this person who plagiarized many poems, including mine — SENT a manuscript in the chapbook contest that i'm judging: WITH MY POEM he plagiarized. like wtf!!! so watch out everyone for this manuscript in your inboxes!

“It's almost cruel, he laughs. / After everything, how the world still insists / on being beautiful.” — Joy Sullivan . . . This poem appeared in Instructions for Traveling West: Poems by Joy Sullivan, published by the Dial Press, 2024. Shared here with deep gratitude.

I like Hamlet because he spends the first two acts lecturing everyone about how they should be more honorable. Then Act III comes and he just starts stabbing.

Our fall submission window is now open through November 30th! vestalreview.net/guidelines to learn more.

happy August! we are open for submissions!! send us your darlings!!

Plus, the companies / outlets pivoted to service journalism because they care more about access and the profits that come with it than having a voice on anything. Can’t get a Taylor Swift profile if you point out that —- [FBI sniper shoots through my window]

A bedroom, a black hole, a body… RA 125 features poetry by Justin Demeter, Jenna Lasby, Jia Yi Ling, Taylor Hammond Los, Maheen Majid, Martha McCollough, Megan McDermott, Christopher Phelps, Jessie Raymundo, Claire Scott, and Leslie Contreras Schwartz. rogueagentjournal.com/issue125

Syllabus for grad seminar HOW TO READ DIALECTICALLY . Some favorite critics and pieces of Marxist criticism here .. dropbox.com/scl/fi/gd9af2e…

A new capitalist nightmare just dropped

For anyone who’s ever been told “poetry doesn’t pay” … here’s proof it sometimes does. File under: unexpected checks, joy, & validation. 🌟 Click here to submit: chillsubs.com/lists/big-buck… #writingcommunity

What a sobering read: "The things we can accomplish together are, by definition, within our sphere of control, even if we have to act through structures that are bigger than any of us alone to achieve them."

I can't keep promises... Here is another submission opportunity: the Harvard Advocate is seeking fiction (7000 words) and poetry on the theme of FEAR for their Spring 2026 issue. Submissions are free and the deadline is 14 November. Link below.

Enough Music by Dorianne Laux

Introducing the inaugural "London" Literary Prizes contest! FREE ENTRY! Submissions are open in the Poetry and Prose categories from Nov. 1, 2025 to Dec. 31, 2025. Canadian and international awards. Winners announced in April 2026. Contest info & rules: thetemzreview.com/the-london-lit…

New Verse Review is open from November 1 through November 30 for poetry submissions to its winter issue. We'd be honored if you shared your work with us. Full details👇.

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Elaine Scarry's recent essay on "Plato and the Poets" is a much needed pushback against a simple narrative. bostonreview.net/articles/plato…