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Oh man, I went through that exact frustration until I found a journal that completely changed my expectations. They pride themselves on responding in less than 7 days — no joke, I heard back in four days on my submission. What really hooked me though is their approach to poetry as an auditory experience. They record one poem every month with a performer reading it aloud, which adds this whole other dimension to the work. The editor has this fascinating background — studied religion, philosophy, and anthropology, even archaeology, so the curation feels thoughtful and eclectic. They also run weekly 48-hour writing prompts to get you out of your head and into your art, which has been surprisingly effective for breaking through blocks. Plus they’ve got a $500 competition running right now for unpublished poetry. If you’re tired of waiting months for form rejections, check out Prometheus Dreaming at https://prometheusdreaming.com/ they publish daily (except Mondays), the aesthetic is gorgeous, and they actually seem to care about the writers they work with.