FREE Chapbook contest & editor interview – Honeysuckle Press, DEADLINE: March 1, 2018

Honeysuckle Press is the sister organization of Winter Tangerine and has a similar aesthetic with absolutely stunning artwork and clean, readable website design.  It is “a literary press committed to expanding and redefining human truths by prioritizing the narratives of unsung communities.” Their 2nd annual chapbook contest is […]

FREE Chapbook contest & editor interview – Honeysuckle Press, DEADLINE: March 1, 2018

Honeysuckle Press is the sister organization of Winter Tangerine and has a similar aesthetic with absolutely stunning artwork and clean, readable website design.  It is “a literary press committed to expanding and redefining human truths by prioritizing the narratives of unsung communities.” Their 2nd annual chapbook contest is […]

Honor Martin Luther King Jr. day in poetry

Today, I’m immersing myself in reading poems to honor Martin Luther King Jr. and listening to my favorite community radio station KRCL streaming online as they play music and speech excerpts in his honor. You can also listen to the entirety of his “I Have a Dream” speech here […]

To Epigraph or Not to Epigraph – guest blog post by Margaret Rozga

I confess. It began early in my life as a poet-apprentice, my love affair with epigraphs. As soon as I learned this name for a quote usually in italics beneath a poem's title and before its first line, I found them seductive.  True, as a reader, I sometimes […]

NO FEE Submission call + interview – Bosch and Bruegel Anthology, DEADLINE EXTENDED: Feb. 1, 2018

Bosch and Bruegel Anthology invites you to send your poems about any of the paintings, drawings, or other artwork by Hieronymus Bosch or Bruegel the Elder. I wondered how and why this anthology came to be, so I asked editor David Sullivan and he kindly replied. See my interview with […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – Kettle Blue Review, DEADLINE: Always Open

Kettle Blue Review is an independent online literary journal founded in 2014 by co-editors Lana Rakhman and Virginia Smith Rice. KBR is published biannually, and strives to be inclusive in its presentation of contemporary poetic voices. Their most recent issue from fall of 2017 includes work from Maggie Smith, Ace […]

Your Writing Voice: The Tools of the Trade – guest blog post by Windy Lynn Harris

We hear the word "voice" a lot in appraisals of writing. The term can be confusing. You might hear, "Aden's voice is just so original!" or "The voice of this piece really punched me in the gut." These are terrific compliments, but what exactly is voice? Most commonly, […]

Write, publish, or participate in poetry – Poetry blog hits 10K followers!

Welcome! I’ve been posting poetry related information on my blog almost daily since October 2014. Below is a summary of the types of information I post, where, and how to access it quickly. If you are looking for information on how to write, publish, or participate in the […]

The Un-"Selfish Poet" site review – Woven Tale Press + NO FEE Submission call

I’m so honored that Emily Jaeger, Features Editor of Woven Tale Press published this lovely site review of my blog last year. She does a great job explaining what I’m up to and the types of information you can find here on my site. The site is blessedly […]

NO FEE Submission call + editor interview – FIVE:2:ONE, DEADLINE: Always open

FIVE:2:ONE publishes quarterly print issues of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, reviews, art and interviews. They also publish an online daily journal #thesideshow, where they’d love to receive more submissions of visual, audio, and video poetry. They accept submissions year round. I wondered how and why this lit mag came to […]

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