Literary Undoings
A publication of experimental poetry, prose, and visual art
About
In a world where experimental art isn't always appreciated, Literary Undoings exists as a way to appreciate the breadth of experimentation and counterculture that exists in art!We think of experimental art as art that doesn't fit a given boundary or norm. For example, we're unlikely to publish poetry that's fully in the left margins, unless there is another experimental aspect to it.We accept all artists, writers, and creatives who aren't afraid to be a little fun with their work, because art is all about that!
ART WE LIKE:
MASTHEAD
Editor-in-Chief
Aldrin Badiola
Aldrin Badiola (he/him) is a Filipino poet and the author of the forthcoming poetry collections PATRILINEAL (ink & ivy lit, 2025) and BURIED LOVE IN ARCHIVED WEBSITES (Ghost City Press, 2025). He is the editor-in-chief of Artists from Maryland. He can be found at aldrinbadiola.carrd.co.
Most Recent Publication
Jason Ryberg (August 2025)
Read Jason's piece here!
Jason Ryberg is the author of eighteen books of poetry, six screenplays, a few short stories, a box full of folders, notebooks and scraps of paper that could one day be (loosely) construed as a novel, and, a couple of angry letters to various magazine and newspaper editors. He is currently an artist-in-residence at both The Prospero Institute of Disquieted P/o/e/t/i/c/s and the Osage Arts Community, and is an editor and designer at Spartan Books. His latest collection of poems is Fence Post Blues (River Dog Press, 2023). He lives part-time in Kansas City, MO with a rooster named Little Red and a Billy-goat named Giuseppe and part-time somewhere in the Ozarks, near the Gasconade River, where there are also many strange and wonderful woodland critters.
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BEFORE YOU SUBMIT, THINK:
Am I submitting left-margin/lineated poetry?
Am I submitting prose blocks?If the answer is yes, please look at our about page HERE to see examples of art we're more likely to accept!
Genre specific guidelines
FOR WRITTEN WORK: Submit up to two-thousand (2000) words of ANYTHING. Poetry? Prose? All good, just make sure it fits under two-thousand words. Use a .pdf or .doc/.docx file.
FOR (static) ART: Submit up to five (5) pieces of visual art that does not move. Use a .jpg or a .png file.
FOR (non-static) ART: Submit up to ten minutes of ANYTHING. You have a short film? A music video? Send it over! Use a .mp4 file for videos, and a .mp3 file for audio.
Have any doubts at all? Send us a query at literaryundoings [at] gmail [dot] com.
Unless otherwise stated, we are ALWAYS OPEN FOR ROLLING SUBMISSIONS.Expect a response within one month. If you do not receive one, please query.
If you submit anything discriminatory in nature, excessive gore, or gratuitous sexual content, your submission(s) will be immediately deleted with no response. When in doubt, submit with a trigger warning.
We are not interested in work that has in some way been directly shaped by artificial intelligence (AI). If you used AI to create it, assume that it won’t be accepted.
Previously published pieces are only welcome if you have permission from the previous publisher to republish it. We also allow any pieces here to be published elsewhere after it is published!
Simultaneous submissions are also allowed! Just notify us if the piece is published elsewhere before the collection is published so we can congratulate you!If you submit when we are closed, your submission will be deleted and left unread.If you are rejected, please wait one month before submitting again. If you submit before that period is over, your submission will be deleted and left unread.Any questions? Email us at literaryundoings [at] gmail [dot] com.
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