Roots | Issue 01 | Free the Verse

  • Anna Elwin
  • Zara Shams

Roots was our very first issue. Published in May 2022, it included poems from 27 brilliant poets across the world, many of whom we've since interviewed for our website.

Free the Verse is a quarterly poetry magazine. Since our inception, we've published an issue every quarter, plus weekly poet interviews. Interested in joining the community? Our submissions are open now.
"We wanted our first issue to feel grounded. To build on the traditions of literary journals before us, to create a bridge between the new world of Instagram prompts and the old world of print anthologies. And we were determined to branch out in new directions: to reimagine the potential of digital media in a sphere historically dominated by print..." Read more