I’m grateful to share that my poem “Dear Judy” was just published in Solstice Literary Magazine, a long-standing, mission-driven journal dedicated to diverse voices and socially engaged work. Solstice consistently publishes writing that leans into nuance, justice, and the complicated ways we move through the world, and I’m […]
I recently spoke with Brenda Mann Hammack, Managing Editor and Publisher of Glint, a journal that loves variety—lyric, strange, playful, hybrid, and everything in between. What started as a student capstone project at Fayetteville State University has grown into a volunteer-run space that champions bold voices and inventive […]
For poets and writers in the Kurdistan Region, Iraq, and beyond, AUIS Literary Journal has become a vibrant annual gathering place for multilingual, cross?genre creative work. I was delighted to have two poems—“Academia Galleria” and “Pandemic Plums”—included in their most recent print issue, and I’ve been consistently impressed […]
If you love work that leans into mood, texture, and the quiet strangeness of being human, Ink in Thirds is a magazine you’ll want to spend time with. Founded by Grace Black, this boutique lit mag has been publishing poetry, prose, and visual art since 2016, always with an […]
Today I’m thrilled to share a conversation with Nadia Arioli, editor of Thimble, a quarterly journal devoted to poetry, art, and the small, handmade shelters we build through creative work. With Trans Day of Visibility on the horizon, it feels especially meaningful to highlight Thimble’s upcoming special issue, […]
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 […]
