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 […]

Submissions stats…

Submitting writing to markets is a LOT of work… and truthfully, regardless of the amount of research you do to make sure the work you’re sending is a good fit for the market you are submitting to, you may or may not get accepted. I spend more time […]

Trish Hopkinson