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.
Redactions is easy to navigate and is chock full of writing and poetry resources. Specifically, the site includes: A list of nearly 700 poetry book publishers with links (print books and are not vanity presses) A list of presses with open readings (links and important notes, reading fees, […]
Whether you are just starting to consider submitting your work or are submitting regularly, part 2 of this article by Becky Tuch gives a reviewers inside look at the most quirky, well-done journals and lit mags. It includes links to each with a brief description. It also includes […]
I’ve taken two workshops with The Rooster Moans and am registered for another beginning of next year. Compared to some of the other online poetry workshop courses, these are quite affordable, most run about $100 or so and are discounted if you sign up early. The format is […]
From the Barrelhouse Submission page: “Selected manuscripts will be published by Barrelhouse Books in an initial run of 1,000 copies. Authors will receive $500 at the time of publication and royalties later on.” Manuscripts can include previously published individual poems, but the collection itself needs to be unpublished, […]
Whether you are just starting to consider submitting your work or are submitting regularly, part 1 of this article by Becky Tuch gives a reviewers inside look at the most well-done journals and lit mags. It includes links to each with a brief description. It also includes information […]
Monkey Star Press is putting together two new anthologies: “We are looking for content for two mom lit anthologies about 1) tantrums and babysitters, and 2) moms, children, and lack of sleep.” Note, the deadline is coming up on December 31, 2014 to submit your “personal essay, creative […]
Don’t get stuck with no ideas for what to write next. The Found Poetry Review posts poetry prompts on their blog weekly. Their prompts are generally geared toward providing interesting and unique sources for found poetry, but can certainly be great inspiration for any type of writing. From […]
My poems listed below are representative of Language poetry and are composed with a focus on the use of the language itself and how it contributes to the creation of meaning. You can read more about the Language poetry movement and see some other examples here If you […]
Kind of a Hurricane Press has consistent calls for submissions for each of their upcoming themed anthologies. The guidelines are easy to follow and A.J. Huffman is quick to respond and runs an organized press! Her poem “from Wine, this Whimsy” was also just published by Silver Birch […]
Informative article with practical tips on why and how to apply to an MFA program. More good reasons to continue studying and writing outside of academia. A formal MFA isn’t for everyone! If you like this post, please share with your writerly friends and/or follow my blog or […]
