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.
Another amazing submission opportunity from the folks at Golden Walkman Magazine for a project they are calling “Tapes from the Outside.” Twice a month on the 15th and the 20th they will publish current event writing, either prose or poetry–including an optional audio file. For more current event lit mags, check […]
I couldn’t be more honored to be invited as a feature poet for the Open Bard Poetry Series at The Sherbino in Ridgway, CO next Thursday evening. Special thanks to Kierstin Bridger for coordinating the event. If you’re in the area, please come by and say hello! I’ll be reading from […]
I couldn’t be more honored to be invited as a feature poet for the Open Bard Poetry Series at The Sherbino in Ridgway, CO next Thursday evening. Special thanks to Kierstin Bridger for coordinating the event. If you’re in the area, please come by and say hello! I’ll be reading from […]
My sincerest gratitude to Matthew J. Hall for his honest and intriguing review of my chapbook Footnote on his site Screaming with Brevity. I was particularly taken with the details and insightful comments he included in the review. He named several specific poems, but my favorite comments were […]
Small Town Poetry is a print anthology seeking poems “that engage the essentials of small town American life” is a new anthology created by poet and writer Tom Montag under his small publishing house MWPH Books. I wondered how and why this anthology came to be, so I asked […]
There’s some really great advice in this article by New Writer Awardee and Reading Champion Claire Askew up on Scottish Book Trust’s site. “Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, […]
There’s some really great advice in this article by New Writer Awardee and Reading Champion Claire Askew up on Scottish Book Trust’s site. “Scottish Book Trust is a national charity that believes books, reading and writing have the power to change lives. A love of reading inspires creativity, improves employment opportunities, […]
Where I'm at: Rejections: 22 Acceptances: 0 Total submissions: 48 That breaks out to 23 poems being read by editors (or undergrads in charge of slush piles) a total of 207 times. Total submissions last year at this time: 0 Meanwhile I am still doing a one-week-per-month "poetry […]
Whiskey Island Magazine is a well-established print literary magazine that’s been around in for over 30 years. They have a respectable roster of contributing writers, including some of my favorites: Mary Ruefle, Maggie Smith, Steve Almond, Chiara Barzini, Denise Duhamel, Roxane Gay, Anne Germanacos, Matt Hart, Bob Hicok, Dora Malech, Karyna […]
It’s very exciting to have my poem “Preparation” previously featured at The Penn Review also included in their 50th issue! They are known for their fast response time, and got back to me on my original submission within two days. The issue is packed with a wide variety of poems and […]
