Today's Feature: In this week's installment of What Sparks Poetry: Building Community, Katey Funderburgh (Katey Funderburgh) and Nicholas Ritter (Nicholas Ritter) write about Poetry Daily's education initiative, "Poetry Alive!" Read here: poems.com/features/what-…

Our sister journal So to Speak is boycotting X, but I wanted to shout out that they are currently open for submissions! Subs are open until May 1st. Link in bio.

Our sister journal So to Speak is boycotting X, but would like to humbly invite you to submit to fee free day! They pay $100 and subs are open til 5/1!

“When nobody is looking, I can fly. / We are all held together by invisible threads.“  — Raul Gutierrez

I just wanna get my weekly grocery list published in The Paris Review… is that too much to ask?

Exposing the dirty secrets of my newest piece in Puerto del Sol‘s Freak Issue — scroll to see the said “friend” (Kara) in the flesh. And also … you know … maybe check out my essay or whatever

New piece in JAKE :) jakethemag.com/how-to-get-rid…

May Day 🛠️

—Li-Young Lee

Please make this so viral that she cannot feel comfortable being racist regardless of where she moves

So do y’all think Kenyon Review will publish my poop drop posts? elena McKinley

Having issues with bedbugs and/or grief? Matti Ben-Lev (He/Him)’s been there and is here for you: jakethemag.com/how-to-get-rid…

So what? The literary world is always in the first detonation blast zone. Run towards the searing light. You don't want to live in the world without the arts. Become a writer.

Our Spring issue, 54.2, is live! Please give it a read; we're really proud of this one. All of our contributors did an amazing job. The link to check it out is in our bio!!!

Nonfiction today by Matti Ben-Lev (He/Him) librelit.com/2025/05/21/mat…

—Kim Addonizio

New piece out in McSweeney's 😃 mcsweeneys.net/articles/memo-…

Woke up to some frickin' awesome news from X-R-A-Y 😀

read this wonderful 500 word story by Matti Ben-Lev Matti Ben-Lev (He/Him) ! it’s about Big Steve, a patient in a drug rehab clinic. i love all the little details in this story, what a great piece !! xraylitmag.com/big-steve-hid-…