The Secret Society of Poetry

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The Secret Society of Poetry is a literary publication started by Rutgers–Camden Graduate, Sophia Westfall, that allows people from any background to have the opportunity to get their work published, via contests and online submissions.

According to The Secret Society of Poetry’s website they accept poetry submissions, short stories, essays, non-fiction, open-letter, research, photography, and artwork. If you do have the opportunity to get your work published, there is a space on their website to read publications, or there is a shop to buy a limited edition paperback that includes the publications of that year.

In addition to having the opportunity to get your work published, The Secret Society of Poetry also provides an editorial internship opportunity.

When interviewing Noah Roberts, a social media intern for The Secret Society of Poetry, and a student at Rutgers–Camden, he explains, “There’s only one intern for social media per semester, and it’s a one month long internship.”

Regarding the internship, The Secret Society of Poetry’s website says the internship is unpaid, but allows for remote and flexible hours and requires no previous experience. Some of the responsibilities that are included in the internship program, according to the website, are maintenance of the instagram account, frequently posting pictures or reels, and sometimes editing short stories or poetry submissions.

When asked what benefits or experience someone can gain from this opportunity, Roberts says, “Personally for me, I like the experience I gained from communication via social media, kind of understanding the landscape for other social media careers. And communications too, I guess specifically you have the advantage of having access to a publishing site, and then you just have access to a lot of other students’ pieces that I’ve noticed are really good.”

The website makes things quite simple to fill out an interest form for the internship opportunity, or to submit your work to them. Learn more here.

Our Editor-in-Chief has been employed by The Secret Society of Poetry.