you might ask yourself what a queer poet has in common with tonya harding and i’ll tell you i know what it’s like to be "survival as Tonya Harding” by nat raum, pdf pg. 56 Check out the Pop-Up Pride Issue with Moss Puppy Magazine: wildwillowmagazine.com/collabs/moss... #litmag #indielit #Pride

LATINX PROJECT ALERT! Our Latinx-centric issue, Ceiba, is still in need of original poetry, visual art, cnf, translation, and fiction about your identity as part of the Latinx Community. Guest Editors: @dianawallachauthor and @rosalia.rodrigo.writes Submit: wildwillowmagazine.com/wwmsubmissio...

I woke with the dawn, the soft lemon light seeping into our bedroom through the blinds. "Alisa Lindfield-Pratt” by Made with Science And Love, pdf pg. 47 We'll showcase this piece over the next couple of weeks. Check back next week for more, or read it here: wildwillowmagazine.com/collabs/moss...

CALLING ALL OUR LATINE ARTISTS! TWO WEEKS LEFT to submit to our Latine issue, Ceiba. We are looking for original poetry, visual art, cnf, translation, and fiction about your identity as part of the Latine Community. Submit here: wildwillowmagazine.com/wwmsubmissio...

HAPPY PRIDE!!! If you’re Latinx you should submit to our Latinx Identity issue, Ceiba! Latinx queer voices need to be heard, too! Submit here: wildwillowmagazine.com/wwmsubmissio...

My mother wasn’t a smoker, not even a social one, although I do have a hazy memory of her smoking a cigarette once, at a dinner party she and my father had. "These Foolish Things” by Valerie Georgoulakos, pdf pg. 65 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag

CALLING THE LATINX COMMUNITY! 3 WEEKS LEFT to submit to our Latine issue, Ceiba. We are looking for original poetry, visual art, cnf, translation, and fiction about your identity as part of this community. Submit here: wildwillowmagazine.com/wwmsubmissio...

CALLING THE #LATINXCOMMUNITY! 4 WEEKS LEFT to submit to our Latinx focused issue, Ceiba. We are looking for original poetry, visual art, cnf, translation, and fiction about your identity as part of this community. Guest Editors: Diana Rodriguez Wallach and Rosália Rodrigo!

"Tulip 02" by Denise Bossarte, pdf pg. 37 Image description: A photograph of tulips Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #visualart #litmag #WildWillowMagazine

disregard | verb | to pay no attention to : treat as unworthy of regard or notice

The children want sprinkles. I want to rub my lower back. They want more more more "Want” by Yomalis Lourdes Rosario, pdf pg. 29 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

CALLING THE #LATINXCOMMUNITY! 4 WEEKS LEFT to submit to our Latinx focused issue, Ceiba. We are looking for original poetry, visual art, cnf, translation, and fiction about your identity as part of this community. Guest Editors: Diana Rodriguez Wallach and Rosália Rodrigo!

EIC 🧵: It’s unbelievable how I started this company almost six years ago out of pure love and joy for poetry, meant to be a small community project, and now people message me from all over the world telling me how much they love this incredible magazine and all of the beautiful work we curate.

Another #AAPIMonth #FollowFriday! Poets, poets, and more poets, check them out here! ✏️ Evan Wang (instagram.com/sincerelyevan_) ✏️ Elane M. Kim (instagram.com/elanemkim) ✏️ Barbara Jane Reyes (@bjanepr.bsky.social) ✏️ Noel Aquino (instagram.com/imandq) (+)

CALLING THE LATINX COMMUNITY! We are currently taking submissions for our Latinx focused issue, Ceiba. We are looking for original poetry, visual art, cnf, translation, and fiction about your identity as part of this community. Guest Editors: @dianawallachauthor.bsky.social and Rosália Rodrigo!

Goddamn if this skeet didn't just knock me out of the little writing rut I've been in. And I do feel better.

Message from the EIC: Hello all! Melissa here. Our mums issue came at the perfect time for #MothersDay, and in honor of today, here is an interview with my own mother! Check it out: wildwillowmagazine.com/2026/05/11/c... Check out the rest of our Mums issue here: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive/

I’m hungry can I have some milk it spilled "Cindy Bousquet Harris” by First Day, pdf pg. 86 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

"Balance, as a writing mother, is an impossible word." Could not be more thrilled to be a part of the big, beautiful "Mums" issue of @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social Check it out! wildwillowmagazine.com/archive/

Pleased to have 3 #poems in @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social's fab MUMS issue, alongside insightful interviews with @kristinwrites.bsky.social & @clairemtaylor.com . Happy Mother's Day to all folx who nurture & love.

Claire Taylor graciously allowed us to interview her about her relationship to to writing and motherhood! [CW: PPD] Check it out: wildwillowmagazine.com/2026/05/04/i... And check out the rest of our Mums issue here: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive/ #Motherhood #MothersDay #WildWillowMagazine

Happy #AAPIMonth everybody! YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS FOR THIS #FOLLOWFRIDAY!!! AAPI fiction writers, check em out! ✏️ Manuia Heinrich (@heinrichmanuia.bsky.social) ✏️ Heather Eng (instagram.com/heatherengwr...) ✏️ Daniel Tam-Claiborne (instagram.com/datclaiborne) (+)

A tinge of unease dampens my anticipation while I wait outside my home. A fly buzzes in front of my face. I ward it off with my hand. "Lives, Rearranged” by Shanti Chandrasekha, pdf pg. 78 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

We were very excited to interview Kristin Houlihan about her journey through motherhood with MECFS. Raw and real, check it out: wildwillowmagazine.com/2026/05/06/i... And check out the rest of our Mums issue here: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive/ #Motherhood #MothersDay #WildWillowMagazine

A few days ago, my poem, 'I hope you'll always come home', which I wrote last year as a wee reflection on becoming the parent of an adult, was published in @wildwillowmagazine.bsky.social. Today is my kid's birthday, so it felt like a good time to share!

you can be the kind of mother who still packs a lunchbox for her adult kids "you can be a mother and a poet” by Karen Baumgart, pdf pg. 38 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

We had the pleasure of interviewing Sara Rauch about her thoughts on writing through the lens of motherhood! Check it out: wildwillowmagazine.com/2026/05/04/i... And check out the rest of our Mums issue here: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive/ #Motherhood #MothersDay #WildWillowMagazine

We had the immense pleasure of interviewing Kristin about her experience with motherhood, writing, and her MECFS, and she was so incredible! Take a look at her interview below!

Our sixth issue is here! This issue was an exploration of motherhood through many different viewpoints from all over the world. Our EIC even interviewed her own mother! Read it here: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive/

"Solitary Places Photoset” part 2 by Aster Percolides, pdf pg. 79 Image description: A photo of different coloured pebbles Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #visualart #litmag #WildWillowMagazine

The trick to surviving the end times isn't building a better fence "Fortifying the Garden” by Cassie McCoy, pdf pg. 21 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

All your exes are kudzu vines sprawling across the shoulders of your hometown. "Where the Kudzu Grows” by Melanie Maggard, pdf pg. 44 We will showcase this piece over the next couple of weeks. Check back next week for more, or read issue 5 to read the piece now: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive

CALLING HISPANIC WRITERS AND ARTISTS! Our new issue is going to be completely dedicated to the Hispanic community, complete with Guest Editors: Diana Rodriguez Wallach (@dianawallachauthor) and Rosália Rodrigo (@rosalia.rodrigo.writes)! 🤩🎉 A message from our EIC below 🧵

"Moth and Insect Pieces" Photoset Part 2 by Don’t Run We Are Your Friends (Liz Stachowicz), pdf pg. 17 Image description: A winged insect on a patterned background Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

I need hunger—an urn to announce my freedom "Rebel Violets Bloom” by Taran Singh, pdf pg. 22 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

My fault, yes, but also my salvation. "By Our Tail and the Pomegranate” by Caitlin A. Quinn, pdf pg. 80 This is part three of our showcase piece featured last week. Read the whole piece in Issue 3: wildwillowmagazine.com/tmpmagazine/... #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

Week 3 of #NationalPoetryMonth!!! Share what you're writing! This #FollowFriday, check out these non-traditional poets: 📝 Pixie (@pixiewithpens.bsky.social) 📝 Azia Archer (@aziaarcher.bsky.social) 📝 Arya (instagram.com/poetrybyarya) 📝 ASH (instagram.com/eyesd0ntli3) (+)

"Dreams Photoset" part 2 by Nasta Martyn, pdf pg. 23 Image description:A collage of a horse, fish, swirls and other shapes and objects Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #visualart #litmag #WildWillowMagazine

The rain beats against my window and I lean out to taste the air, allow the cool water to shock my tongue with its fresh touch "Farewell, lover” by Aster Percolides, pdf pg. 13 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

Y’all have made my (National)(Poetry) month! 💐

Heracles. We've heard of this latest wonder of the Greeks. "By Our Tail and the Pomegranate” by Caitlin A. Quinn, pdf pg. 80 This is part two of our showcase piece featured last week. Check out issue 3 to read the whole piece: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

#NationalPoetryMonth is in full effect now!!! Are you writing yet? For our second #FollowFriday, we want to highlight some of our favorite poets: 📝 Sara Matson (@saramatson.bsky.social) 📝 Kip Knott (@kiptain.bsky.social) 📝 Jill Bergantz (@jillbergantz.bsky.social) (+)

"Dreams Photoset" part 3 by Nasta Martyn, pdf pg. 48 Image description: A monotone image of a face surrounded by patterns and tiny faces Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #visualart #litmag #WildWillowMagazine

He played on every human virtue. "Split the Oak” by Christi Gravett and Andrew Carrington, pdf pg. 12 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

We wait. We’re good at waiting. "By Our Tail and the Pomegranate” by Caitlin A. Quinn, pdf pg. 80 We will showcase this piece over the coming weeks. Check back next week for more, or read issue 3 to read the whole piece now: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE MONTHS IS HERE! Happy #NationalPoetryMonth everybody!!! This #FollowFriday, check out these mags open for poetry submissions: ✏️ Shoegaze Literary (@shoegazeliterary.bsky.social) ✏️ Tap Into Poetry (@tapintopoetry.bsky.social) ✏️ Effy (instagram.com/effyliterary) (+)

She lives just outside my bedroom window "Ode To My Red Maple” by Nolo Segundo, pdf pg. 36 Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine

She stared at the TV screen, watching her ex-husband Lin embrace their son Ming, lost for twenty-two years, under the glare of flashing cameras. "She Could Finally Breathe” by Huina Zheng, pdf pg. 53 Check out issue 5 to read the whole piece: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit

Final #FollowFriday of #WomensHistoryMonth, so we wanted to highlight some resources for women in the US! Stay strong and care for yourself and one another: 💚 WRRAP (@wrrapreprojustice.bsky.social) 🤍 Women Against Abuse (@womenagainstabuse.bsky.social) 💜 Planned Parenthood (@ppfa.org) (+)

"Untitled 2” by Sadie Maskery, pdf pg. 35 Image description: A photograph of trees reflected in water Check out the WWM archive to see more: wildwillowmagazine.com/archive #litmag #indielit #WildWillowMagazine