Trish Hopkinson is a poet and literary arts advocate. You can find her online at SelfishPoet.com and provisionally in Colorado, where she runs the regional poetry group Rock Canyon Poets, curates Poetry Happens for KRCL 90.9 FM, and is a Poetry Reader for The Adroit Journal. Her poetry has been published in several magazines and journals, including Sugar House Review, Glass Poetry Press, and The Penn Review; and her fourth chapbook Almost Famous was published by Yavanika Press in 2019. Hopkinson happily answers to labels such as atheist, feminist, and empty nester; and enjoys traveling, live music, and craft beer.
So, you have a new book out. Congratulations! Now for the hard part. Who do you share the news with, and what are your options for celebration? Let’s start with a given: Some form of marketing and promotion is going to fall to you. Publishers can only do […]
Maybe you picked up a pen again after years away. Maybe you never stopped writing but never shared a word. Maybe you started late and wonder if it is too late. It is not. Some of the most alive, most fearless, most honest poetry being written today is […]
Writers looking to generate new work, strengthen their craft, and learn how to navigate the literary submission process are invited to join me for a two-session online workshop this November. I’m delighted to partner again with Oyster River Pages (ORP), a literary nonprofit known for championing underrepresented voices, […]
The Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide is currently open for submissions across all of its nonfiction and poetry categories, with a special emphasis on its weekly online column, Here’s My Story. LGBTQ+ writers from all backgrounds are warmly encouraged to submit work that reflects the depth, complexity, […]
Recently I was asked the themes of my third collection of poems, Call Me Yes, forthcoming from The Word Works in October 2026. I launched into a description of the book: it traces the breakdown of my long first marriage, the terror and excitement of dating again as […]
The Penn Review was founded in 1951, making it the oldest continuously published literary magazine at the University of Pennsylvania. It was very exciting to have my poems “Three Miracles” (included in my new book A Godless Ascends) and “Preparation” previously featured at The Penn Review. They are […]
If you are looking for a week dedicated to writing in one of the most beautiful coastal villages in Nayarit, join me in Chacala for a generative poetry retreat designed to help you create new work, deepen your craft, and enjoy time in a vibrant, welcoming community. The […]
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 […]
