We are the Michigan City Review of Books, a home for poems (and some stories). no submissions rules beyond what the neocities site can handle, formatting wise. lineated poetry please. original work only. no previously published work, including on social media, unless it is from a journal or site that no longer exists. simultaneous submissions are allowed, but please let us know if something you sent to us is accepted to be published elsewhere.
Please send submissions/inquiries to michigancityreview@gmail.com. submissions always open. no submission fees ever. no payment at this time, but that may change in the future if possible. repeat submissions and contributors are allowed. every submission will get a response. scheduling is month by month, so publication dates will be confirmed at the beginning of each month.
Michigan City Review of Books Archives:
Minding by Lauren Fraser (3/20/2026)
Two Poems by Nora Rawn (3/19/2026)
Three Poems by Sergio Brito (3/18/2026)
Two Poems by Sean Kilpatrick (3/17/2026)
Say goodbye to the city that deceived you by Mitchell Harrison (3/16/2026)
Two Poems from A Book of Irish Verse (1895)
Two Poems by Karina Longo (3/15/2026)
Time sitting still by Atsushi Ikeda (3/14/2026)
Elsewhere by Kassie Frid (3/13/2026)
the indicator by Serena R (3/12/2026)
Three Poems by Scott Laudati (3/11/2026)
Two Poems by Tim Frank (3/10/2026)
Five Poems by Angela Yang (3/9/2026)
Two Poems by Ace Boggess (3/8/2026)
baltimore snow pile by alex lei (3/7/2026)
01.27.2026 by Beach Sloth (3/6/2026)
Dear, It Will Be Bright by Madeline Blair (3/5/2026)
Cares are controls by Rebecca Warlick (3/4/2026)
Two Poems by Rebecca Karas (3/3/2026)
This One Guy by Crow Jonah Norlander (3/2/2026)
O, it was out by Donnycarney by James Joyce (1907)
Three Poems by Nic Saluzzi (3/1/2026)
Three Stories by Addison Zeller (2/28/2026)
Bowed Heads by Shil (2/28/2026)
Some Things Have Their Natural Limits by Mike Bagwell (2/27/2026)
Three Poems by Corey Qureshi (2/26/2026)
Sick Pink by Ezra Olson (2/25/2026)
boeing 787-10 dreamliner by Ava Gomez (2/24/2026)
Descent by Steve Gergley (2/23/2026)
Three Poems by Gertrude P. McBrown (1927)
Sophia by Liv Archer (2/21/2026)
Water Treatment Plant by S.G. Mallett (2/20/2026)
Two Poems by Theodore Heil (2/19/2026)
Three Poems by Robyn Schelenz (2/18/2026)
The Year of the Horse by Zachary Swezy (2/17/2026)
Time Traveler by Chris Scott (2/16/2026)
Lyndon Johnson by Ursula Carroll (2/16/2026)
Red and Dirt by Gwen Hilton (2/14/2026)
love sonnet / directions by alice yobby (2/13/2026)
Secret Express by Z.H. Gill (2/12/2026)
Valentine Rose by Lisa Marie Zapata (2/11/2026)
Vincennes, Indiana by Maura Ford (2/10/2026)
Three Poems by Francesca Kritikos (2/9/2026)
Poem for Catherine by Sam Kerbel (2/8/2026)
Four Stories by Alex Rost (2/7/2026)
Four Poems by Alex Rost (2/6/2026)
Nightdreams: November 2024 - April 2025 by Devin Morgan (2/5/2026)
Foray into Cannibalism by Sam Kerbel (2/4/2026)
caveat mater by a.d. (2/3/2026)
I CAN DO GOOD ALL BY MYSELF by Alexandra Naughton (2/2/2026)
Nameless by Mae Cowdery (1928)
Bright-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands by Jameson Draper (1/31/2026)
I'm Telling You to Bring the Thunder, Baby by Johannah Simon (1/30/2026)
Two Poems by Lilly Merrill (1/29/2026)
Twin Bison by Kellan Jansen (1/28/2026)
bonfire cleanup by dylan wilco (1/27/2026)
Two Poems by David Luntz (1/26/2026)
Foundling by Vayne Ong (1/25/2026)
Hollywood, Ohio by Max Tullio (1/24/2026)
Sorry (But the Road Signs Are in Another Language) by J S Khan (1/23/2026)
Two Poems by Nicholas Wilder Forman (1/22/2026)
Two Poems by Carly Zoladz (1/21/2026)
SECOND HAND by Cynthia Atkins (1/20/2026
BALL DON'T LIE by Alex Kies (1/19/2026)
The Thinking Man Trilogy by Johnny Hollywood (1/18/2026)
Four Poems by Claire Rychlewski (1/17/2026)
Sermon on the Mount by Pierre Minar (1/16/2026)
Kinjite by Uzodinma Okehi (1/15/2026)
I Am But a Sharpened Knife by Morgenrede (1/14/2026)
Three Poems by Lavinia Liang (1/13/2026)
Flamewarden: Burning Storm Poems by Zac Smith (1/12/2026)
Massive Passive by Kat Thanopoulos (1/11/2026)
Isignificant marigold garden by Kat Thanopoulos (1/10/2026)
Fossils by Kat Thanopoulos (1/9/2026)
The Barista by Zach Alan Michael (1/8/2026)
Three Poems by Justin Carter (1/7/2026)
Five Northern Indiana Poems by Benjamin Niespodziany (1/6/2026)
Two Poems by Lemmy Ya'akova (1/5/2026)
Three Poems by Andrew Weatherhead (1/4/2026)
form 1716 by Ursula Carroll (1/3/2026)
We Clean Bodies (love letter and sonnet) by alice yobby (1/2/2026)
Ode to Donna by Dezmond Davanti (1/1/2026
bruce & sush by Travis Shosa (12/31/2025)
Two Poems by Alara Kaplanoğlu (12/30/2025)
Farewell by Damon Hubbs (12/29/2025)
two poems by nat raum (12/26/2025)
Birthday by Bernard Reed (12/25/2025)
Mad World by Reese Sterling Alexander (12/24/2025)
Portland Polar Bear by Emma Younger (12/23/2025)
Dick Whitman by dizzy turek (12/22/2025)
Fabliau of Florida by Wallace Stevens (1923)
Blue Polygon by David C. Porter (12/19/2025)
The Extra Mile on Railroad by Leah Marie Johnson (12/18/2025)
Never Time by Lucas Mancini (12/17/2025)
Three Poems by Naa Ashitey (12/16/2025)
Three Poems by Tom Snarsky (12/15/2025)
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Oed, Id, and Eddy by Bebe Zeva (12/12/2025)
NOTES ON RESENSITIZATION by Jesse Hilson (12/11/2025)
3 poems by md wheatley (12/10/2025)
No Victory by David Gladfelter (12/9/2025)
a measure of the void by Natalye Childress (12/8/2025)
FOREVER CHEMICALS by Charlie Zacks (12/5/2025)
Two Poems by Brooke N. Plummer (12/4/2025)
GLOSSOLALIA by Cletus Crow (12/3/2025)
Three Poems by Stephanie Anderson (12/2/2025)
Three Poems by Nathaniel Duggan (12/1/2025)
Carvel by Gideon Leek (11/28/2025)
Night Walks by Macy Craig (11/27/2025)
Three Poems by Jocelyn Anderson (11/26/2025)
Blasted Drakes by James Callan (11/25/2025)
Three poems by gg roland (11/24/2025)
tractor beam / interchange by Romy Rhoads Ewing (11/21/2025)
Do trees go to sleep by Sam Cooke (11/20/2025)
saw an angel kick a snail by t.r. san (11/19/2025)
Shedding Leaves by Shil (11/18/2025)
NO SONGS / FIREFLY by Sam Pink (11/17/2025)
amstel lager by louis packard (11/14/2025)
Dearborn by Conor Hultman (11/13/2025)
Paragraph Length Anime Titles by Eric Subpar (11/12/2025)
three for mcrb by Kristin Lueke (11/11/2025)
Whale Sharks by Z.H. Gill (11/10/2025)
Escape From Parrot Head Bay by Zachary Swezy (11/07/2025)
A Dyslexic Fear of Fog by Zachary Swezy (11/06/2025)
I Am The Director Of Every Movie Ever Made by TSb (11/05/2025)