NEW POEM #207: "The Aching Heel Eyed Righteous" by Josh Gaydos (@jgwrites22.bsky.social)
"Knowing the ache in her chest won’t wholly heal
the mother instead watches spokes spin the cul de sac,
her children laugh out the airy road, pedaling snowmelt "
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Some IG collages for December
The end of "Transgressions" by Jack Gilbert, on this chilly morning in Michigan: "Above all, his greed. Greed of time, of being. This world, the pine woods stretching all brown or bare on either side of the railroad tracks in the winter twilight. Him feeling the cold, sinfully unshriven."
The triple Monday rejection is back and better than ever! One did the bracketed Dear {first name} {last name)
From Suchitra Mattai’s exhibit at NWMA. Whole show was helpful in showing what art can redefine.
Looking for poets, poems, and so on? Here's a place to start. No promises that it includes everyone but I tried to get a lot of y'all in here. Some room to add a few more as people show up. go.bsky.app/5oLR4YJ
Chicagoland
Happy National Poetry Month!
I just realized my manuscript was LISTED as a semi-finalist at Sundress last year. I read the letter with joy but am just now seeing it is public.
The past two months have been focused on linebreaks and shipping out for another round of contests.
www.sundresspublications.com/safta/uncate...
I don’t think I want to look at my total but am now only one away from 60 rejections telling me “best of luck”
Thank you Janis! It is, a lot of hours but starting to land things!
Ain’t no sugar with this piece accepted by Tiny Spoon Lit Mag. Coming soon! www.instagram.com/p/Czbr_RKM95...
I've got FIVE! poems in this. Grateful to be included.
Hey there new DIAGRAM issue 23.5: thediagram.com/23_5
If I change everything I've ever written to couplets, will I win the Nobel Prize in literature?
It is now 5 actually. Do I get to chose which mag for the shirt at least?
I might do a cake, just cleared 50 ‘best of luck’ rejections on the year.
Four rejection tuesday!
The question now is will I have more “best of luck” rejections than books read this year? Looking likely.
Book #50 of ‘23
Phenomenal
I’m calling the governor now
Poetry beach, blue sky. Hopefully this month I can pick up some sea glass and not look at one of my watches and compulsively check email.
What's the deal with couplets?
Which of your fave journals & indie presses have made their way over to the other side? Boost them here?
Our new fall issue just went live, and it's so good. Check it out! 🍂
www.whaleroadreview.com/issue-32-fal...
40th “best of luck” rejection this year celebratory post #fame #poetry #wow #metrics
Sunday in Manitou
Saturday
It's official release day for Door Is A Jar Mag's Fall 2023 issue! Chuffed to be with 43 talented contributors in this issue💕
Here's "Void", one of 2 poems of mine included in it.
You can buy copies online from DJIA. Or check out these bookstores near you: www.doorisajarmagazine.net/where-to-buy
