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Trish Hopkinson

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.

“Moving forward with poetry and prose” an offering from espnW to mark the worldwide women’s marches today + more poems

There’s not much more to be said about this exceptional offering of poems and prose presented by espnW. Click on the article link below and spend some time with the words of these honest and masterful human beings, including Meg Day, Ada Limón, Mahogany L. Browne, Allison Glock, and Jessica Jacobs. Also […]

"Moving forward with poetry and prose" an offering from espnW to mark the worldwide women's marches today + more poems

There’s not much more to be said about this exceptional offering of poems and prose presented by espnW. Click on the article link below and spend some time with the words of these honest and masterful human beings, including Meg Day, Ada Limón, Mahogany L. Browne, Allison Glock, and Jessica Jacobs. Also […]

Need poetry/writing prompts? Check out this list compiled by Bernadette Mayer . . .

The Poetry Foundation describes Bernadette Mayer as "an avant-garde writer associated with the New York School of poets . . . known for her innovative use of language." The list starts with journaling ideas and then continues with a HUGE list of writing experiments. Scroll down about a […]

Book review call, AWP event, FREE stuff + editor interview —— Five Oaks Press/Live Oak Review

Five Oaks Press is a small press comprised of editor-in-chief Lynn Houston and assistant editor Stacey Balkun. They have been publishing poetry since 2014 and will be releasing their first novel-length work of literary fiction in the summer of 2017. They are always accepting submissions of reviews for […]

Book review call, AWP event, FREE stuff + editor interview —— Five Oaks Press/Live Oak Review

Five Oaks Press is a small press comprised of editor-in-chief Lynn Houston and assistant editor Stacey Balkun. They have been publishing poetry since 2014 and will be releasing their first novel-length work of literary fiction in the summer of 2017. They are always accepting submissions of reviews for […]

Honor Martin Luther King Jr. day in poetry —— poems & national events

This weekend has been a whirlwind of amazing events for me here in Utah, including the exceptional performance by Taylor Mac kicking off MLK week and the inspirational, packed #writersresist event last night at Mandate Press. Today, I’m immersing myself in reading poems to honor Martin Luther King Jr. […]

Honor Martin Luther King Jr. day in poetry —— poems & national events

This weekend has been a whirlwind of amazing events for me here in Utah, including the exceptional performance by Taylor Mac kicking off MLK week and the inspirational, packed #writersresist event last night at Mandate Press. Today, I’m immersing myself in reading poems to honor Martin Luther King Jr. […]

First Book Publication: Keep at it and you will succeed —— guest blog post by Erica Goss

Night Court, a poetry collection by Erica Goss, is the winner of the 2016 Lyrebird Award from Glass Lyre Press. The collection will be published in the summer of 2017. When I received the news that Night Court was a semi-finalist for the Lyrebird Award from Glass Lyre […]

First Book Publication: Keep at it and you will succeed —— guest blog post by Erica Goss

Night Court, a poetry collection by Erica Goss, is the winner of the 2016 Lyrebird Award from Glass Lyre Press. The collection will be published in the summer of 2017. When I received the news that Night Court was a semi-finalist for the Lyrebird Award from Glass Lyre […]

4 of my poems published in Wild Horses: Women on Fire by ELJ Editions

I am honored to have four of my found poems published in Wild Horses: Women on Fire with so many amazing and powerful women writers in this annual print journal published by ELJ Editions to celebrate Women's History Month. I’m particularly proud of these poems, which I wrote as part of […]

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