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.
I know I post a lot of stuff from Brainpickings, but they do such a fabulous job summarizing and providing vivid detail, I simply can't resist! This article Neil Gaiman's 8 Rules of Writing by Maria Popova not only provides his eight tips, but also links to several […]
These journals pay their contributing writers! As always, read submission guidelines CAREFULLY. Don’t get rejected for not following the rules. Read as many reading samples or past issues you can for each of the journals you’re submitting to, in order to make sure you are sending your best […]
My interview with Found Poetry Review was posted today! The Found Poetry Review was founded in 2011 and celebrates the poetry in the existing and the everyday.
This month's edition of Verse-Virtual not only published four of my poems, but also, included Utah fellow poet Colin B. Douglas whose poems are not to be missed! Colin is “the preeminent Mormon, surrealist, Native American (Samish Indian Nation) poet over the age of seventy writing in Utah […]
This month's edition of Verse-Virtual not only published four of my poems, but also, included Utah fellow poet Colin B. Douglas whose poems are not to be missed! Colin is “the preeminent Mormon, surrealist, Native American (Samish Indian Nation) poet over the age of seventy writing in Utah at this time. Retired […]
Check out this interesting and inspiring list of books nominated by 25 writers per the request of the editors at World Literature Today. Some of these may make your holiday list for giving or your own reading list… get inspired! The Results: 25 Books That Inspired the World […]
Check out this interesting and inspiring list of books nominated by 25 writers per the request of the editors at World Literature Today. Some of these may make your holiday list for giving or your own reading list… get inspired! The Results: 25 Books That Inspired the World […]
What about Edgar Allan Poe? Emily Dickinson? Hemingway? Plath? Read this whimsical article on mental_floss by Erin McCarthy and imagine yourself seated at the table with your favorite writer and a variety of good recipes… from Poe’s eggnog to Plath’s tomato soup cake. Great fun! If you like […]
Pablo Neruda wrote beautiful odes to mundane things, and this poem is no exception. Read this brief article by Brainpickings Maria Popova and/or click here to listen to the poem. The text of the poem is also included in the article. Below are a few of my favorites […]
