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Husband says: It’s a fairy in front of a ferry. Spent the day in Cape May, NJ. Heading back to Rehoboth Beach. And yes, that is the back cover of Modern Poetry. I can’t stop turning back to this book.

We’re thrilled to announce the 2024-25 season of queer poetry pamphlets from the following poets: Troy Cabida (Troy Cabida) Hetty Cliss (@HettyCliss) Dena Igusti (『 Dena Igusti 』) Kayleigh Jayshree (@kayjayshree) Ben Kline (Ben Kline) Jaime Lock (Jaime Lock) (1/2)

Excited to be in this issue!

my friend Latif Askia Ba is one of the most brilliant poets i know! his book 'The Choreic Period,' is forthcoming from Milkweed Editions in jan 2025 (i'm so very proud!!!) now read the poem "Douglass Pool" by him (this is not a request but a demand!): poets.org/poem/douglass-…

Self-Portrait with Sylvia Plath’s Braid By Diane Seuss Some women make a pilgrimage to visit it in the Indiana library charged to keep it safe. I didn’t drive to it; I dreamed it, the thick braid roped over my hands, heavier than lead. My own hair was long for years. Then I

edit your poems! don't be afraid to edit. edit your poem 3 [example] days later b/c you will see new things inside your poem. change common words that you use duplicate of. [example]: the thing can only be soft so many times in a poem, maybe it also wants to be plushy

Although I feel neither "new" nor "best," I am honored to have my poem "Blue Collar" featured in the Best New Poets 2024, alongside several other talented poets. Many thanks to my first reader Josh Tvrdy and to Best New Poets and judge Anders Carlson-Wee bestnewpoets.org/finalists.php

Ariana Benson’s (ariana benson) Black Pastoral (UGA Press @UGAPress, 2023) has won the $25,000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for the most outstanding book of poetry published in the U.S. in the previous calendar year. Kyle Dargan, Yesenia Montilla La Yesenia, & D.A. Powell

This week on sonorareview.com, (fleshy, stark, crushing) images abound as we dig into some amazing poems by Benjamin Bartu (Benjamin Bartu), Shlagha Borah (@shlaghaborah), E.W.I. Johnson, Mickie Kennedy (Mickie Kennedy), and Misha Tentser. Live now--check it out.

👀 from Mickie Kennedy’s “A Body Stuffed With Prayer” 👀 Issue Six countdown 🪓 9 days until launch 🪓 frozensea.org

Our fall issue is now live: sixthfinch.com Featuring Emily Bludworth de Barrios @ellybookman @UnIambic Emily G Cunningham MBE MK Foster, PhD Mickie Kennedy Rusty Morrison Kunjana Parashar @SJSloat Benjamin Artola Casey Joiner Viktor Witkowski and more

book of the moment has GOT to be "whereas" by layli long soldier because presidents apologizing for genocide while perpetuating genocide is not new

A Body Stuffed with Prayer - Mickie Kennedy Mickie Kennedy Read the rest of Issue Six here: frozensea.org/issue-six

can't stop thinking about this poem

A massive thank you to whoever has been helping spread the word about us. Back issues and and subscripts have been selling like crazy for the past 48 hours 🙏🏼

a poem for Mozart’s birthday ❤️

Two poems about the tense relationship between a queer person and his less-than-accepting mother. (Mickie Kennedy) buff.ly/upXQ35h

I'm very honored to have a poem published in this month's Poetry Magazine. poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine…

Glandscapes cover reveal! I love how Button Poetry matched the cover design with the energy of the poems themselves. So excited for the book to drop Sept. 23. Pre-orders available now: buttonpoetry.com/product/glands…