If you have been writing poetry for longer than a few months, you may have experienced this anxiety-inducing scenario: you sit down at the desk, look at the blank page, and nothing happens. You write a line and immediately erase it. You cross out titles. You second guess […]
Presence: A Journal of Catholic Poetry is a beautifully designed print poetry journal seeking poems “written by authors whose work is informed by the Catholic faith. We publish poems on the basis of their artistic merit, rather than on the basis of the author's professed creed or because the […]
I’m pleased to announce three of my poems were published today on Cultural Weekly! Click here to read all three poems: “I smoked marijuana for the first time with a 13-year-old boy,” “South Side,” and ” A Leveling.” Big thanks to editor Alexis Rhone Fancher for believing in […]
When a local writers group asked me to teach a class on inspiration, I was stopped in my tracks. How could what inspires me inspire this community of prose writers and poets? The more I thought about what might be universally applicable, however, the more excited I got. […]
Last year for National Women’s Equality Day, I spent some time compiling a list of feminist lit mags and journals. You can support and celebrate today by reading, submitting to, or donating to some of these important organizations. Submit your feminist writing and/or contribute in any way you […]
Last year for National Women’s Equality Day, I spent some time compiling a list of feminist lit mags and journals. You can support and celebrate today by reading, submitting to, or donating to some of these important organizations. Submit your feminist writing and/or contribute in any way you […]
Yavanika is a new digital chapbook press that “hopes to integrate multifarious genres of literature and artwork including Japanese short-forms of poetry, avant-garde, conceptual, and postmodern works of culture and art.” Chapbooks from the press are published digitally and are available as free downloadable PDFs with beautiful formatting and always gorgeous […]
Rob Carney presents his readers with two poems as examples of writing myths and origin stories, entitled “Sometimes It Isn't the Same Old Story” and “On Mars as It Is in Heaven.” He also reflects on the current political climate and how “Poems have jobs. They use the […]
Kahini Magazine is the literary monthly print magazine for Kahini members: submissions, however, are open to all and accepted year-round. Contributors receive a subscription to the magazine and $100 payment! I wondered how and why this magazine came to be, so I asked Americas Director and Kahini Magazine Editor Jordan Hartt a few […]
I'm always answering the question, "Why poetry?" The question assumes different shapes depending on who's asking. A tinder match will say, "But what are you going to do with that degree?" A relative at my grandmother's funeral will roll her eyes when I tell her I'm retiring from […]
