'during the 22’ NBA draft my ex trades away my heart, like child who trades away mother /packed lunch for roll of oreos missing the notes that say 'I love you''

This week's #newvoicespoem is a sporty one! Check out Kenny Bradley's new poem here: buff.ly/49ls3k2

“the blacker the berry / you know how it goes / shit is sweet / like a crime / like you stole something from it”

Check out this week's sticky & sweet #newvoicespoem by Aly Acevedo.
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Final day to register!

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'I was thinking that I know it is not shame / but the knotting and unknotting of every time you leave.'

In 'this is just to say', Karly Hou offers a new perspective on the nuances of love.
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You still have ONE MONTH to submit to our 2024 Nature & Place Prize! 🌙✨

Submissions are open to all poets, regardless of publication history. Send us only your best, polished work—unpublished poems only, please. Submit up to 3 poems today!

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Congratulations to Ajibola Tolase (a finalist in our 2022 Global Poetry Prize)! He has been awarded the Cave Canem Prize for his manuscript '2,000 Blacks.' We can't wait to see what he works on next!

Check out his interview with The Washington Post: washingtonpost.com/books/2024/03/…

Closing soon: Our Spring Poetry Lab!

Working on a chapbook? Want to know how editors evaluate your poems? Sign up, share up to ten pages of poetry, and get ready to grow as a writer. 😁✍️

Deadline: March 31, 2024, 11:59 PM Pacific

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This week's #newvoicespoem is a visually captivating meditation on longing. 'I want / to cradle the figs, see how summer has / loosened their skins.'

Check out Annabel Li's 'Suburbia': buff.ly/3PttUfM

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“i mean, my kindred spirits calling me out of my nostrils just when I could / make a promise to not go down in the river with a sun the yellow of my jaundice.”

Don't forget to check out another great #newvoicespoem by Martins Deep!

Read here: frontierpoetry.com/2024/03/15/mar…

In this month's #linelevel craft column with poets of color, poet and editor Joanna Acevedo analyzes Khải Đơn's poem 'A Dream of Returning', asking the big question 'Who are we writing for, and more importantly, who are we writing to?'
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'My tongue / glistens I think it’s crying every tastebud / a tear duct every tooth a tuning fork'

Check out this week's musical and anatomical #newvociespoem by Mickie Kennedy.

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You're invited to our Spring Poetry Lab, an opportunity designed to help you grow as a writer through personalized editorial feedback, an extensive selection of curated materials, and the chance to collaborate with other poets!

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'The heart, she seems to whisper, the heart never / stops marching. You are simply its feet.'

Check out this week's evocative #newvoicespoem 'Semi-American Hightailing' by Vanessa Niu: buff.ly/3UNpfJ0

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Wondering what Flower Conroy is looking for in your submission? Here are some great insights to keep in mind when writing for our Nature & Place Prize!

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This week's #newvocies poem is an evocative reclamation of queerness---check out 'Prayer (II)' by Chris Watkins.

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This week's #newvoices poem is propelled by its intriguing form but is motivated by the nuances of devotion. Check out 'WHEN MY FATHER TELLS ME TO TAKE MY EARRING OUT' by Arya Vishin!

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Final day to send us your tankas!

What do you do when you are (not) in love? Send us your poems in the form of a tanka. The first-place winner will receive $500 + publication.

Deadline: February 14, 2024, 11:59 PM Pacific

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It's Friday so that means it's time for another incredible New Voices poem. Check out this week's aquatic poem, 'Some Day, Underwater Archaeologists' by S.J. Pearce!

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ONE week left to submit to our (Not) In Love Tanka Challenge! We invite you to share your most vulnerable work on the topic at hand, but in the form of a tanka. Send up to 5 tankas per submission.

Deadline: February 14, 2024, 11:59 PM Pacific

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