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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.

Voices for Peace anthology with my poem "Breast-giver" is now available . . .

Don’t miss this lovely anthology published by Weasel Press entitled Degenerates: Voices for Peace. According to their site: “The purpose of the [Voices for Peace] is to awaken, enlighten and maybe even provide a bit of shelter to those who need it. Poetry has some immense power in the […]

Excellent found poem published in JAB by Kelly Nelson

Incredible work by Kelly Nelson created as a found poem from a recent news article. JAB is also accepting submissions!

Where Does The Smell of Old Books Come From? | IFLScience

Check out this quick explanation of why love the smell of old books: Where Does The Smell of Old Books Come From? | IFLScience

Where Does The Smell of Old Books Come From? | IFLScience

Check out this quick explanation of why love the smell of old books: Where Does The Smell of Old Books Come From? | IFLScience

Learning to Dance, poem by Carol A. Stephen (Mythic Poetry Series)

Exquisite poetry from fellow poet Carol Stephen published on Silver Birch Press today as part of their Mythic Poetry Series. I love the way this creates a myth of childhood. Great stuff!

Beautifully done audio of Sylvia Plath’s work now available online . . .

Today is Sylvia Plath’s birthday, she would have turned 82 today; making her 40 years my senior and the same age as my grandmother. Click to listen to this radio program recording from Clocktower Radio, posted today by Aerogramme Studio. The recording includes readings from The Beehive, Stings, […]

Beautifully done audio of Sylvia Plath's work now available online . . .

Today is Sylvia Plath’s birthday, she would have turned 82 today; making her 40 years my senior and the same age as my grandmother. Click to listen to this radio program recording from Clocktower Radio, posted today by Aerogramme Studio. The recording includes readings from The Beehive, Stings, […]

Need a local writing group for inspiration and feedback?

This seems fairly well developed. Their stats are included in the graphic below… maybe if I’m feeling ambitious I’ll start one just for poetry in my area :). That said, there were five groups within 25 miles of Utah County… not a big metro area, worth checking out! […]

Hear “Footnote to a Footnote” read by yours truly . . .

Listen to my  audio recording of  "Footnote to a Footnote.”   Originally published  by  Chagrin River Review  online journal, Lakeland Community College, Fall 2013. See  http://www.chagrinriverreview.com/trish-hopkinson.html  for the journal and audio of the poem.

Hear "Footnote to a Footnote" read by yours truly . . .

Listen to my audio recording of "Footnote to a Footnote.”  Originally published by Chagrin River Review online journal, Lakeland Community College, Fall 2013. See http://www.chagrinriverreview.com/trish-hopkinson.html for the journal and audio of the poem.

Trish Hopkinson