissions.
Submissions for Poetry Ireland Review Issue 150, edited by Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin will open on the Monday September 14th 2026 and remain open until October 31st.
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin was born in Cork City in 1942, educated there and at Oxford before spending her working life as an academic in Trinity College, Dublin. She was a founder member of Cyphers, a literary journal. She has won the Patrick Kavanagh Award, the Irish Times Award for Poetry, the O’Shaughnessy Award of the Irish-American Cultural Institute which called her “among the very best poets of her generation”, the International Griffin Poetry Prize and the 1573 International Poetry Award, one of China’s highest literary honours.
Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin is a Fellow and Professor Emeritus in the School of English at Trinity College, Dublin. She served as Ireland Professor of Poetry from 2016-2019. She was married to Macdara Woods, who died in 2018. In May 2022 she was elected Saoi by the members of Aosdána, the highest honour of that affiliation of artists.
"Poetry Ireland Review has a wonderful tradition, going back to the old Poetry Ireland titles of David Marcus and John Jordan. The Review has kept faith with poets and readers and has opened perspectives on other cultures and languages; No. 150 will be a celebration and I hope an adventure for readers in Ireland and elsewhere."
Guidelines for Submitting to Poetry Ireland Review
We have two methods of submission available for Poetry Ireland Review, via Duosuma or post only.
Submissions will be accepted via Duosuma during the submissions windows in between 14th September to 31st October. Each poet may submit up to four poems each. All four poems should be on the one document. Please do not submit multiple times.
To access Poetry Ireland Review’s Duosuma platform, use the Click to Submit button below.
Postal entries will be accepted up to Saturday 31st October. Any postal submissions post stamped after this date will not be accepted.
Postal entries may be addressed to: The Editor, Poetry Ireland, 11 Parnell Square East, Dublin 1, D01ND60.
Please note that it may take up to 5 months from the time of your submission until you receive the editor's decision, though we'll do our best to notify all poets as soon as we possibly can.
Please ensure you read through the guidelines on our Duosuma landing page before sending your work either by post or the platform. Also, ensure you have thoroughly checked and are happy with your poems before submitting them. Please note that once submitted, work cannot be altered or amended in any way.
All poems (and cover letter, should you decide to include one, outlining previous publications or other relevant information) must be included in a single document. Please do not make a separate submission for each poem.
Should you have a query concerning your submission, you're welcome to email pir@poetryireland.ie.
FAQ
Poetry Ireland Review has moved to the Duosuma submissions platform.
If this platform is new to you, here are a few FAQs to get started with:
Do I have to pay to submit to PIR on Duosuma/Duotrope?
No, submitting to Poetry Ireland Review is free. Submitting, however, does require creating an account, which is easy to do at this link.
Do I have to pay to join Duotrope?
No, Duotrope/Duosuma is a free literary resource for writers and artists. By signing up, you can opt in for a monthly newsletter outlining opportunities and outlets for your writing. You can pay to access the entire contents of the Duotrope platform, but this is not compulsory. Your free Duotrope account will provide access to Duosuma, and submitting to Poetry Ireland Review.
How do I make my submission to Poetry Ireland Review using Duosuma?
· Sign in to your Duotrope account
· Once signed in, follow the link at the 'Click to Submit' button above.
· Follow the steps provided on the platform landing page.
Have Submission Guidelines for Poetry Ireland Review changed?
No, see above for guidelines for submissions, which remain unchanged from previous issues.
