Last weekend to submit! We are still seeking poetry for our summer issue (due out in July). Submissions close on March 15 (11:59pm PT). Details at shopoetryjournal.submittable.com

It’s heartening for a reviewer to understand the intentional use of moral ambiguity in The Broken Buddha, given the number of poems set in the red light districts of Bangkok and the speaker’s transgressions there. Read Richard Modiano's very insightful review at The Literary Underground:

Hey friends—join us in Baltimore for some fire, anti-fascist love poems! Saturday night, 7pm.

Submissions close March 15th!

t was fun to be interviewed by Water~Stone Review about my poem "Li Po took a driving test." Check it out:

t was fun to be interviewed by Water~Stone Review about my poem "Li Po took a driving test." Check it out:

Just a little over halfway full with less than a month to go. Send strong work!

Love is the drug I'm thinking of

Glass half full!

Shō No. 9 Update: We’ve accepted 34 poems from 23 poets for our summer issue, and we’re looking for more strong work! Submissions are open until March 15, 2026 (11.59pm MST). Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com

You like love poems? Anti-Fascist love poems? Erin Vachon and I have been working on organizing this reading to take place during AWP this year—hope you can join us. @erinvachon.bsky.social 🖤 💪

Shō Poetry Journal is committed to supporting the work of both established and emerging Native American poets. Submissions are always free for US Indigenous poets with tribal affiliation. We look forward to reading your work! Cover Art: Detail from "Hopi Leia" by Sikuyva Dawavendewa.

A heartfelt thank you and deep gassho to Zen Abbot Richard Collins for his review of The Broken Buddha, live today at Rat’s Ass Review (lol). It’s the second review when you scroll down the page: ratsassreview.net?page_id=4452

Our free BIPOC call for Shō No. 9 is now closed—thank you to everyone who submitted. This is the first time we've reached our submissions cap for a BIPOC call...we've got a lot of reading to do. Everyone will hear back from us in 30 days or less.

This too is situational football. I love it!

Free submissions for BIPOC poets open today at 12pm MST.

BIPOC Poets: Get your packets ready! We're offering 75 free submissions this weekend. Project opens: Saturday 24 January @ 12pm MST Project closes: Sunday 25 January @ 11:59pm MST (or once cap is reached) If you have a submission pending, please wait until you receive a response.

We’re 30 days into our reading period and already Shō No. 9 is shaping up to be a great one. Send bangers!

We're offering 30 free submissions on December 24! Opens at noon MST, closes at 11:59pm MST (or once our cap is reached). If you have a submission pending, please wait until you receive a response. Full guidelines: shopoetryjournal.com/submissions/

Calling poets! Shō Poetry Journal opens for submissions tomorrow, December 15, at midnight MST. Full guidelines: shopoetryjournal.com/submissions/ Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com

We are excited to announce the prize honorees for our winter issue! Rukan Saif is the runner-up of the Sita Martin Prize for her poem “Harami Ghazal.” Rukan’s poem will be published in Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/2026). Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/shono8 Congratulations, Rukan!

We are excited to announce the prize honorees for our winter issue! Rebecca Morton is the runner-up of the Shō Poetry Prize for three poems titled “Uncertainty Principle.” Rebecca’s poems will be published in Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/2026). Reserve your copy at tinyurl.com/shono8

We are thrilled to announce that Cheyenne C. Fletcher has been awarded the Sita Martin Prize for three poems: “Lady of the Holler,” “Obit #1,” and “Obit #2.” Cheyenne’s poems will be published in Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/2026)—preorder your copy at tinyurl.com/shono8. Congratulations, Cheyenne!

I’m thrilled that @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social published my poem “Wakulla.” What a highlight to be in the same issue as Chen Chen! #poetry #poem #literature shopoetryjournal.com/product/sho-...

We are thrilled to announce that Betsy Mitchell Martinez has been awarded the Shō Poetry Prize for ”Self-Portrait as Frida Kahlo with Prickly Pear,” ”Girl with Death Mask,” and “Diego Weighs in on Quality”! Shō No. 8: tinyurl.com/shono8. Congratulations, @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social!

Very excited to reveal the cover for The Broken Buddha, my forthcoming poetry collection from Roadside Press. Immensely grateful to Harim Choi (@harimmch on IG) and Dominique Ahkong for their work on the cover art and design. You can reserve a signed copy here: tinyurl.com/brokenbuddha

Announcing our nominations for the Nina Riggs Poetry Award! Dorsey Craft @dorseycraft.bsky.social Maja Lukic @majalukic.bsky.social Nina C. Peláez @ninacpelaez.bsky.social Jessica Nirvana Ram @jessnirvanapoet.bsky.social Jeddie Sophronius Donna Vorreyer @djvorreyer.bsky.social

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!

Very excited to reveal the cover for The Broken Buddha, my forthcoming poetry collection from Roadside Press. Immensely grateful to Harim Choi (@harimmch on IG) and Dominique Ahkong for their work on the cover art and design. You can reserve a signed copy here: tinyurl.com/brokenbuddha

Listen to @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social’s 2025 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth playlist this weekend! It features poems by Indigenous US poets, including Danielle Shandiin Emerson, Chris Hoshnic, Malia Maxwell, Tim Moder, Sofia Rasic, and J. K. Tsosie: shopoetryjournal.com/native-ameri...

All issues of Shō Poetry Journal are on sale for $8 until Sunday November 30! We’re including a free cover art postcard with every order. We produce a print journal because we believe poetry hits differently when held in the hands.

Congratulations to Elizabeth Loudon (@esloudon.bsky.social), whose poem “Renunciation” was chosen for inclusion in Best New Poets 2025 and will be in our winter issue, Shō No. 8!

Chill Subs is running their annual Best Lit Mag Awards. Voting is open to all! If what we’re doing at Shō Poetry Journal resonates with you, please consider voting for us! 🥹 You can vote for up to five lit mags.

We’d like to get issues of Shō Poetry Journal into more hands! From now until November 30, we're offering our five most recent issues at $8 each (33% off). Orders $24 and above ship free. No code needed: shopoetryjournal.com/shop Pictured: Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25); cover art by Tanya Rastogi.

The poets who complain about form rejections are the same poets who complain about feedback from editors?

Be sure to listen to @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social’s #NationalHispanicHeritageMonth playlist! It features eleven poets recently published in the journal, including Jenna Martínez, Nina C. Peláez, Alejandro Lucero, Nathan Xavier Osorio, and more: shopoetryjournal.com/hispanic-her...

We are seeking cover art for our winter issue! Send us up to 8 pieces to consider. It’s free to submit. Payment is one contributor copy and a small honorarium. Full details: tinyurl.com/shocoverart

LAST CALL!!! Subs close at the top of the hour.

Last call for submissions for Shō No. 8! We're still seeking work for our winter issue. Submissions close on August 31 at 11.59pm PT. We respond to submissions in 30 days or less.

This weekend is the last chance to get your work in. Submissions close Sunday at midnight (PT). Submit: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com

It's official: Shō Poetry Journal now nominates work for Best of the Net! We are pleased to share our nominees for the 2026 anthology. Read these selected poems online at: shopoetryjournal.com/category/read/ These poems appear in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025) alongside work by 41 other fantastic poets.

Submissions close in 6 days! We're looking for more work to fill our pages for Shō No. 8 (Winter 2025/26). Submit: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com

Sometimes I catch myself parenting in the shadow of the Khmer Rouge. Thanks to @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social and its editors for publishing this poem. Happy Sunday, All!

If you're sending out work this weekend, please keep us in mind.

Status Update: We've accepted 38 poems by 26 poets for our winter issue and are looking for more work! Each issue of Shō typically features 40-50 poets. • Send 3-5 unpublished poems • Submissions close August 31 • We respond to all submissions in 30 days or less shopoetryjournal.submittable.com

We’ve entered the final month of our reading period for Shō No.8. Send us poems! • Payment is one contributor copy • We award prize money for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet • We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize

We are reading submissions for our winter issue. If you love holding a volume of poetry in your hands and like the work we've published, check us out! Submit 3-5 unpublished poems, no theme. shopoetryjournal.submittable.com Cover art: Close-up from "Interim" by Tanya Rastogi.

Honored to have two poems chosen by @bunkong.bsky.social for Cultural Daily. “The Young Man on the Train” was written during a 26-day pilgrimage through India in 2014. “The Mountain and the Monk” is a persona poem. www.culturaldaily.com/johnny-cordo...

If you're sending out work this weekend, please keep us in mind. • Payment is one contributor copy • We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize • We award prize money for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet

Submissions to Shō Poetry Journal are always free for Native American and Indigenous Canadian poets. Details: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com Cover Art from "In Gilded Walls" by Tanya Rastogi, Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25)