If you’re getting ready to send out a poetry manuscript, this post gives you a solid place to start. I walk through how to research presses, what to pay attention to beyond the guidelines, and the kinds of questions that help you understand whether a publisher is truly […]
In March 2025, I read the poem “To Sew a Freedom Suit” by Danielle Legros Georges in The New Yorker. Georges had passed away the previous month. At the time, I’d been in the US for 3 years after relocating from Malta (Europe). I’d viewed the US as […]
Indigo Literature Review is one of those emerging projects that reminds me why I love spotlighting new editorial voices—small, intentional, and driven by a genuine desire to make space for work that feels a little strange, a little unmoored, and entirely alive. Founded by Kael Knight (they/them), Indigo […]
In 2025, I returned to submissions after several years away, during which I published a book and had a daughter. I’d drop my daughter off at daycare, go to a cafe about a block away, and amp myself up with caffeine while I tried to bang out five […]
Bloodroot Poetry Journal is a visually rich, international publication founded and edited by Marc Frazier, who envisioned a space where poetry and professional photography meet—images acting as a quiet pause between poems, a moment to reset the reader’s attention. The journal’s inaugural issue featured poets from India, Nigeria, […]
I recently joined Onyemechi “Mechi” Aisosa Nwakonam on the Buildwriting Podcast for a conversation focused on how poets can get their work published in literary magazines. We covered practical strategies for finding the right journals, preparing submissions, understanding editorial expectations, and building a sustainable writing practice that supports […]
O my people—they loved words. Misunderstood bible verses, nursery rhymes, and misquoted lines of Shakespeare. There’s nothing like the early seventeenth century rhythms of King James’ English. It’s why so many folks hold on the KJV, when better translations abound: why should we work to understand something in […]
Poets planning their 2026 submission year are going to love this guest feature from Poetry Bulletin. Emily Stoddard has assembled one of the most comprehensive, thoughtfully organized roundups of poetry book publishing opportunities available anywhere: more than 175 deadlines, spanning contests, open reading periods, first-book prizes, regional presses, […]
Every so often, a magazine comes along that reminds us why we fell in love with literature in the first place—work that startles, disorients, refuses to behave. iExile has always lived in that territory. Founded in 2007 by Jaia Papitz, iExile has long championed writers and artists working […]
I’m excited to share this interview with Theresa Senato Edwards, Editor in Chief of American Poetry Journal, a long-running online journal publishing thoughtful, boundary-pushing work since 2004. APJ is currently open for submissions June 1-30, 2026 for their upcoming October issue, and they’re looking for submissions of poetry. […]
