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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.

Two of my poems published in Verse-Virtual's February issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and February’s issue is no exception. This issue includes two of my poems. Click here to read “Lonely Soup” and “Closure.” To learn more about the Verse-Virtual community read the About page here. This issue includes some poems with […]

Two of my poems published in Verse-Virtual’s February issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and February’s issue is no exception. This issue includes two of my poems. Click here to read “Lonely Soup” and “Closure.” To learn more about the Verse-Virtual community read the About page here. This issue includes some poems with […]

Cultured Vultures now pays contributing writers!

Cultured Vultures recently announced they are now able to pay contributing writers! Current rates are $.50 (fifty cents) per 500 page views over the course of a month. What’s really amazing is that the staff at Cultured Vultures “can work with you to help build your social profile, show […]

NO FEE/REPRINTS Submission call for audio art journal – Rocky Mountain Revival, DEADLINE: Feb. 15, 2016

Rocky Mountain Revival is a fairly new audio art journal and podcast “born from the love of three things: stories, songs and podcasts.” Their submission guidelines are detailed and describe the type of work they are looking for, “Well-told, well-written, polished, poignant, captivating, one-of-a-kind stories. No matter what genre, we […]

Poetry, collaboration, and feminism . . . Les Femmes Folles interviews Trish Hopkinson

Many, many thanks to Les Femmes Folles for all they are doing for women writers, artists, musicians, and performers. I so enjoyed the interview process with their curator Sally Deskins. Keep an eye on this organization–they are accomplishing great things! The interview includes two of my poems, “Waiting Around” […]

Call for chapbooks & manuscripts – ELJ Publications, DEADLINE: April 1, 2016

ELJ Publications believes “publishing a book should be an interactive and personalized experience.” You can read more about ELJ Publications and their editors, on their Masthead page. ELJ is currently reading chapbook, full-length, and novel length manuscripts for both poetry and prose. Read there submission guidelines carefully and browse their many current titles […]

Call for chapbooks & manuscripts – ELJ Publications, DEADLINE: April 1, 2016

ELJ Publications believes “publishing a book should be an interactive and personalized experience.” You can read more about ELJ Publications and their editors, on their Masthead page. ELJ is currently reading chapbook, full-length, and novel length manuscripts for both poetry and prose. Read there submission guidelines carefully and browse their many current titles […]

Paying Call for Submissions – Black Warrior Review, DEADLINE: March 1, 2016! ($2 fee)

Black Warrior Review (BRW) doesn’t charge subscribers fees for submitting, but they do charge non-subscribers a small admin fee of $2 to submit. Per their site, “BWR pays a one-year subscription and a nominal lump-sum fee for all works published.” BWR was “established in 1974 by graduate students […]

NO FEE/REPRINTS – Submission call + editor interview for Thank You for Swallowing, DEADLINE: Always Open

Thank You for Swallowing is a fairly new online lit mag described as a “protest in poems.” “Poetry is a form of protest. So let this be another one, in the spirit of Against Rape, in the spirit of Catechism, in the spirit of Binders Full of Women's […]

Breath-holding poetry by Katharine Coles via Kore Press

Take a deep breath before reading this poem of poison and love. A shorter poem of only 15 lines that captures longevity in a way that forces every to count. Coles’ poem “Longevity” is meant to be read over and over again. The first stanza begins: In a world […]

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