Poetry Response Ability (a manifesto) | Trish Hopkinson
Honored to have an essay up at The Fem! It’s all about why poetry is important . . .
NO FEE Submission Call for manuscript of translated poetry/prose – Calypso, DEADLINE: May 31, 2016
Calypso Editions is a cooperative, artist-run, 501(c)(3) non-profit press dedicated to publishing quality literary books of poetry and fiction with a global perspective. They are “committed to unearthing literary gems from previous generations, translating foreign writers into English with integrity, and providing a space for talented, new voices.” To […]
Why do you think people read poetry? – guest blog post by Maggie Blake
If you're angsty. Because you want details, not narrative. Because you want to sound smarter than you are. Because you want to, no one can make you. You're Charles Dickens. These are some of the answers my high school students offered me when I asked why they think […]
Not all rejections from lit mags are created equal . . .
We all receive many more rejections than acceptances. I recently learned that there are ways to help interpret the rejections literary magazines and journals send your way. Rejections actually come in many forms, including standard forms, tiered, and personal. Specifically, a “tiered” rejection means the lit mag sends out […]
Need FREE public domain art for your poetry projects?
The British Library via Flikr now offers a huge variety and multiple albums to browse through of illustrations and art that are completely public domain and free to use! From beautiful typography, to bazaar illustrations, book covers, cycling, architecture, decorative papers, and so much more–the possibilities are endless. I’m […]
The Fem has a blog!
Want to get published while supporting an awesome feminist lit mag? The Fem is now taking articles for their new blog! Send them your pitch or finished article…
Deadline Extended to 5/15/16: STARTING TO RIDE Poetry and Prose Series
This awesome series at Silver Birch Press has been extended! Go check out some of the great work published in their current series and send in your own by May 15! They are accepting both poetry and short prose.
NO FEE Submission Call – Reservoir, DEADLINE: May 20, 2016
Reservoir, is a new semi-annual, online literary journal. They publish poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction and art. New issues are released in the summer and in the winter. To read their inaugural issue, click here. For more info on how to submit to literary magazine and journals, read my Submission Tips […]
PAYING/REPRINTS No Fee Submission Call, [SOFTNESS] Anthology, Deadline: July 15, 2016
Deadline extended to July 15, 2016!
"SHASHIN – KAKU, a new style of Haiku" – guest blog post by Wayne Scott Ray
In developing a new haiku style of poetry, I had to come up with a name. During my investigations into the history of haiku (l) I came across two Japanese words that I have chosen to describe this new style; Shashin, meaning photograph and Kaku, meaning picture (to […]
