We're excited to share the full cover for our next full-length collection: It Was Never Supposed To Be by Ben Kline! Cover Design by George Gozum 🤩 this reveal also comes with a preoder link and a look inside 👀 variantlit.com/product/iwnstb/

UP NOW: In 2015, I got Stephen King'd. This is the first ep in a miniseries of 3 on PH's origins and reflections about my road from some pretty serious injuries back to writing and into starting a creative writing nonprofit. open.spotify.com/episode/6o7OFF… #writingcommunity

Fall submissions open in 3 days!

New chapbook by todd dillard! Ragnarök at the Father-Daughter Dance is now available for preorder and will ship late next month! Check out this cover 🤩 by Bachman+Petrie and take a early look inside the book here: variantlit.com/product/td/

my chapbook is live!!!! many many thanks to the Variant Literature team and to Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D. for picking the chap and blurbing it and to Ben Kline and jason b crawford for adding their words to it as well!!!!!!!

REMINDER: we now offer developmental editing & proofreading services for your longer work in progress—everything from Poetry to your Novel to your Business Writing projects. Get a quote at pencilhouse.org/editing-servic… <3 #writingcommunity #litmag #writing #writers #writer

Megan Nichols spoke with Geoff Bouvier about his poetry collection, Us From Nothing, the surprising turns in his career & what it means to live a "life of the mind". Listen on Substack or find it on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. l8r.it/AjUT .megan nichols .@whatweaimtodo

I miss writing poems.

I loved feeling as though I could "trust" Us From Nothing, in the factual sense, while also immersing myself in the language and experience. Listen to Geoff explain his approach to writing the history of the world in poems: whatweaimtodo.substack.com/p/what-writer-…

"I do this often: act like I'm behind, like I've been held back a grade but from less of an academic standpoint and more of a human standpoint." Claire Hopple in Variant Literature variantlit.com/ahead-of-mysel…

So proud of this issue and thankful to the entire Variant team! Please read our wonderful contributors!

"Watch me pull a hat out of a rabbit: the weird trick of continuing to love the world, even as it twists itself into uncanny shapes; shapes that become mundane, drained of strangeness while staying strange."

I love career stories, especially when they're serendipitous! Geoff Bouvier's start in longform journalism happened through poetry. This was one of my favorite parts of our conversation - which you can listen to on Spotify, Apple podcasts, etc What We Aim To Do Podcast

I think I forgot to share I have two new poems in the most recent issue of SoFloPoJo. Thank you so much to the editors for accepting "In a guided meditation" and "To ask him for anything"

Working on a poetry manuscript? Join us on Tuesday for a free workshop. Sarah Giragosian will discuss strategies for organizing your poems into a coherent book. l8r.it/4BwF #writingcommunity #amwriting #writerslife

Where do I learn PROSE?! I've been lucky enough to take online poetry classes with Kenyon, Brooklyn Poets, and Hugo House and now I'd like to dive into fiction & memoir - I'll be looking at Hugo & Kenyon, but what other people/places should I consider?

🌍✨ Happy World Taste & Smell Day! ✨🌍 Today, let’s take a moment to savor the extraordinary power of our senses. From the aroma of freshly brewed coffee to the delightful taste of your favorite meal, these senses shape our experiences and bring us joy in countless ways.