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An online literary journal publishing poetry and art inspired by the woods and its shadows. https://www.brackenmagazine.com/

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(From left) Jed Meyers, Kate Deimling, Linda Hillman Chayes, and Ted McMahon greeting AWP attendees at the Bracken table

(From left) Jed Meyers, Kate Deimling, Linda Hillman Chayes, and Ted McMahon greeting AWP attendees at the Bracken table

It's so nice to connect in person! Hello from Bracken, at Table 526 in the AWP Bookfair.

06.03.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Jed Meyers and Ted McMahon enthusiastically welcoming visitors to Bracken's Bookfair table at AWP Baltimore

Jed Meyers and Ted McMahon enthusiastically welcoming visitors to Bracken's Bookfair table at AWP Baltimore

Greetings from AWP! Come say hello to Bracken's editors at Table 526 in the Bookfair.

05.03.2026 19:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pond reflects a late-winter landscape of marsh reeds, bare willows, and cottonwoods.

Pond reflects a late-winter landscape of marsh reeds, bare willows, and cottonwoods.

Bracken opens for submissions of poetry and visual art on March 1st! See our guidelines at www.brackenmagazine.com/submit.

27.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cattail-lined waterway reflects a textured sky.

Cattail-lined waterway reflects a textured sky.

Going to AWP? Visit Bracken at AWP Bookfair Table 526! And please join us for our offsite reading with Passager at Pratt Street Ale House (Across from Baltimore Convention Center), Friday March 6, 5:00-7:00 p.m. We hope to see you there!

23.02.2026 19:54 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Deer Morning by Grant Clauser β€” Bracken It cleared the boxwood hedge and landed feet from my hound dog frozen at the sight of the rut-crazed buckβ€”

From the new issue of Bracken: "six sharp points and broad-chested // like a king’s stag from the old country." Check out @grantclauser.bsky.social's poem "Deer Morning"!

15.02.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Lake at dusk surrounded by dried reeds and cattails. The water reflects a wintry sky and bare cottonwood trees. Photo by Jed Meyers.

Lake at dusk surrounded by dried reeds and cattails. The water reflects a wintry sky and bare cottonwood trees. Photo by Jed Meyers.

Going to AWP? Please join Bracken for our offsite reading with Passager on Friday, 3/6, 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Pratt Street Ale House across from the Convention Center. Readers: Sarah Browning, Julie Choffel, Julia Lisella, Diana Whitney,
@karigunterseymour.bsky.social, and
@anyakirshbaum.bsky.social.

12.02.2026 22:11 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A grassy field in winter with front-lit bare trees in the distance and moody, variegated clouds above.

A grassy field in winter with front-lit bare trees in the distance and moody, variegated clouds above.

"Unseen, I came to you on my knees, reciting Millay // to the air like a seaside cure, three long mountains and a wood."

Check out Rachel Becker's beautiful poem "Field" in the new Issue XIV of Bracken: www.brackenmagazine.com/.../field-by...

07.02.2026 23:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Issue XIV β€” Bracken Bracken has been around for ten years now, and our magazine is maturing.

Check out the new issue of Bracken! Issue XIV's cover features this image by Claudio Cambon: www.brackenmagazine.com/issue-xiv/main. See more of his step well photos within the issue: www.brackenmagazine.com/issue-xiv/cl...

31.01.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Issue XIV β€” Bracken Bracken has been around for ten years now, and our magazine is maturing.

Welcome to Bracken Issue XIV! www.brackenmagazine.com/issue-xiv/main

29.01.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pond reflecting autumn-gold trees and gray clouds with patches of blue in the distance

Pond reflecting autumn-gold trees and gray clouds with patches of blue in the distance

Last call for poems and art! Bracken's submission window closes November 30th.

30.11.2025 04:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Autumn image of golden-leaved cottonwood tree amid bare tree trunks bordering a grassy field.

Autumn image of golden-leaved cottonwood tree amid bare tree trunks bordering a grassy field.

Hello BlueSky! Bracken Magazine is open for submissions of poetry and visual art through November 30. Browse past issues and see our guidelines here: www.brackenmagazine.com/submit

24.11.2025 05:29 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0