Open mics are an incredible opportunity for poets and writers to share their work, get instant audience feedback, practice for readings, listen to what others are writing, and to build community. The International Women’s Writing Guild (IWWG) hosts their free-to-attend All Voices Open Mic twice a month including […]
Having grown up in a working-poor family in which having no more than a high school education was the norm, poetry wasn’t something I knew much about. It certainly wasn’t a path I ever considered taking. Poetry was something other people did, and mostly it was opaque to […]
The Letters I’ll Never Send anthology is a new project edited by poet Jackie Bluu to “bring a community of women (or those who identify as women) together to collectively share their stories, emotions, thoughts, or whatever it is that they’re looking to get off their chests. I […]
Because I am a Jane Eyre junkie, I want to tell your readers about Sundays With Jane Eyre (SWJE). Located in Philadelphia, The Rosenbach museum is treating Brontë fans to a free weekly program that explores Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel and Gothic tour de force, Jane Eyre. Program […]
Hotazel Review is a new online, international art and literature magazine for South Africa and the world. They are currently open for submissions for their inaugural issue of poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction. The first issue will be published in February 2022 and the deadline for submissions […]
I’d like to build on Deborah Bacharach’s guest author post from January 24, 2021, “My Year of Writing Poetry Book Reviews,” especially what she says about not writing a review that declares whether a poem (or a volume of them) is good or bad but saying what a […]
Welcome to the fourth interview in my 12-part poetry submissions interview series for Tell Tell Poetry with Jendi Reiter, vice president of Winning Writers! Jendi and I someone I’ve been in touch with online since my early days of seeking publication. Listen in as we chat about how […]
Radar Poetry is an online journal featuring poetry and visual art, published three times a year, including their annual Coniston Prize issue, which exclusively features the work of women poets. Rachel Marie Patterson and Dara-Lyn Shrager are the founders, curators, and editors of Radar Poetry since its inception […]
I’m honored to announce my poem “Uprooted” was a Jack Grapes Poetry Prize Finalist, including a cash prize! This exceptional contest is described by by Poetry Editor Alexis Rhone Fancher as being “named after poet and teacher Jack Grapes, whose work, encouragement, publishing activities, and overall spirit have […]
Better Than Starbucks is “Not your ordinary poetry magazine” and is published in print and electronically. They host regular features categorized by form and genre available on their web site and content is always available to read online for free. They pay $20 for monthly features via paypal […]
