We look for work that aims to answer that question: what is all of this goddamned for, anyway? Poetry comes from unexpected places, like gifts from long-gone friends that show up, unannounced, dropped at our feet. That’s what we’re after – the unknown.

As readers, our job is to find the emotional throughline in the work, and follow it from there. The line can be faint, or saturated, or curved, or in the shape of a metaphor. But if it’s there, we’ll know. But please – take us off the beaten path.

We publish 3-4 books of poetry per year and offer ancillary products geared toward marketing and sharing the collective vision of the writer’s work. 

Common Meter Press was founded in 2023 with a passion for music, poetry, and publishing at the intersection of this press.