FREE Poetry Contest – $500 Prize, DEADLINE: Feb. 5, 2016

Zócalo Public Square is currently running a free poetry contest with the theme of “Place.” Poets may send up to three poems to poetry@zocalopublicsquare.org. Since 2012, the Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize has been awarded annually to the U.S. poet whose poem best evokes a connection to place. "Place" […]

My new poem published in #thesideshow today . . .

My poem “Madonna’s Vagina” inspired by Sharon Olds’ poem “The Pope’s Penis” was published up on Five 2 One Magazine‘s online companion site #thesideshow today. For information on how to submit your poetry to #thesideshow or Five to One Magazine, see my post: 2 NO FEE Submission Calls […]

You Could Be a Featured Fem!

The Fem interviewed me back in March and it was a great experience! You can read my interview here: https://thefemlitmagazine.wordpress.com/2015/03/13/featured-friday-meet-trish-hopkinson/

My poem "Dis-ease" plus my son's artwork published in Verse-Virtual's January issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and January’s issue is no exception. This issue is particularly important because it not only includes my blank verse poem “Dis-ease” but is accompanied by the drawing my son Skyler created to go along with […]

My poem “Dis-ease” plus my son’s artwork published in Verse-Virtual’s January issue

It’s always a pleasure to be published along side so many amazing poets in Verse-Virtual, and January’s issue is no exception. This issue is particularly important because it not only includes my blank verse poem “Dis-ease” but is accompanied by the drawing my son Skyler created to go along with […]

2015 in review

I have been blown away and completely honored by the number of followers who spend their valuable time reading my posts, sending me wonderful comments, and participating in the poetry conversation. Thanks to all of you for being part of my year! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared […]

New Release: Alice in Wonderland ANTHOLOGY

So excited to have my found poem “Why is a raven like a writing-desk?” in this anthology! I’ve seen a sample of the color version with the original Alice artwork in it and it’s beautiful! Definitely a book worth display.

Call for Submissions: SAME NAME Poetry and Prose Series

Another excellent prompt and series coming up on Silver Birch Press…

Gravitational Pull–a poem and prompt to write about the moon

Rob Carney shares some of his most memorable moments with the moon in his December blog post for his series Old Roads, New Stories: A Blog Series on Terrain.org. The blog posts are short and full of writing inspiration. This post provides a great example of how to attend to the details that […]

RUSH REVIEW: Dec 24 – Jan 1

Source: RUSH REVIEW: Dec 24 – Jan 1

Trish Hopkinson