As I’ve been making other resource lists, I’ve been slowly tucking all the queer lit journals and mags off to the side so I could give them their own list. Because they/we needed their/our own list. Thus, I present to you: a completely non-exhaustive list of lgbtq2s+ centered journals and lit […]
I’m thrilled to spotlight new words {press}, a nonprofit literary home dedicated to uplifting emerging and established trans* and gender-expansive poets. Founded and led by brooklyn baggett, the press has quickly become a vital space for innovative work, community-building, and boundary-pushing poetics. In our conversation, baggett shares the […]
When we sit down to work together, it isn’t just about placing an image next to a stanza. It is about a “shared attention,” temporary alignment of perception, where the boundary between your inner world and another person’s becomes briefly, thrillingly permeable. It’s a commitment to looking together […]
I’m excited to feature Broad Ripple Review after meeting them at AWP. I really love what they are up to. BRR is an independent quarterly lit mag founded and edited by Kelly Schoenegge publishing fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, and interviews. They’re always open for submissions, charge no fees, […]
The Poetry Vessel is a multimedia poetry project and podcast created by poet and former Malibu Poet Laureate Nathan Hassall and his wife, Rachael. Together, they publish videos, interviews, and craft-focused conversations that explore poetry as a living, transformative art form. They are always open for poetry submissions […]
Josh Medsker created a project a couple of years ago called Medskerpedia, and now he has started something new by way of Disappearing Poems on Instagram. I wanted to know more about this new project, so I interviewed Medsker to find out what he is up to and […]
“Ekphrasis” often conjures up memories of going to a local art museum, sitting in front of a painting, and writing a poem about how the artwork makes you feel, your interpretation of the piece, or the mindset you think the artist was in when they painted it. I […]
ALOCASIA is a bi-monthly online journal that publishes queer writers exploring our lives and experiences through the lens of plants and gardening and horticulture. They are currently open for poetry and prose submissions for their next themed issue: THORNS, which will examine queer domestic violence, partner violence, and sexual […]
Unlikely Stories Six is the latest incarnation of the electronic magazine, Unlikely Stories, which has been published on the Web, more-or-less continually, since 1998. This incarnation premiered in May, 2025. They are almost always open (if closed temporarily will post a note on their submissions page). They publish poetry, […]
When I first became a teacher, I was afraid of teenagers. I’d escaped high school and had no desire to revisit it. I didn’t feel brave enough or tough enough, so I started with preschoolers, imagining that a child’s first classroom would be the gentlest place to learn […]
