Deepest gratitude to Carolyn Hembree for sharing the title poem of my forthcoming collection, DRESSING THE BEAR, out with Trio House Press in July! If you’re thinking about pre-ordering the collection, perhaps today is the day, too!!!! 🐻💙🙏

Congratulations to Bunkong Tuon (Bunkong Tuon) for his Pushcart Prize award for the title poem in his Greatest Hits collection, What Is Left! Order your copy on our website: jacarpress.com/what-is-left/

I love this poem and could not be more thrilled for Bunkong Tuon. Congrats, BK!!! This poem appears in Bunkong's 'greatest hits' chapbook from Jacar Press, which you can purchase here: jacarpress.com/what-is-left/

!!!!! Big congrats to Bunkong Tuon and Copper Nickel

A Mother’s Day poem by Bunkong Tuon

We are thrilled to announce that Cooper Young’s poem “Behind the Buddha,” which first appeared in our revival issue, has been chosen for the 2024 Best Spiritual Literature anthology (Vol. 9, @orisonbooks).

Congratulations, Cooper! 👏

New #poetry from Sati Mookherjee: 'Atta Ruti'. buff.ly/44A6D20

So pleased to announce the guests for the May reading series, poets Valerie A. Smith and Anthony DiPietro. Join us on Thursday, May 16th at Pretentious Beer Co. from 7:00-9:00 PM for a reading followed by an open mic hosted by Shlagha Borah. sundressblog.com/2024/05/10/sun…

Honored to see my work in the AGNI portfolio of Central American and Mexican Diaspora writing! Big thanks to Esteban Rodriguez Jennifer De Leon & Ben Black for this amazing issue!

Available here: agnionline.bu.edu/about/the-jour…

We are thrilled to announce that Cooper Young’s poem “Behind the Buddha,” which first appeared in our revival issue, has been chosen for the 2024 Best Spiritual Literature anthology (Vol. 9, @orisonbooks).

Congratulations, Cooper! 👏

A story I wrote in honor of my stepsister, Ti, who died almost two years ago, is up in Zone 3, a dream publication of mine. This means more to me than I can express. I hope you’ll read it.

zone3press.com/fiction-entrie…

Friends, is this real? I'm in the latest issue of AGNI!!! My experimental poem 'Kapparot' is one of my most vulnerable. Thank you so much to Jessica Q. Stark William Pierce and all the rest of the AGNI team.

✨COVER REVEAL✨

Introducing TOGETHER NOW, a chapbook by Kentucky poet Alfonso Zapata (that alfonso guy)! These heartfelt poems move us every time, and we think you'll feel the same. Pre-orders are open: coming your way July 23: bellepointpress.com/products/toget…

We're highlighting poems from Issue 1 of Hog River Press. So excited to share this excerpt from the crazily talented jane zwart; a poet for the ages. Read the full glorious poem here: hogriverpress.com/current-issue. And consider subscribing to our print edition. Subs reopen in June.

“I have written many poems this week with my t*ts poking through secret holes…”

“Valerie Smith ends her gorgeously rich debut collection, Back to Alabama, writing, ‘I close my eyes and imagine / I’m manageable.’ It’s a wise conclusion to a book that has (indeed) attempted to manage the unmanageable...”
–Beth Gylys sundress-publications.square.site/product/back-t…

Happy May! Poets with a poem or book coming out this month, please reply with the title, pub date, publisher, and link. 🐦

I would love to be on an AWP panel one day 🥹

Cover reveal! I’m a little (lot) in love with this one. 🪽🦩💬

Three poems accepted for publication in one week! Woohoo!

Share your recent publications with me! Let’s celebrate you!