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My poem “Nocturne to Uterus” published in The Gravity of the Thing (subs open in June!)

I’m pleased to share my poem “Nocturne to Uterus” has been published in The Gravity of the Thing.

The Gravity of the Thing is an independent magazine dedicated to innovative and defamiliarized creative writing. Since the journal’s inception in 2013, The Gravity of the Thing has been named one of thirty best online magazines by Bookfox, their publications have been finalists in the Shirley Jackson Awards, and recipient of a grant from Oregon’s Regional Arts & Culture Council. Their ongoing goal is to publish work that defamiliarizes literary forms, writing that stranges to achieve a renewed sense of discovery.

Click here to read “Nocturne to Uterus”

The Gravity of the Thing is open for submissions during the months of March, June, September, and December. There is no fee to submit. They release work on a rolling basis throughout their seasonal publishing windows.

Click here to read submission guidelines.

  • READING PERIODS: March, June, September, and December
  • FORMAT: online
  • SUBMISSION FEE: None
  • PAYMENT: None
  • ISSUE FREQUENCY: Rolling
  • SUBMISSION METHOD: Email
  • SIMULTANEOUS SUBMISSIONS: Yes
  • FORMS: short fiction, creative nonfiction, self-contained excerpts, and genre-bending forms; flash, poetry, six words, Baring the Device essays column
  • SOCIAL MEDIA: Facebook, Twitter

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