PAYING/NO FEE Submission call for Wrinkle in Time (book) theme + editor interview – NonBinary Review, DEADLINE: April 23, 2018

NonBinary Review is the literary journal of Zoetic Press. They publish four themed issues every year. From their About page: “We take existing works of fiction in the public domain, and invite authors to re-invent those works. From Grimm's fairy tales to Sun Tzu's The Art of War, we […]

What is a landay poem? – guest blog post by Ellie O’Leary

  I came of age in poetry in the traditions of rhyme, meter and classic western forms. Once my limited view of the genre had been cracked open by the likes of free verse enthusiasts such as Charles Bukowski, the catalog of world poetry made more sense. Stanzas […]

Honoring autistic poets for Poetry Month & Autism Awareness Month – guest blog post by Hilary Krzywkowski

  Many poets may not know that April is also Autism Awareness month. Most Autistic adults are anxious the whole month through due to the high volumes of triggering internet content, most of which violates the privacy of autistic children and advocates for child abuse thinly masked as […]

Honoring autistic poets for Poetry Month & Autism Awareness Month – guest blog post by Hilary Krzywkowski

  Many poets may not know that April is also Autism Awareness month. Most Autistic adults are anxious the whole month through due to the high volumes of triggering internet content, most of which violates the privacy of autistic children and advocates for child abuse thinly masked as […]

Got Poet's Block? Check out these writing exercises from Albany Poetry Workshop

Albany Poetry Workshop’s online classroom provides “five exercises that we hope will inspire, cajole, and tease you into writing new work.” The exercises themes include: The Five Senses Organic Metaphor Organic Simile Personification Integrated Poem If these five exercises aren’t enough, check out their other sessions, including a Seven-Session […]

10 Revision Ideas for Poetry Month – guest blog post by Diane Lockward #NaPoWriMo

I’m posting here the Craft Tip I contributed to my craft book, The Crafty Poet II: A Portable Workshop. You might find it helpful as you work on new poems this month. You might also find it useful for working on poems you wrote months, or even years, ago. […]

13 Ways to Support Poetry - guest blog post by Dick Allen #NaPoMo

Great guest blog post rewind up today from Dick Allen… the 13 ways to support poetry below include what to ask your local library, how to support poets you like, and quotes from others in the lit mag industry. "It is difficult to get the news from poems […]

FREE Poetry Contest + Where to Submit Your Work by Nausheen Eusuf via Submittable's blog

Honored to be included in this great blog post by Nausheen Eusuf up on Submittable’s blog with a list of the top ten sites to follow for places to submit! “Poet Trish Hopkinson posts submission calls regularly on her blog, focusing specifically on markets that don't require a submission […]

FREE Poetry Contest + Where to Submit Your Work by Nausheen Eusuf via Submittable’s blog

Honored to be included in this great blog post by Nausheen Eusuf up on Submittable’s blog with a list of the top ten sites to follow for places to submit! “Poet Trish Hopkinson posts submission calls regularly on her blog, focusing specifically on markets that don't require a submission […]

NO FEE Chapbook Prize & editor interview – Lithic Press, DEADLINE: April 30, 2018

I’m so excited to announce the next Lithic Press poetry chapbook contest! Lithic Press creates beautiful, high quality books (I happen to know because they selected my chapbook Footnote when they ran their last contest in 2016). They are wonderful folks to work with and I had an amazing […]

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