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.
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 which was […]
My first full length book entitled A Godless Ascends published by Lithic Press is now available. Tremendous thanks to editors Danny Rosen and Kyle Harvey for the impeccable design and quality printing. The book is divided into four sections with beautiful artwork by Nancy Smith, including the cover […]
UPDATED: February 24, 2024 The listings below are literary magazines/journals that are known for taking poetry on current event topics. Many respond quickly, several are always open, others are open now, and one is paying. These literary magazines/journals are listed alphabetically. I’ve also included brief notes and whether […]
I’m pleased to share that my poem “Ex-Ballerina” was published by ONE ART: a journal of poetry. This is a personal poem and one that reminds us how impressionable we are as children and the importance of body image. ONE ART is incredible kind to work with, fast […]
These tips include the basics as well as links to several articles and posts to help even the most seasoned poet/writer, including terminology you need to know, things to do before you submit, general tips, and links to posts on my site and other sites related to submitting, […]
Tremendous thanks to The Journal of Compressed Arts for publishing two micro fictions “Expectancy” and “I Am Meg White.” These two compressed pieces are lyrical and could be considered prose poems. The first is based on a true story from an interaction I had with my husband and […]
UPDATED: December 2023 Why limit yourself to being published in lit mags in the U.S., Canada, or the U.K? There are many countries with English-language lit mags you can also submit your work to. For example, my poem “My Monkey Grammarian” was published in Hong Kong and even […]
I’m honored to have two poems published in the December issue of Anti-Heroin Chic alongside so many incredibly talented poets! My poems “The Hospital Bed Floats” and “Anniversary” are poems of recovery. It’s important to me that these personal poems are out in the world. Many of you […]
POETiCA REViEW is an online poetry journal with fast response times of one week to one month, that “hope[s] to give voice to the myriad of disparate voices within the artistic community, locally, and internationally, regardless of notoriety or who is currently favoured by this or that magazine. […]
Tremendous thanks to OyeDrum Magazine for publishing my poem “Lazarus Women” was published in OyeDrum’s Hybrid & Writing Works 2023 Issue. This issue is edited by jo reyes-boitel. “Lazarus Women” is a remixed found poem from Margaret Fuller Ossoli’s “Appeal for an Asylum for Discharged Female Convicts.” You […]
