"Because I was in the ER. Because I was bitten by [ ]. Because I almost died. Because I drowned in makgeolli one July." We are honored to nominate "Sorry I Didn't Call You Back" by @arahko.bsky.social for a Pushcart Prize! Read it here: https://buff.ly/3wXK4rv

I'm so honored! Huge thanks to the incredible team at @splitlipthemag.bsky.social for your faith in my poem! 🙌🌠

We’ve nominated six poems from our revival issue for Best Spiritual Literature. Good luck, poets! ✨ Eliana Chow Jo Angela Edwins Sage Ravenwood Bunkong Tuon Ellen June Wright Cooper Young

The wonderful Arah Ko is our Poet of the Week this time around! Thank you also for all the submissions and support and love you send our way. ONLY POEMS is a labor of love and we’re very glad to be a part of the lit community in our little way. Catch all of Arah’s words over at onlypoems.net