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 […]
If you’re drawn to poetry that risks something—work that’s strange, gorgeous, and willing to push back against the systems we live in—South Broadway Press is a space you’ll want to know. Based in Denver, the press has grown over the last eight years from local events into a […]
It’s very hard to write about something you don’t fully understand. I did not know the term agoraphobia until years after my first episode at eleven years old. I found it inside of an old psychology textbook. Specifically, agoraphobia with panic disorder. Panic attacks often come with the […]
Weber—The Contemporary West has been a home for sharp, resonant writing and art since 1983, publishing work that explores the culture and environment of the West and the wider world. Under the new editorial team of Sunni Brown Wilkinson and Ukamaka Olisakwe, the journal is moving to a […]
I often recall Mrs. Grumalski, my 7th grade home ec teacher, when I contemplate the necessity of writing and all art. Mrs. G was a holy roller of the rolling pin, a prophet of the gospel of homemade bread. Her devout fervor for home economics was leavened by a […]
The Westchester Review was founded in 2007 as a print journal for Westchester writers, it has since grown into a quarterly online publication with international reach—publishing poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction from voices around the world. In this interview, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Amy Ralston Seife shares more about […]
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 […]
