Here are some literary journals opening or closing for submissions sometime in June—some are open now or will close soon. Genres, themes, & guidelines vary & dates are tentative. I think these are all no-fee. There are more resources out there, including on this platform. Wish y’all well.

Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.

Good news from Papua New Guinea…

When our editors read @majda.bsky.social's In the House of Modern Upbringing for Children, we were swept away by the beauty of the language, the melding of cultures, the time capsule of youth depicted in the poems. We're pleased as can be for @poetrydaily.bsky.social to feature her work, too!

Are y'all tuning into this podcast, Let's Talk Memoir, with @ronitplank.bsky.social? One of my favs with great interviews and insights into the art of memoir writing. Highly recommend!

Housekeeping All the Light We Cannot See Buddha In the Attic

You don't want to miss this powerhouse #poetry salon with @vkornberg.bsky.social reading from her debut, Strange Gift, and @kelliagodon.bsky.social reading from her 2-day old collection, Accidental Devotions. Tonight at 6p Pacific, 9p Eastern. Register on Zoom here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Did I really just say this to my husband? "Meter matters!" Why, yes, I did. And, yes, it does!

Please join us in congratulating these fine writers--the Finalists & Winners of the Wandering Aengus and Trail to Table Book Awards. The winning titles will be forthcoming in 2027!

A short but important thread from @tyleraking.com about fundamental privacy protections everyone should know.

Dear friends, If you're on Substack, please join the exodus and move to a more ethical platform. It's a small sacrifice. You don't want to be the person who, whether through apathy or selfishness or just being too busy to migrate, supports fascism and abuse. (Said with the utmost love & concern.)

Terrain.org, in collaboration with the Washington State Poet Laureate, ArtsWA, Humanities Washington, and Olympia Poetry Network, is pleased to announce Words, Woods, and Wellness: Poetry by Washington State Youth—a new call for submissions.

Let’s be really clear. The move to legalize marijuana doesn’t reflect some great populist awakening. It represents a new addiction market for predictable corporate powers. I teach drug policy & the amount of ignorance surrounding the harm potential of marijuana is astounding. There’s no free lunch.

If they think nicotine is natural and healthy, wait till they experience the “natural” benefits of Ebola.

Rape Academy Questions: 1. Were 62 million hits in February unique visitors? 2. If so, and if it’s true they were mostly from the US, are you telling me 1/5 of our 330 million population willingly wants to learn to rape undetected? 3. And learn to drug their loved ones for others to rape? 1/

Huge thanks to Jaime Poissant and the editors at Aquifer and @theflreview.bsky.social for accepting this little nubbin about sea urchins and learning to trust again. cah.ucf.edu/floridarevie...

Book mail! Look at these two beauties. New poetry collections from @vkornberg.bsky.social and Jami Macarty. Oh frabjous day!

Amazing. Two accounts shared a fake story about an evangelical sending his Grindr info to his congregation. I shared the Snopes post & 1 account blocked me, the other got defensive. The thing is, we don't need to make stuff up. The truth is way worse and sharing fake clickbait only discredits us.

For timely poetry that offers hope & reminds us what's worth protecting in this life, join us on Zoom. this Thursday. Hear @johnfadely.bsky.social read from his debut collection, Before Leaving the Island, and Holly J. Hughes read from her American Book Award winning Passings plus new works!

Please congratulate @vkornberg.bsky.social on her poetry collection, Strange Gift, released today! Ellen Bass calls it "a lush debut, a narrative collection full of gift after Strange Gift." And @sfreligh.bsky.social says, "This is one stunning debut." wanderingaenguspress.com/strange-gift...

Two new poetry releases from @wapress.bsky.social, Strange Gift by @vkornberg.bsky.social and Before Leaving the Island by @johnfadely.bsky.social, are featured in the Hasty Booklist this week! www.hastybooklist.com/blog/weekly-...

NY friends, tune into WNYC tomorrow morning and get a healthy dose of poetry for the people!

This is an terrific opportunity to learn from a master of the essay form. Check out all of Jill Talbot's classes and seminars here: jilltalbot.net/theessaystat...

There's no joy like having your grown son randomly quote Sylvia Plath to you as he tells you how, in the pre-dawn dark, he crossed to the other side of the street so the woman walking toward him wouldn't be scared.

A Wilson’s snipe was “winnowing” in our backyard tonight. It’s a sound males make with their feathers during mating season. First sign of one we’ve seen in 20 years.

And special thanks to @mjhigley.bsky.social for curating such a terrific reading list on the MER Bookshelf! Check it out!

Update: I'll be introducing Jane and facilitating the Q&A at her reading that evening. Why, yes, my palms are perspiring. Why do you ask?

Back at my favorite nursery for a dose of spring…

Pinch me, this absolute icon of poetry is teaching a small, private workshop at my house on Sunday. I'm soooooo excited to meet her! (PS--Can you hear my heart thumping in eager anticipation?)

I've loved Buddy Guy for 40+ years. Used to check out his albums from the library. Saw him in concert 30 years ago. The setup was simple. Stage, chair, audience. No light show. No backup. Just a man & his guitar. One of the best concerts I've ever seen. Hope Sinners sweeps with Mr. Guy at the fore.

Congrats to @chrysbuckley.bsky.social for her standing room only book release of Invisible Violets at @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social tonight! Photo credit: Kate Carroll de Gutes

Portland Peeps! Don't miss the release of @chrysbuckley.bsky.social's powerful debut, Invisible Violets: A Mixtape in Lyric Essays, 7p tonight @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social! Chrys will read excerpts and be in conversation with Domi Shoemaker of Corporeal Writing. Musical guest: Tracy McFarland

Congratulations to Susan Gubernat, winner of @gunpowderpress.bsky.social’s John Ridland Poetry Prize, and congrats to the finalists and semifinalists. I’m honored to have my latest manuscript in their company. gunpowderpress.com/poetry-prize...

Photo dispatch from the late winter nursery…

So proud to share that Daniel Meltz’s poetry collection, It Wasn’t Easy to Reach You, that we published last year is one of five Finalists for Foreword Reviews’ INDIES LGBTQ Award. @wapress.bsky.social

I adore this book and am thrilled to see it getting the recognition it deserves.

Just a few recent examples of how Salish Magazine brings nature to you: free, online, no advertising. Help us continue by contributing via the Great Give: www.kitsapgreatgive.org/organization...

I love the publisher of my forthcoming memoir, Learning to Spar. Summer Stewart @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social says: "There is a long-standing template for how women are expected to exist in literature. It is subtle enough to avoid open accusation and pervasive enough to shape entire careers... 1/

Are you sad you're missing AWP? Join our open mic Thursday @ 8:00 pm Eastern! Wish you could hit the book fair? The hotel bar? Just pile up your 79 unread books you already own by your computer, grab a drink, and get NAWPy!

Looking forward to diving into this #memoir that deals with inter-partner abuse, revenge suicide, and debilitating grief by licensed psychotherapist @shavaunscott.bsky.social.

Huge congrats to @majda.bsky.social whose collection, In the House of Modern Upbringing for Modern Girls is a finalist for the Da Vinci Eye Eric Hoffer Award. The poems serve as tribute and elegy to a girlhood spread across Islamic & Western worlds and are now more poignant than ever.

Looking forward to reading #poetry at the Island Verse Literary Collective's Poetry & Jazz show this Friday... www.islandverse.org/event-detail...

'“I’m a neurosurgeon,” a man’s voice says when I finally decide to pull over and answer the unknown number that’s been calling, calling, calling while I’m driving and lost in a rainstorm.' A beautiful flash essay from @gailfolkins.bsky.social and featured in Short Reads literary magazine.

Okay, as I've been thinking about this for a while, and because I've seen a lot of frankly appalling stuff dressed up as 'requirements', here is how I would do it, as someone who has RSD and who knows only too well that some people do not like you turning up in their Inbox assuming fairness.

From today’s hike…

Innocent children bombed. The elderly helpless in their homes. Loved ones heartsick and grieving. What are we doing?

Our friends are open for submissions! Fourth Genre's Steinberg Memorial Essay Prize and Multimedia Essay Contest are both now open! Submissions are due by April 15. Head to fourthgenre.org for more info 📸 by @fourthgenre #AssayJournal #Nonfiction #FriendsOfAssay #Contest

Friendly reminder I got laid off recently & want the bookstore to be my main job alongside Amanda. Spent the last week brainstorming how to make it happen. Some cool things you could do to help: -Buy books at @eveninghouse.bsky.social, in-person or online -buy Boxcutters or Feast -hype either 🍻🙏🫡

Seriously worried for @sadlydefunct.bsky.social rn. If anyone knows her in person, please check on her right away. Ms. Nomer, we love you. If you’re feeling hopeless, please call or text 988. It’s confidential and free. 988lifeline.org