The Wolf Twin Review features poets from around the world—be they seasoned or burgeoning. We support many forms of haikai and free verse poetry. To read examples of previous features, peruse our interviews.

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Why did we create this journal? For the love of poetry.

 

We are fellow poets who support other poets, building a community, one wolf at a time.

 

Poets who are accepted will become a members of the Wolf Pack. What does this entail? Opportunities such as joining in our Highlights; being featured again during poetry months and special events; and a lifetime open invitation to howl with us every full moon.

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What Makes Us Howl?

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Note that creativity, nature, humanity, inspirational, uplifting, insightful, humorous, and fantasy-loving themes strike a special chord in our editor’s heart. We enjoy free verse, and visual poetry (concrete), and micropoetry: haiku, senryu, gembun, haibun, haiga, tanka (kyoka), gogyōhka, sijo, cinquain, tautogram, and tricube. Unique submissions are welcome; we encourage experimental poetry. Our poem length preference is monoku-villanelle (we suggest 1-19 lines, though it's not a rule). Show us your best, and we will regard it with great care.

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Before submitting, please read through the guidelines below:

 

1. All poetry must be original works, written by you.

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2. Our main style is modern free verse and traditional haikai—rhythmic without rhymes.

 

3. Your poem should be in English (unless it’s in Japanese, or comes with a translation), but may contain words in another language.

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4. We do not charge for reviews or for helping other writers. Why? For us this is a labor of love. We genuinely wish to pay it forward and uplift one another. If you haven't already, please subscribe to the Wolf Twin Review and support your fellow poets.

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5. Hate-promoting poetry (Including, but not limited to all discriminatory language: animal cruelty, racist, sexist, transphobic, lecherous, and vicious or demeaning language.), or works by territorial carnivores will not be accepted.

 

6. Previously published works and simultaneous submissions are not accepted. Please, show us your latest work.

 

7. You may submit once a week, up to 4 poems at a time—but please—do not resubmit the same poems.​

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8. If your poem accompanies artwork (like haiga), please submit just the poem with a note below saying: Paired with artwork. We request art viewings when poems are under consideration.

 

9. You must like wolves who write poetry.

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Poetry-related questions may be asked through the submission form. Though we can’t reply to every submission, selected poets receive notification. This process often takes a few moons, because of the current submission volume. Thank you for your interest and understanding.

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We enjoy inviting poets to join our pack! There's also more than one way to be featured. Subscribe to the Wolf Twin Review for future opportunities, and follow our social media (especially BlueSky), where we share the work of fellow poets weekly.

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