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.
I am honored to have my found poem “Strange Verses” published in issue #10 of NonBinary Review, the literary journal of Zoetic Press. NonBinary Review’s themed issues are fantastic and this one is no exception, with fiction, nonfiction, poetry and art from over 40 authors and artists inspired by Lewis Carroll’s […]
There are plenty of listings online to find a local poetry group or event, such as open mics, readings, poetry slams, poetry societies, and more. Here are some popular listings to get you started. If you come across any other national type listings, please share the link below […]
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I’m so excited to be judging this contest this year along with two other talented and wonderful poets, M. Brett Gaffney and Helen Townsend. You can read samples of our work featured in July here. We’ve been receiving some wonderful submissions, so definitely send in your best! This contest […]
You’ve still got time to write for this prompt! Submit your poem or short prose to Silver Birch Press by Oct. 15, 2016.
Baltimore Review announced last year they will be paying contributors and they are currently reading for their next issue. “Payment for general submissions is Web exposure and a copy of the compilation in which the author’s work appears. In addition, we are now able to provide contributors with a small […]
Posit was founded in 2013 and “publishes a stimulating, dynamic selection of the finest new poetry, prose and visual art -- accomplished, sophisticated work that may be eclectic in style but is always innovative, challenging, and aesthetically broadening.” They are an all-inclusive lit mag seeking work “by writers and artists […]
Poetry Has Value is a blog created by professor and poet Jessica Piazza. Jessica is a great supporter of poets and has been tracking her poetry dollars since early 2015. For 2016, she’s not alone–several other poets have committed to sharing their dollars spent on submission fees and other […]
In a writer's life, persistence is as important as talent When I began sending my first book out to publishers and it was rejected, I was devastated. I had received an MFA from Columbia for my manuscript, and I expected success that would immediately change me from a […]
