Free workshop – "POEMUNIZE: Your Daily Shot" with Marj Hahne, Mar. 16 – April 5 @ 11:30 am EST

Below is the information from Marj Hahne for her upcoming 30-minute daily workshop, starting tomorrow! Are you socially distanced? Self-quarantined? Cabin-feverish? A little po-lonely? "Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life," wrote poet Fernando Pessoa (The Book of Disquiet), so let's ignore life and stay healthy […]

Free workshop – “POEMUNIZE: Your Daily Shot” with Marj Hahne, Mar. 16 – April 5 @ 11:30 am EST

Below is the information from Marj Hahne for her upcoming 30-minute daily workshop, starting tomorrow! Are you socially distanced? Self-quarantined? Cabin-feverish? A little po-lonely? "Literature is the most agreeable way of ignoring life," wrote poet Fernando Pessoa (The Book of Disquiet), so let's ignore life and stay healthy […]

Why Poetry? – guest blog post by Michael Bernard Panasuk

I recently submitted two poems to a magazine (which will remain unnamed due to possible legal ramifications). When I clicked on the 'Next' icon to take me to the 'Submit' page, a wall of words, highlighted in red, filled up my screen. At the time, it appeared to […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Panoply, DEADLINE: Mar. 22, 2020

Panoply is a literary e-zine that publishes three times a year, in spring, autumn and winter. They seek prose of less than 500 words and poetry of all types and genres. Each issue features "Editors' Choices," including weekly videos of the writers reading their work. Panoply is listed […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Buddhist Poetry Review, DEADLINE: Mar. 25, 2020

Buddhist Poetry Review is “a quarterly online journal dedicated to publishing fresh and insightful Buddhist poetry. [Their] vision encompasses the full spectrum of Buddhism, and we welcome submissions from authors who write from any perspective.” I was curious how and why this poetry review began, so I asked […]

How I Stopped Singing those Rejection Slip Blues – guest blog post by Sister Lou Ella Hickman

"I wish those editors would hurry up. This is the third day this week I haven't received a rejection email." Then there are days I mentally stamp my foot when I check my sent list and discover how much longer an editor has kept my submission than the […]

The End Will Not be Sugared – AWP Offsite Reading, Sat. 3/7, 7 – 9pm @ The Cherrity Bar

I couldn’t be more honored to be reading with this incredible lineup of poets for the The End Will Not be Sugared: Contemporary Apocalypse Poetry in San Antonio during AWP at The Cherrity Bar. Special thanks to Jennifer Hancock and Juan Morales for coordinating the event in conjunction […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Necro Magazine, DEADLINE: Mar. 15, 2020

Necro Magazine is a new online literary magazine, with an unusual start spun off from Necro Productions, publishing literature, visual art and video art. I was curious how and why this art and literary magazine began, so I asked founder Ruben Baca a few questions to find out. […]

My poem “Resurrection Party” published + submissions open!

I’m so excited to have another poem published by one of favorites–Voicemail Poems! My poem “Resurrection Party” is included in their Winter 2020 issue, along with some really great recordings by several other poets, including Ariel Francisco, Usman Hameedi, Sarah Matthes, and more. "Resurrection Party" is a poem […]

NO FEE submission call + editor interview – Sonic Boom, DEADLINE: March 1, 2020

Sonic Boom is a literary & arts journal seeking experimental poetry, Japenese short forms, a variety of prose forms, and visual art submissions tri-annually. The issues come in free downloadable PDFs with beautiful formatting and always gorgeous art. It’s always amazing to have a found poem accepted for […]

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