Absolutely killing it in @havehashad.com this morning. Go Alex! www.havehashad.com/hadposts/ars...

Check out my poem "Ars Poetica: Lace" in @havehashad.com!

I'm going to spend all of November writing sonnets/crowns of sonnets/sonetas for my November writing challenge. Full details here: x.com/carriganak/s...

The new issue of @varietypack.bsky.social is out! My review of @natallman.bsky.social's "Dolce Vita/Let There Be a Little Light" is included, so check it out here (pgs 58-59): varietypack.net/issue-xiii/

My poem "Companionship" was planted in Detroit Lakes, MN this summer as part of the Detroit Lakes Poetry Walk, and look how beautiful it is in the wild.

I have two "I Saw the TV Glow" inspired poems in the "fairglow" anthology: one based off a line from the film, and another that uses the name of every song off the film's soundtrack. Check out "A Show for Girls" and "Anthems" below:

My poem "His Face was as Vague as That of a Ghost" will be appearing in @pinehillsreview.bsky.social. This is one of my favorites of my unpublished pieces, so I can't wait to share it.

My poem "Estrangement Bop" is now live in Vagabond City Lit. It's the first Bop poem I've ever written and was written immediately after Election 2024. Read it here: vagabondcitylit.com/2025/10/20/e...

Love this piece! Thanks again Alex!🤩

My poem "Fed Herself" is in the new issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social! Check it and the rest of the new issue out here:

I've got two micro poems live in the new issue of Right Hand Pointing. Read "How I Find You in the March" and "About the Silver Cross Pendant She Willed Me" here: www.issues.righthandpointing.net/161

I've got three new poems live in The Crawfish. Check out "I Cannot Save Myself for Better Times When I Only Have Seven Minutes," "I Couldn't Remember the Name of the Patsy Cline Song," and "Nape" here: www.the-crawfish.com/features/3-p...

My prose poem "He Seemed to Reach the Moon with His Laugh" is live in @feralpolecat.bsky.social. Check it out here: feralpoetry.net/he-seemed-to...

My Florence + The Machine-inspired golden shovel is live in @sageciggs.bsky.social. Read "Cosmic Love" here: sagecigarettes.com/cosmic-love/...

My poem "Yahweh in a Can" is live in @rowanglassworks.bsky.social. Read it here (pgs 62-63): issuu.com/glassworksma...

My poem "Dinner Bell" has been selected by @sageciggs.bsky.social as one of their #BestOfTheNet nominations! It's my 2nd nod ever and my 2nd time being chosen by Sage Cigs, and I couldn't be more thrilled. Read the poem here: sagecigarettes.com/dinner-bell/

My poem "Ars Poetica: Gravity" is now live in the Stargazer issue of @sageciggs.bsky.social. Read the poem here (pg. 16 in the e-reader): sagecigarettes.com/stargazer-20...

"[Ram] presents a revealing and heartbreaking collection that asks the reader to think about what they remember the most about those they have lost." Read @carriganak.bsky.social's full review. @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity phillychapbookreview.org/verses-of-mo...

My poem "Fed Herself" will be in the next issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social! It was based off this work of art by Katherine Ruckle, so look for it soon!

My review of @jessnirvanapoet.bsky.social's "in the aftermath" is now live in @phillychapbook.bsky.social. Read about it here: phillychapbookreview.org/verses-of-mo... @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social

I have a new poem in Smoky Blue Literary and Arts Magazine. Read "I Am Starting to Root for Him, On His Way to Dust" here (go to pg. 83 in the flipbook) sblaam.com/issues/#flip...

My @jessnirvanapoet.bsky.social inspired poem "I Am No Stranger to Fragmentation" is live in 7th Circle Pyrite. Read the poem here: www.7thcirclepyrite.com/post/i-am-no...

And the whole issue's TOC is great: @bethanyjarmul.bsky.social, Lauren Camp, Erica Goss, @carriganak.bsky.social, @mrdecember.bsky.social & many others - give it a read!

Day 3 of the #sealeychallenge ! August 3rd- Now Let's Get Brunch, Alex Carrigan @carriganak.bsky.social does amazing things with centos of drag stars in this collection from @querenciapress.bsky.social

My Chappell Roan collage poem "Rise and Fall" is live in @genrepunkmag.bsky.social! Check it out here: genrepunkmag.wordpress.com/2025/07/23/r...

My review of @clayrebenz.bsky.social's Moon as Salted Lemon will appear next March in @whaleroadreview.bsky.social! Be sure to read the book before the review comes out!

My review of @invariablyso.bsky.social's Lone Yellow Flower is live in the @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social blog. Check it out here: fifthwheelpress.com/blogarchive/...

My poems "Self Control by Laura Branigan" and "To Hang on the Line" are in the new issue of October Hill Magazine. Read them here in Vol 9 Issue 2: www.octoberhillmagazine.com/archives

The use of the form in “Adultery Pantoum” by @carriganak.bsky.social (Flame) and Mahailey Oliver (Spark) makes this piece so potent! Check it out, page 10: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #writingcommunity 📝

My poem "Purpose" is live in Big City Lit. Check it out here: nycbigcitylit.com/summer-2025/...

Buzzing to start the day joining @ahmedmehreen.bsky.social @carriganak.bsky.social @taralabovich.bsky.social @cb99videos.bsky.social @danadelibovi.bsky.social @hayleyshucker.bsky.social @saybar12.bsky.social @aaronlelito.bsky.social & others to read from the new Door Is A Jar issue!

My review of Natalie Lim's "Elegy for Opportunity" is live in The Temz Review. Read about this poetry collection of small moments and odes to the Mars rover here: www.thetemzreview.com/carrigan-31....

My poem "Ode to the Potters of Alexandria" is now live in Juste Literary. Read the poem that I wrote as part of my interview for the position of Poet Laureate of Alexandria, VA here: justeliterary.com.ng/ode-to-the-p...

My poem "Dead Bedroom" is now live in Ink and Marrow. Read this new ekphrasis poem here: inkandmarrow.com/issue-9

Today is Now Let's Get Brunch's second birthday! If you haven't gotten a copy of this collection of poems made from the best drag queen Twitter posts, order your copy today! It'd make a great start to Pride Month, so check it out! www.querenciapress.com/now-lets-get...

I'm in the new @doorisajarmag.bsky.social with my MST3K poem "I'll Flagellate Myself, Thank You," so check it out!

Yesterday, I celebrated the release of @robertallenpoet.bsky.social's new chapbook Aphasia alongside Stefanie Kirby and Justin Lacour with a virtual reading. You can watch the reading here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmO4...

Starting Pride Month with a Twitter Cento from RHOSLC star Angie Katsanevas. Read "Angie Katsanevas Balances Her Checkbook While Balancing a Table in Her Mouth" as part of Alien Buddha Press' Pride feature: alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/06/01/a...

Still looking for examples!

Has anyone published a poem titled "Ars Poetica" or know of any poems titled that? Please share links.

I'll have a new poem in the next issue of @s2fjournal.bsky.social, and someone else wrote a piece based off a writing sample I sent. Can't wait to see both pieces!

If @carriganak.bsky.social's piece was what all restaurant reviews were like, JAKE's screen time would be dedicated solely to Yelp. jakethemag.com/eating-the-k...

One of the few touristy things I did in LA was visit Something About Her, the sandwich shop opened by Ariana and Katie from VPR. My prose poem about it, "Eating the Kate Sandwich at Something About Her," is now live in @publishedbyjake.bsky.social, so check it out: jakethemag.com/eating-the-k...

Every once in a while, I learn of a poet who also has a reality TV obsession like I do. This book of Bravo TV Housewives Twitter Centos by Alex Carrigan is so much fun! carriganak.wordpress.com @carriganak.bsky.social #bravotv #housewivesofnewyork #realitytv #realitytvpoetry #poem

The new issue of The Scop is live. My poem "As Mary Magdalene" is included, so check it out here (pgs. 48-49 in the Issuu reader): issuu.com/kingscollege...

A few months ago, I interviewed to become Poet Laureate of Alexandria, VA and had to write an original poem about the diversity of the city. I didn't get the role (I was named alternate!), but the poem I wrote, "Ode to the Potters of Alexandria," will be in Juste Literary soon!

You can now hear my poems "RIP MTD," "Sympathy for the Sober Sister," and "Reunion Special" in the new issue of @stanzacannon.bsky.social. Check them out here: stanzacannon.com/issues/issue...

I was one of several Alexandria poets selected for this year's DASHing Words in Motion contest. My micropoem "Requests" will be on DASH buses in Alexandria, VA through the summer, but you can now read/hear the selected poems here: www.dashbus.com/poetry

One of my past publishers, Guts Publishing, will stop all distribution on 5/30. This is your last chance to get a copy of Stories About Penises, an antho I'm in and really pushed me to write more. Order it here, then check out the rest of their catalogue: www.gutspublishing.com/stories-abou...