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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.

1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts by Ryan Andrew Kinder is currently FREE to download

Thanks to Aerogramme Writers’ Studio for posting this on their Facebook page today! Follow them on Facebook for other writerly tips and news. 1,000 Awesome Writing Prompts by Ryan Andrew Kinder is currently FREE to download via http://amzn.to/1tyA2jA. If you like this post, please share with your writerly […]

Paying Calls for Submissions – poetry, prose, art, etc.

Before submitting, read my Submission Tips and to check other paying markets for emerging writers and how they are rated, download my spreadsheet:  Poetry Magazine/Journal Ratings for Emerging Poets with Paying Markets If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends and/or  follow  my blog  or […]

My poem "How d'ya like them apples?" published today in JAB’s special Found poetry edition . . .

So excited to be published in this great mag along side so many fellow poets whom I admire so much!(Roxanna Bennett, Martin Elwell, Howie Good, and Winston Plowes) Definitely go check out JAB, read the WHOLE found poetry issue, (don’t miss the editorial note) because it is fabulous; […]

My poem "How d'ya like them apples?" published today in JAB's special Found poetry edition . . .

So excited to be published in this great mag along side so many fellow poets whom I admire so much!(Roxanna Bennett, Martin Elwell, Howie Good, and Winston Plowes) Definitely go check out JAB, read the WHOLE found poetry issue, (don’t miss the editorial note) because it is fabulous; […]

The Best ‘Best of’ Lists for Writers from 2014 published on Cultured Vultures

Pleased to see my Best ‘Best of’ Lists article published by Cultured Vultures this morning! Go check it out. Includes some awesome year-end lists and mentions of my favorite slam poet and friend Jesse Parent and one of my favorite filmmakers and all ’round awesome person  Ana Lily […]

The Best 'Best of' Lists for Writers from 2014 published on Cultured Vultures

Pleased to see my Best ‘Best of’ Lists article published by Cultured Vultures this morning! Go check it out. Includes some awesome year-end lists and mentions of my favorite slam poet and friend Jesse Parent and one of my favorite filmmakers and all ’round awesome person Ana Lily Amirpour. […]

Want to own exquisite poetry and support a good cause all at once?

Fugitive Pieces by Howie Good is a beautifully done  book of found poems published by  Right Hand Pointing Press. All proceeds from the book go to the Food Bank of the Hudson Valley. “It comes with a big reward–helping where help is needed–and with a bit of art […]

Need writing prompts for the holiday break?

Got some downtime over the holidays? Don’t succumb to burning good writing hours watching TV or snoozing . . . start a new poem or story with these writing prompts. For more writing prompts, select the Writing Prompts category from the drop-down list on the right. If you […]

Top buzzwords and phrases of 2014 . . .

Word nerds everywhere are going to love  this article! It was great to see “blackout poetry” mentioned and I definitely got a kick out of “lumbersexual” and “ammosexual.” Big thanks to Grant Barrett of The Dallas Morning News for having such a great ear and compiling this list: […]

The gift of poetry never gets old . . . Poem by Tami Porter-Jones

Tami wrote this poem in return for my support of Wasatch Word Smiths slam team in 2013.  “Language, My Lover” is a beautifully written piece inspired by Rumi. If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends and/or follow  my blog or  like my Facebook page. […]