I’ve been gathering journals and magazines that publish work by older writers As always, a good poem is a good poem, and older writers publish everywhere. But sometimes it helps to know which journals specifically welcome or center work by writers over 50. Many poets come to writing […]
Where my head’s at on reaching this landmark: six questions answered In December, it’ll be 20 years since I first performed a poem on stage. Last week, I submitted my début (adult) collection for typesetting. This is where my head’s at. There are six key questions I’ll address […]
I’m pleased to share a new review of A Godless Ascends published today at Tweetspeak Poetry. Reviewer Glynn Young offers a thoughtful look at the book’s central tensions—faith, doubt, inheritance, and the long arc of becoming—and considers how the collection’s lyric voice moves through those questions with clarity […]
The Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization founded in Chicago, IL in 2004. They are currently open for no fee entries for their Sejong International Sijo Competition. The sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form organized technically and thematically by line and syllable count. Click […]
Garden Party Collective treats publishing as an invitation—a collaborative space where emerging poets are welcomed into a community that grows together. In this interview, Founder Christopher Morgan shares how GPC evolved from a chapbook contest into a collective rooted in transparency, shared creative work, and a commitment to […]
This contest from Poetry Super Highway is a great opportunity for only $1 per poem to enter, especially since you can enter as many poems as you like. ALL of the entry fees go to the prize pool, and the prize money is not too shabby, usually in […]
–originally published as “THE GENEROUS ACT OF PUBLISHING DRAFTS: Letting Poems Exist as Iterations” in Cleaver Magazine Most of the poems in my debut book, Certain Shelter, appeared first in journals—and in almost every case, the book version of a poem differs from the original. Often the edits are […]
I’m pleased to share that my poem “she-god after she-god” was published in Luna Luna Magazine alongside a beautiful photograph by Lisa Marie Basile of the Santuario di Rosalia in Palermo. This poem is part of a long?running series, four of which appear in my full?length collection A […]
This lyric-hybrid essay was one of two finalists for the 2026 Dogwood Literary Prize, now out in Dogwood, a journal of poetry and prose, Volume 25. The essay combines poetry, writing practice, and memoir building. Bridger will be featured at the upcoming Grand Mesa Writers’ Symposium along with Craig Childs, […]
Diode Poetry Journal has been a steady force in contemporary poetry for nearly twenty years, publishing work that’s sharp, curious, and deeply engaged with the world. Editor Patty Paine has shaped the journal with a commitment to diversity, anti-racism, and a wide aesthetic range, creating a space where […]
