Today on Glass! "They Say Her Cry is Heard Near Water" by Alex Carrigan (@carriganak.bsky.social)! www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html

My poem "They Say Her Cry is Heard Near Water" is live in @glasspoetry.bsky.social! Check it out here: www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html

I've got a suite of poems live in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social today! You can read "Intrusive Thoughts Around an Open Window," "Last Testament," "Ars Poetica: Vinification," and "Ars Poetica: Karaage" here: www.bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/carri...

ICYMI I was the poetry choice for Issue 3 of @flightlit.bsky.social. You can read "Ars Poetica: Tulips" below and look for their next issue this weekend!

ICYMI my prose poem "Angelic" went live in @elsewheremag.bsky.social, so check it out here:

For this year's #NaPoWriMo, I'll be writing an after poem each day based on a poem by one of the 30 panelists I saw at #AWP26 earlier this month. Full details on the other site, but I'll be sharing excerpts of the WIPs here too: x.com/carriganak/s...

The new issue of Ink of Genesis is out. My poem "Ode to Sean, Who is a Better Artist Than I'll Ever Be" is included, so order your copy here: payhip.com/b/rBi6Y

Publications January-March 2026 Read "Ars Poetica: Disorientation" in Frazzed Lit Read "Stella" in Strip Mall Magazine (online) Read "Conditional" (reprint) and "Ars Poetica: Cigar-ette" in Troublemaker Firestarter (print only) Read "Burst and Bloom" in HAD Read "Ars Poetica: Ronin" in Juste…

The 3 1/2 hours I spent at the Torpedo Factory looking for poetic inspiration paid off wonderfully. I generated so much work from that visit and am looking for my next day to wander an art museum looking for ekphrastic inspiration.

This might be my last ever publication with @publishedbyjake.bsky.social, so check out "Three Meals, Waterloo IL, Christmas 2025" now: jakethemag.com/three-meals-...

My prose poem "Angelic" is now live in elsewhere. You can read it here: elsewheremag.org/issue-28/

ICYMI, I turned 7 issues of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social into a single crown of sonnets. I also shared my thoughts on the piece in this thread, so check out the poem and the rest of the issue here:

Just received my lucky number 13th acceptance from @publishedbyjake.bsky.social for my prose poem "Three Meals, Waterloo, IL, Christmas 2025." Look forward to reading about my mediocre Christmas later this month!

If you read the most recent issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social and liked my poem "The Idle Crown," feel free to vote on it for their Readers' Choice Award! Details here:

Received acceptances in the past week from COMP Journal, @remingtonreview.bsky.social, @somewordslit.bsky.social, and Scrawl Place! Be on the lookout for poems in these pubs!

Happy 4th Book Birthday to my first chapbook! "May All Our Pain Be Champagne" has evolved so much, so definitely check it out if you're a fan of #RealHousewives and want to see how their old tweets have turned into poetry and (in some cases) dramatic irony. www.amazon.com/May-All-Our-...

The Very Gay Happy Hour reading is tonight at 5 pm at Vinyl and Pages. I'll be reading in the open mic portion, so I hope to see you then!

The new issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social is live! My cento crown of sonnets "The Idle Crown" is made of work from all 7 past issues, so check out one of the hardest poems I've ever written. Check it out below:

First day of #AWP26 haul! Got some awesome books from @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @stanchion.bsky.social @smallharborpub.bsky.social @malarkeybooks.bsky.social and Mid-Atlantic Review.

I'm on the train to Baltimore for #AWP26! I'll be doing three readings and an author signing on Saturday, so I hope to see you there!

The new @whaleroadreview.bsky.social is out, and my review of @clayrebenz.bsky.social's "Moon as Salted Lemon" is included. Read it here: www.whaleroadreview.com/clayre-benza...

My Fleetwood Mac-inspired golden shovel "Soaring Through the Shadows" will be in Electric Pink's first issue! Can't wait to share this poem inspired by a line from The Chain!

Incredible piece by Alex in our latest issue ⬇️

My poem "Yard Sale" is now live in @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social. You can read and hear the piece here: www.fullhouseliterary.com/issue-1-2026...

Come find me at #AWP26 in Baltimore! I'll be doing two readings and signing copies of my books during the bookfair. Hope to see you there!

My duplex poem "Small Sparks" will be in the Captital Love anthology from @wwph.bsky.social! Look for it this May!

This is so beautifully sad. Melancholy. @carriganak.bsky.social in @flightlit.bsky.social flight-literary.ghost.io/alex-carriga...

My poem "Ars Poetica: Sleep Number" is live in Rat's Ass Review. View the poem here: ratsassreview.net?page_id=4527

Love this. Especially the ending. @carriganak.bsky.social in Academy of the Heart and Mind #EpistemicLitFamily

My poem "Foxes" is now live in the Academy of the Heart and Mind. Read it here: academyoftheheartandmind.com/2026/02/05/f...

Our poetry selection is “Ars Poetica: Tulips” from @carriganak.bsky.social “Petals fall into your cereal, soaking in milk and staining Cheerios” flight-literary.ghost.io/alex-carriga...

When you only publish one poem per issue it HAS to be a banger, and @carriganak.bsky.social really delivers

The new issue of @flightlit.bsky.social is live! My poem "Ars Poetica: Tulips" is the poetry selection, so check it and the rest of the pieces here:

Received acceptances from @fullhouselitmag.bsky.social and @shinepoetry.bsky.social today! The former will publish my ekphrastic "Yard Sale" in March, and the latter will publish three pieces online and in print later this year. Be sure to look out for them!

I have a new poem in the latest issue of Juste Milieu. You can read "Ars Poetica: Ronin" here (pgs. 26-27): heyzine.com/flip-book/a8...

Got 9 poems accepted in 2 publications today! 5 will be in @suburbanwitchlit.bsky.social's March issue, while 4 poems will appear in @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social this April. So look for these ars poeticas, villanelles, ekphrastics, centos, and more this spring!

Still time to submit something based off my poems in Issues 4 and 7!

Check out my latest golden shovel "Burst and Bloom" in @havehashad.com!

If you liked hearing these poems, you can now read them in the @troublemakerfire.bsky.social issue. Order here: troublemakerfirestarter.com/product/10-f...

I appeared on the @troublemakerfire.bsky.social podcast to read some of my work. The episode is live, so listen to it here: troublemakerfirestarter.substack.com/p/troublemak...

My poem "Stella" is now live in Strip Mall Magazine. Read this @robertallgeier.bsky.social inspired golden shovel here: stripmallmagazine.com/issue-04/ste...

My first publication of 2026 comes from @frazzledlit.bsky.social. Read "Ars Poetica: Disorientation" here: www.frazzledlit.com/p/ars-poetic...

Reminder that I have pieces in Issues 4 and 7 of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social if you want to respond/remix them for this call!

2025 in review: published 89 poems and 5 book reviews, have ~24+ poems currently slated for 2026, was nominated for BOTN, Pushcart, and Best Small Fictions, and was a finalist to be Poet Laureate of Alexandria, VA. I think this was a good year.

One last poem for 2025? Either way, here's "Ars Poetica: Dirges" in Brown Bag. Scroll to the bottom of the page to read this Steven Leyva-inspired ars poetica. brownbag.online/issue-11/

Publications May-December 2025 Poetry Read "As Mary Magdalene" in The Scop, Spring 2025 Vol. 85 Read "Eating The Kate Sandwich at Something About Her" in JAKE. Read "Angie Katsanevas Balances Checkbooks While Balancing a Table in Her Mouth" in the Alien Buddha Press Pride 2025 Feature. Read "He…

I got my first nomination for Best Small Fictions right before the year ended! My prose poem "Pining for Radha" has been selected by Inlandia Journal as one of their nominations, and I'm thrilled to be selected.

The new @snowflakemag.bsky.social anthology is live. My poems "After Sappho Fragment 31," "His Face is Gone," and "Margaret Lanterman" are included, so check them out here: www.snowflakeculture.com/product-page...

Check out the Contributors' Curio: buff.ly/eHwvv5k! Our curio houses info on our contributors' creative projects. This #Spotlight is on Alex Carrigan @carriganak.bsky.social !

I have three poems in the new issue of Euphemism. The first is based off a work of art from a local artist, so check out "The Gray Bird" here: euphemism.illinoisstate.edu/21-1/poetry/...