Have you read the book representing your state?

Or, make this a reading list and read yourself across the United States. Brooklyn Magazine recently published this article, complete with map. It’s no surprise the book selected for Utah is  The Executioner's Song by  Norman Mailer. I’ve never read it, but I should. Parts of the movie […]

Breast-giver (a found poem)

This poem was inspired by the beautiful language and voice of a translation by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak of a story by Mahasveta Devi titled with the same name. (It could also be considered a shape poem). Please consider reading more of these short stories in the collection  Breast […]

"All-There-Is" written with only the top 1,000 most used words in the English language . . .

“Mr. Einstein then began to wonder what would happen if he used his space-time idea for the entire All-There-Is.” This article from Brainpickings gives incredible insight into a must-have book for word nerds! It’s going on my wish list for sure . . . The Edge of the […]

“All-There-Is” written with only the top 1,000 most used words in the English language . . .

“Mr. Einstein then began to wonder what would happen if he used his space-time idea for the entire All-There-Is.” This article from Brainpickings gives incredible insight into a must-have book for word nerds! It’s going on my wish list for sure . . . The Edge of the […]

A "Self-Taught" MFA… I thought I made that up!

Thankfully, the idea of what I called a “personal MFA” isn’t only mine. There are two articles on LitReactor (which also seems to have tons of resources) to prove the idea was not only something I didn’t come up with, it’s alive and well… Considering an MFA, but maybe […]

A “Self-Taught” MFA… I thought I made that up!

Thankfully, the idea of what I called a “personal MFA” isn’t only mine. There are two articles on LitReactor  (which also seems to have tons of resources) to prove the idea was not only something I didn’t come up with, it’s alive and well… Considering an MFA, but […]

Call for Submissions: Mythic Poetry Series

This Mythic Poetry series is a great prompt for new writing an opportunity to get a quick response and published with Silver Birch Press…

Check out Writer's Circle for writing resources and tips…

Including this brief, but very helpful article: How to Get Published in Literary Magazines and Journals                     The article includes several tips I use regularly to try and make the most of my submissions. Also note, they have a […]

Check out Writer’s Circle for writing resources and tips…

Including this brief, but very helpful article: How to Get Published in Literary Magazines and Journals                     The article includes several tips I use regularly to try and make the most of my submissions. Also note, they have a […]

Railroad about the Truth

The sound begins with a story-- a ghostly, beautiful, mysterious boy. A sound visiting evening on a rainy summer. Grandmother in a small Kansas moan when the town of a train impression first beckons. This childhood whistle blossomed into a lifelong train with fascination, nostalgic and romantic. In […]

Trish Hopkinson