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Modern Poetry in Translation was founded by Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort in London in 1965 to get vital poetry out from behind the iron curtain. The magazine has been in print ever since, bringing new ways of writing and thinking into the English language, and changing how we see the world.


  1. We only publish translations of poetry (and not original English-language poetry) and the translations must be previously unpublished. We welcome work from any age, but we have a preference for contemporary work.
  2. You are welcome to send submissions of up to six poems. You must be able to obtain rights for the reproduction of these translations both in MPT and online on our site. We pay a fee to our contributors.
  3. Before you send us your work, please browse the poems archive or browse issues, to find out which translated authors have recently featured in MPT and to see examples of work. The work you send in should not have been previously published elsewhere.
  4. The responsibility for clearing rights and permissions for translated works, and the payment of any related fees, lies with the translator. Please note that copyright law varies from country to country and that it can take time to clear permissions.
  5. Copyright for work appearing in MPT rests with the contributor and with MPT.
  6. Bear in mind, when seeking permissions, that work of yours, if published in MPT, will be accessible on-line to our digital subscribers, made available as an e-book, and it may also be selected to appear on our website. Permissions should cover electronic and print versions of the magazine, and digital reproduction.
  7. When submitting, please state which languages you are fluent in in the submissions form.
  8. We accept simultaneous submissions, as long as we are informed immediately should your work be published elsewhere.
  9. We receive a large volume of work, and endeavour to respond to your submission within four months.
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Submit to Rhythms of the Land

What is the music of the earth? How can poetry listen to the cycles and seasons of nature, the sounds of water and wind? What stories might the rivers and forests tell, what are their histories and memories? In the July 2025 issue of Modern Poetry in Translation, we seek translated work that explores the theme of 'rhythms of the land'. We welcome poems related to ecology, climate change, mythologies that respect the earth, correspondences between outer territory and inner self, and the cultivation of a slow, nurturing relation with communities and other beings, in contrast to the acceleration and violence of the news cycle.


Deadline: 15 May 2025
 

General guidelines:

  1. We only publish translations of poetry (and not original English-language poetry) and the translations must be previously unpublished. We welcome work from any age, but we have a preference for contemporary work.
  2. You are welcome to send submissions of up to six poems. You must be able to obtain rights for the reproduction of these translations both in MPT and online on our site. We pay a fee to our contributors.
  3. Before you send us your work, please browse the poems archive or browse issues, to find out which translated authors have recently featured in MPT and to see examples of work. The work you send in should not have been previously published elsewhere.
  4. The responsibility for clearing rights and permissions for translated works, and the payment of any related fees, lies with the translator. Please note that copyright law varies from country to country and that it can take time to clear permissions.
  5. Copyright for work appearing in MPT rests with the contributor and with MPT.
  6. Bear in mind, when seeking permissions, that work of yours, if published in MPT, will be accessible on-line to our digital subscribers, made available as an e-book, and it may also be selected to appear on our website. Permissions should cover electronic and print versions of the magazine, and digital reproduction.
  7. When submitting, please state which languages you are fluent in in the submissions form.
  8. We accept simultaneous submissions, as long as we are informed immediately should your work be published elsewhere.
  9. We receive a large volume of work, and endeavour to respond to your submission within four months.


 

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