Cover reveal: Shō No. 8 | Winter 2025/2026 Cover art: “Hopi Leia” by Sikuyva Dawavendewa. Our winter issue features 72 poems by 48 poets (names threaded below). Pre-order link: tinyurl.com/shono8 The winners and runners-up of the editors’ prizes will be announced this week!

Thank you all for what you do.

So honored to be included in this incredible new issue with these writers.

“Today’s poem celebrates that brave swagger of youth, that intoxicating revelry of the club, and the confidence of coming into one's own,” shares Ada Limón in today’s encore episode. Read “Last Sundays at Bootleggers” by @carlosaglive.bsky.social‬: bit.ly/3FBZJkN @uwiscpress.bsky.social

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24 years ago today, a "renowned hip hop spoken word artist" did his first college show at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. That teenage version of me would never have believed that I'd still be touring colleges today, nearly 1,600 college and university events later. #CarlosOnTour #24YearsIn

A powerful ghazal on fatherhood by @carlosaglive.bsky.social -- thank you! poets.org/poem/ghazal-...

Today is World Poetry Day! 🎭 “Poetry is for everybody!” This video shows the wonderful Joelle Taylor, John Hegley, Michael Rosen, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Joanna Hoffman and Kate Wakeling talking about what poetry can be and why we make it! 🗣️ #Poetry #WorldPoetryDay #Poet #BradfordLitFest #Poems

Hey, artists, in case you were wondering if your work matters: I'm a scientist working on climate change and biodiversity, and I would not be who I am today without The Lorax, The Secret of NIMH, Watership Down, The Last Unicorn, and The X-Files. I know I'm not alone. Thank you for all you do.

Heartfelt gratitude to everyone who has bought or taught “Fractures.” #5thPrintRunOnDeck

Not surprised that it's community colleges that are fighting back. Community colleges serve the greatest number of people facing systemic barriers. A large percentage of community college students are the first in their family to attend college.

Indivisible is urging people to visit their senators' local offices between now and Thursday to demand that they use every tool—including denying a quorum and blocking unanimous consent—to fight the confirmation of Project 2025 architect Russell Vought for head of OMB docs.google.com/document/d/1...

this is exactly it. i wrote something similar not long ago

Lots of projects in the works this year related to the idea of how writers, artists, and culture-workers can "meet the moment." A million things to say on that subject, but for now, here's a favorite example (from 5 years ago!): @carlosaglive.bsky.social's "12 Reasons to Abolish CBP & ICE."

I actually wish the media would stop using "DEI" and "diversity hiring" and just get to the essence of the thing and ask: "Are you saying that this crash was caused by desegregating the races?" And see what happens.

Looking back on this year, I am grateful for the publications that gave my poems homes: After January O'Neil, Ocean Vuong, Roger Reeves, Susan Rich, & Frank O'Hara— “Someday I’ll Love Carlos Andrés Gómez” in the latest issue of Poetry Northwest www.poetrynw.org/winter-sprin...

Miss you, Elly!

An antivax secdef is crazy. Nothing has killed more soldiers in the history of human civilization than disease.

A civil rights group has filed a lawsuit challenging legacy admissions at Harvard, saying the practice discriminates against students of color by giving an unfair boost to the mostly white children of alumni

BREAKING: Twitter

Reskeet to save someone’s fucking life