“faces pale and poisonous like the lawn mushrooms you kick” 🍄 Whenever Sylvia Santiago writes something, there’s always a small quiet part that just breaks your heart. A new brilliant piece in Indianapolis Review

A big thank you to Susan Susan L. Leary, Shome shome dasgupta, Catherine Catherine O'Brien, Melissa Melissa Llanes Brownlee & Sneha Parentheses Journal for sharing my latest poem & brightening my day 😊

“…when you lose everything that means anything” This poignant beauty by Sylvia Santiago in Indianapolis Review!❤️💔

So grateful to Jenny Jenny Wong, Melissa Melissa Ostrom & Sevde Bereket Writers for sharing my latest poem & for their unwavering support 😊

A new addition to an old favorite! Enjoy "august blackberries" by the ever-creative Jenny Wong 🌞

"Remember you were brought to grief but memory is a robust friend." Catherine O'Brien in Flash Boulevard ❤️‍🩹

"I write in the tradition of courage." ❤️‍🔥 Read our new interview with Sneha Subramanian Kanta (Sneha Subramanian Kanta)! She discusses the inspiration behind her poem, “Letter to the Milkmaid,” which won second place in our Priscila Uppal Memorial Award contest: buff.ly/4dMpbzw

New flash Wednesday by Mandira Pattnaik

"I've learned to cull want / from wait, / to walk until water appears." From Theophanies by Sarah

A sneak peek from Jenny Wong's CNF "On a Cliff Overlooking an Empty Golf Course." If you've seen her poetry videos, you'll know this piece is a total beauty! Coming soon in Issue 1! #namjooningbutliterary

"I sit listening to the waves crash against lava rocks and sand, the wolves whistling to my bikini-clad, coconut-oiled sisters nearby . . ." Check out this trio of micros by Melissa Llanes Brownlee 🌺

This is one of my favorites now, too. 🐕

This excellent collection by shome dasgupta🌻 I'm enjoying revisiting pieces I'm familiar with & reading ones that are new to me!

Excited to have a flash in SoFloPoJo's Issue #33! Thanks, francinewitte, for including "Alphabetical." Here's a link, if you want to check it out, friends: southfloridapoetryjournal.com/flash-33-may-2… ❤️

Short-lived souvenirs of an early morning rain 🌂

"A silent river of faraway light pours across the sky. Arrival and departure unannounced." A moment of wonder captured by the insightful Jenny Wong ✨ Literary Namjooning | Subs Closed! literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/on…

Submissions are open for our March issue! We're officially using Duotrope's Duosuma as our subs manager for a better author experience. Additionally, we've updated our submission guidelines and will no longer be accepting reprints. Details here: lunastationquarterly.com/blog/open-subs…

"there is pain & God’s light every origin story comes with a warning" from S.M. Badawi's poem, "When I Dream of Motherhood". Read more at porterhousereview.org/articles/when-…

This week, spotlight's on Amy Barnes and her magical piece "The Princess of Tides." In her author's note, Amy writes, "My Alice has candles, books, and the ocean in her own waiting, upside-down, chaotic, sad space." Nails the #namjooning vibe. literarynamjooning.wixsite.com/litnam/post/th…

Signed up for this at the last minute & so glad I did! Thanks for a fantastic workshop, Mandira Pattnaik ✨ And thanks to Abode Press for making the fee affordable!