Check out my latest piece in @pinehillsreview.bsky.social!

The new issue of @consequencef.bsky.social is out! My ekphrastic poem "War Stories" is included, so order your copy here: consequenceforum.org/product/volu...

Check out my new poem "Momentum," which I wrote in the browser version of "The Roottrees are Dead" here in @chatlog.bsky.social chatloglit.com/entry010

The new issue of Confluence is out. My poem "All I Want is Blue" is included, so please order a copy today! www.confluencemagazine.co.uk/confluence-i...

My poem "The Peacock Room" is live in the [Nostalgic] issue of @callmebrackets.bsky.social! Read my poem about the history of a room here (pgs. 40-42) callmebrackets.net/call-me-nost...

The Capital Love anthology from @wwph.bsky.social is out now! My duplex poem "Small Sparks" is included, so order your copy here: washingtonwriters.org/publication/...

I have three poems live in @shinepoetry.bsky.social. You can read "What Is Upon Us Will Require Mercy," "Sculpted Soprano," and "Ars Poetica: Dueling" here: samanthaterrell.weebly.com/shine-poetry...

Check out my Fleetwood Mac-inspired golden shovel "Soaring Through the Shadows" here in Electric Pink: www.electric-pink.org/poetry/soari...

I have a new book review in @sageciggs.bsky.social about the rerelease of the late Maureen Seaton's "Undersea." Read about it here: sagecigarettes.com/a-review-of-...

My golden shovels "Writing in Your Mid-Thirties," "Offerings," and "The Color" are live in the Afterimages section of @thirtywestph.com. Check out these poems inspired by lyrics from F+TM, Kate Bush, and Nina Simone here: thirtywest.substack.com/p/alex-carri...

I'm in the Spring issue of @remingtonreview.bsky.social! You can read my poem "Ars Poetica: Cold Feet" and the rest of the issue here: heyzine.com/flip-book/0c...

My Pluribus-inspired poem "Carol Sturka in the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum" is live in @somewordslit.bsky.social, so read it here: somewords.boards.net/thread/120/a...

My poem "Ars Poetica: Apology" is live in Electric Pink. Read it here: www.electric-pink.org/poetry/ars-p...

I have two new prose poems live in @mrbullbull.bsky.social, so check out "Because it’s Tradition, I am Troubled in My Heart" and "A Girl Slides into My DMs Offering 'Sweet GIFs or the Blood of Your Enemies'" here:

Thanks so much for the lovely feature! It was a joy working on this prompt and an honor to work with what @carriganak.bsky.social and @suzchef.bsky.social had created!

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...