Special thanks to Tell Tell Poetry for publishing my guest blog post 42 University lit mags/journals + why to submit. If you’re a poet/writer looking to share your work, university literary magazines and journals are some of the most welcoming and rewarding places to submit. I’ve gathered this […]
If you’re not already familiar with Clifford Garstang‘s annual literary magazine rankings or you’ve forgotten to check them out for a while, here’s a reminder to how handy they are! Every year Garstang ranks lit mags based on Pushcart Prize anthology. He creates rankings for the three main […]
“Literature is impoverished beyond our counting by the doors that have been shut upon women.” —Virginia Woolf In the famous, book-length essay “A Room of One’s Own” (1929), Virginia Woolf comments on the disempowerment faced by women throughout history. The lack of opportunity and resources, she claims, have kept […]
I’m pleased to announce I’ll be teaching a poetry workshop for the International Women’s Writing Guild on Saturday, December 13 from 1 – 3:30pm ET. This virtual poetry workshop invites participants to explore the intersection of sensory awareness and personal identity as creative catalysts. Through guided readings, reflective […]
A former pastor of mine argued that the Biblical first act of human speech was poetry: Adam calling Eve “bone of my bone/flesh of my flesh.” This experience of woman’s creation was so spectacular to Adam that couldn’t respond with a simple narrative. There was something supernatural, seemingly […]
Wallace Stevens, one of my favorite poets, published his first book of poetry, Harmonium, when he was 44 and didn’t publish another collection until Ideas of Order, when he was 57. He went on to publish five more collections of poetry. E. B. Moore published her first chapbook of poetry New […]
The End. Wouldn’t it be a relief if you could just end a poem like that? Every reader would know the poem had resoundingly concluded. However, most of us would like to be more subtle with our poetic craft, to signal the end with the structure of the poem, […]
A poem with “after” and another poet’s name underneath the title is an “after” poem. A good example is Jane Zwart’s “All my Life I was a Bride married to Amazement,” after Mary Oliver’s “When Death Comes.” Identifying a previous poem that a new poem is “after” indicates […]
Humans are creatures of habit. It’s tempting to find one or two poetic forms you like and stick with them for the rest of your life. But don’t let yourself get complacent! No matter where you are on your poetry journey, it’s always useful to experiment with new […]
Hello, readers and fellow poets— It’s been a minute. After a period of reflection and behind-the-scenes creative work, I’m thrilled to announce that TrishHopkinson.com is officially back in action—with new posts, regular updates, and the same commitment to supporting poets and literary artists that this space has always […]
