All books have a cover story. What’s yours? Let me start this guest blog post with a confession: I am someone who does judge a book by its cover. Not all books, but with books of poetry, I certainly do. I believe what happens on the cover […]
Zoë Fay-Stindt: I just wanted to start by saying that Already Knew You Were Coming is such a gift. It makes so much space in such a small book—space for different selves and different identities to take up more room. I really appreciate it, and I appreciate you. Thank […]
Welcome to the ninth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Cathleen O’Connor, Board Chair for the International Women’s Writing Guild talks with me about the guild’s mission, wide variety of programming, free virtual events, and upcoming in-person events. Learn how you […]
This article was excerpted and adapted from a 3-part series on writing from the liminal mind, published through the author’s monthly poetry craft newsletter, lullabies & alarms. In 2017 I launched a collaborative performance practice called the Improv Poetry Orchestra (IPO). It’s a simple enough set-up – a […]
When it comes to making submissions to magazine and journals, there’s a ton of good advice on the web about how to choose magazines, how many to send to, and how to keep track of your submissions. But there’s another side to this process that doesn’t get written […]
Welcome to the eighth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Allison Joseph, professor, poet and curator of Creative Writing Opportunities, talks about literary community, how the pandemic affected her writing, and tips for poets and writers. Learn about multiple online communities, Facebook […]
I can’t even remember the first time my mom mentioned Frida Kahlo to me. It was probably somewhere around middle school age, when I was wildly unsure about myself, my likes, and where I was going to go with my life. Being a chronically ill, anxious young girl […]
I began the The Loneliest Girl in 2015. I wanted to explore the experience of being a woman in the 21st century and compare that to the experience of Medusa. Medusa was a virgin who was raped and then banished to the island of Cisthene where she was […]
Welcome to the sixth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Diane Lockward, poet and founder of Terrapin Books! Listen in while Diane gives detailed insight into the publication process, how her craft books came to be, and Terrapin’s upcoming full-length manuscript […]
Tremendous thanks to Becky Tuch for publishing my list of 50+ Lit Mags for Book Reviews & Author Interviews in her Lit Mag News Roundup in her new column on publishing tips. She offers so much excellent free content, including a regular newsletter as well as Q&A interviews […]
