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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.

PAYING/NO FEE Call for Poetry – Amethyst Arsenic, DEADLINE: April 30, 2016

Amethyst Arsenic is a paying, online publisher and is a project of ELJ Publications. Issues include poetry, fiction, art, and music. You can read past issues online here. This current call for submissions is for poetry only and the reading period runs from during the month of April. Amethyst […]

#NationalPoetryMonth'16 Round-up (Day 7) from Bonespark

Sometimes I wonder how it’s possible I could have not seen something for so long! This blog is one of those. Check out what Bonespark is doing for National Poetry Month! Excellent roundups of prompts and favorite poems every day. Special thanks to Erika Dreifus for sharing this […]

To The White Men Who Fear Everything

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Kore Press supports women writers + new poetry & contest deadlines in April!

If you identify as female and are a poet or writer, make sure to spend some time on Kore Press' web site! Kore Press believes that "publishing women is social justice work." They have been publishing women poets and writers since 1993 and are passionate about the work […]

Kore Press supports women writers + new poetry & contest deadlines in April!

If you identify as female and are a poet or writer, make sure to spend some time on Kore Press' web site! Kore Press believes that "publishing women is social justice work." They have been publishing women poets and writers since 1993 and are passionate about the work […]

My poem "South Side" published on Stirring + they are open for submissions!

I’m so pleased and honored to have my new poem “South Side” published in the April issue of Stirring. Founded in 1999, by Sundress Publications, Stirring: A Literary Collection is one of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the internet. Stirring is a strictly electronic journal that publishes monthly issues […]

My poem “South Side” published on Stirring + they are open for submissions!

I’m so pleased and honored to have my new poem “South Side” published in the April issue of Stirring. Founded in 1999, by Sundress Publications, Stirring: A Literary Collection is one of the oldest continuously publishing journals on the internet. Stirring is a strictly electronic journal that publishes monthly issues […]

Call for writing, art, and photography submissions: NANCY DREW ANTHOLOGY

Great prompt and anthology to submit to in April! Accepting poetry, prose, short plays, and artwork until April 30.

Need poetry/writing prompts? Cahoodaloodaling’s prompts are inspired by poems . . .

The online lit mag Cahoodaloodaling has a new feature called Prasanna's Parrot Picks & Prompts - that highlights recently published poems from Sundress Publications and then suggests a related prompt for each one. Really excellent work by their new staff member Prasanna Surakanti. Click here to view Prasanna's Parrot Picks & Prompts What […]

My found poem “Just a pocket memory” published by Sonic Boom (next reading period is June 2016)

It’s always amazing to have a found poem accepted for publication! My poem “Just a pocket memory,” an erasure poem from Rob Carney’s "Just Once I'd Like to Sneak Up on the Wind" (Story Problems, Somondoco Press) is included in issue five of Sonic Boom. Sonic Boom is a literary & arts journal that […]

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