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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Happy New Year and big thanks to such an incredible online community of poets, writers, and supporters! I started actively posting and promoting this poetry blog in October 2014, and have seen a constant increase in traffic, likes, and followers. I've met some amazing and talented people along […]
A big thank you to Diane Lockward for posting all this incredible information and help for poetry manuscript ordering and organization! Her post includes her own suggestions for how to avoid pitfalls with your first manuscript and links to several excellent articles. “Many poets, especially those working on […]
Excited to be participating in this list of amazing poetry bloggers! Thanks to Donna Vorreyer and Kelli Russell Agodon for putting this together.
UPDATED 12/2/2019 The individual listings below are the chapbook publishers I found which do not charge submission fees, reading fees, or contest fees. Several are currently open or always open, which I’ve noted below. Many chapbooks are published via contests and do typically require a fee from $10 […]
Poets, support these presses, support these voices…
Cotton Xenomorph is a quarterly online journal that publishes poetry, fiction, and visual art. They publish accepted pieces every few days on their site and then publish a compilation of all the work in a quarterly PDF issue. Their tagline is “No Creeps” and while they support a social […]
