ISSUE 5

Total number of poems submitted - 689
Total number of poems published - 81
Overall rate of acceptance per poem - 11.8%
Overall rate of acceptance per poet - 30%

Total number of poets who submitted - 233
Number of poets accepted - 69

Per Gender Identity (as reported by submitters) 

Gender-expansive, Queer, Questioning, Agender:
Submitted - 59
Published - 19
Rate - 26.8%
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*Rate of total acceptance pool- 27.5%

Female:
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Submitted - 90
Published - 26
Rate - 41.8%
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*Rate of total acceptance pool - 37.7%

Male:
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Submitted - 83
Published - 24
Rate - 31.4%
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*Rate of total acceptance pool - 34.8%

​Countries Represented (number; [percent]) 

Australia - 1 (1.5%)
Canada - 4 (5.8%)
England - 2 (2.9%)
Germany - 1 (1.5%)
India - 11 (15.9%)
Italy - 2 (2.9%)
Northern Ireland - 1 (1.5%)
Philippines -1 (1.5%)
Romania - 1 (1.5%)
Scotland - 1 (1.5%)
Trinidad - 1 (1.5%)
Turkey - 1 (1.5%)
UK -1 (1.5%)
USA - 41 (59.4%)

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ISSUE 4 

Total number of poems submitted - 909
Total number of poems published - 62
Overall rate of acceptance per poem - 6.8%
Overall rate of acceptance per poet - 26.3%

Total number of poets who submitted - 194
Number of poets accepted - 51*

Per Gender Identity (as reported by submitters) 

Gender-expansive, Queer, Questioning, Agender:
Submitted - 52
Published - 16
Rate - 30.8%
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*Rate of total acceptance pool- 31.4%

Female:
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Submitted - 81
Published - 22
Rate - 27.1%
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*Rate of total acceptance pool - 43.1%

Male:
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Submitted - 61
Published - 13
Rate - 21.3%
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*Rate of total acceptance pool - 25.5%

​Countries Represented (number; [percent]) 

Australia  - 1 (2%)
​​Canada  - ​1 (2%)
Germany  - ​1 (2%)
India - 10 (19.6%)
Italy  - ​1 (2%)
​New Zealand  - ​1 (2%)
Philippines  - 1 (2%)
UK - 3 (5.9%)
USA - 32 (62.8%)

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