UPDATED 9/4/2021 The article “What Is Considered Previously Published Writing?” on Writer’s Relief does a great job explaining all the nuances of determining if your work should be considered previously published. For example, is the original publisher still online? Is the issue out of print? Do blogs and […]
How often do you read a poem and feel like it could have been a metal song? Well there are a few poems which became famous metal songs. Just imagine the creativity of the maker. Changing a poem into a metal song is a difficult task to do. Adding heavy music […]
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The literary magazines/journals listed below all offer some form of prize/payment, do not charge submission/reading fees, take online submissions, and have submission deadlines in November 2019. This list focuses on poetry submissions, but most lit mags accept prose and art as well. The listings are in order of […]
The Penn Review was founded in 1966, making it the oldest continuously published literary magazine at the University of Pennsylvania. “Devoted to the literary and visual arts, we publish original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and visual artwork, and feature an innovative blend of emerging and established voices in our […]
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 […]
I’m honored to have my poem “Calve” published in From The Ashes: An international anthology of womxn’s poetry edited by Amanda McLeod & Mela Blust of Animal Heart Press. It includes a wide variety of womxn poets, including friends Alexis Rhone Fancher, Kai Coggin, and Francesca Bell. All proceeds […]
I’m honored to have my poem “Calve” published in From The Ashes: An international anthology of womxn’s poetry edited by Amanda McLeod & Mela Blust of Animal Heart Press. It includes a wide variety of womxn poets, including friends Alexis Rhone Fancher, Kai Coggin, and Francesca Bell. All proceeds […]
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A poem is a body of words, not a body of thoughts and feelings. Before you keep reading, check in with your own perspective: Agree? Disagree? A useless distinction? A valuable aha? "Both," you think? After all, who among us hasn't had poetic language spill from our heart, […]
