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 • Send 3-5 unpublished poems • Submissions close August 31 • We respond to all submissions in 30 days or less shopoetryjournal.submittable.com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 Submit 3-5 unpublished poems, no theme.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)

The new issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social is gorgeous & I’m grateful to have two poems in it. Here’s one:

Many thanks to @domkeykong.bsky.social and @johnnycordova.bsky.social for including my poems “From the Great Depression” and “Summer Evening” in the latest issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social! It’s a beautiful issue. #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders

It’s been two years since we released our revival issue, and we’re excited to share our summer issue, which features 67 poems by 48 poets! Now shipping: shopoetryjournal.com/product/sho-...

New poem online! “somehow” by Ohia, Ernest Chigaemezu appears in Shō Poetry Journal's Summer 2025 issue and was selected by the editors as the Winner of the Sita Martin Prize. Read the poem (with audio read by the poet’s friend, Aidan Miles-Jamison) at shopoetryjournal.com/ernest-ohia/

Take a peek at our summer issue! Read "Nocturne" by Christian J. Collier, a poem selected by the editors as the Winner of the Shō Poetry Prize. shopoetryjournal.com/christian-j-...

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

New poem online! “Symptoms of Ghosts” by Aldo Amparán (@skygoneout.bsky.social) is forthcoming in our summer issue, Shō No. 7, and was selected by the editors as the runner-up for the Shō Poetry Prize. Read the poem (with audio by the poet) here: shopoetryjournal.com/aldo-amparan/

Here we go! Almost a third of the way into our reading period. Excited to read what comes our way!

i’m in this!!!

Congratulations to Nina C. Peláez, runner-up of the Sita Martin Prize for her poem “Doubt,” forthcoming in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025): tinyurl.com/shono7 Nina C. Peláez @ninacpelaez.bsky.social is a poet, essayist and educator based in Maui, HI where she works as Associate Director for The Merwin

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Shō Poetry Prize for our summer issue: Christian J. Collier for his poem “Nocturne.” Congratulations, Christian! “Nocturne” and two other poems by Christian J. Collier will be published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). Get your copy at: tinyurl.com/shono7

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Sita Martin Prize for our summer issue: Ohia, Ernest Chigaemezu for his poem “somehow.” Congratulations, Ernest! “somehow” will be published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). Get your copy at: shopoetryjournal.com Ernest Ohia is a queer Nigerian poet &

Congratulations to Aldo Amparán, runner-up of the Shō Poetry Prize for their poem “Symptoms of Ghosts,” forthcoming in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025)! Preorder your copy here: tinyurl.com/shono7 Aldo Amparán (@skygoneout.bsky.social) is the author of Brother Sleep, winner of the Alice James Award …

Coming soon: Shō No. 7 | Summer 2025 ✨ Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi (@tanyarastogiart). Our summer issue features 67 poems by 48 poets, whose names are listed below. Preorder Shō No. 7 at: tinyurl.com/shono7 Issues will ship in July.

Pride Playlist No. 2 | Total Runtime: 21.59 Twelve tracks to celebrate Pride Month: shopoetryjournal.com/pride-playlist-2025/

We are officially open for submissions! We are reading for Shō No. 8, our winter issue (launch in January 2026). Details threaded below. Cover art: Close-up of “In Gilded Walls” by Tanya Rastogi from Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25).

• Work accepted for publication is considered for the Sita Martin Prize and the Shō Poetry Prize, which each come with cash awards of $150; • We nominate for four different prizes. For more details, visit our website: shopoetryjournal.com

• Submit 3-5 previously unpublished poems. • We charge a $3 fee (waived for Native American and Indigenous Canadian poets); we respond to all submissions in 30 days or less. • Every contributor receives one print copy (including international poets);

Get your packets ready! Submissions for Shō Poetry Journal open June 1 at midnight MST. We'll be reading for Shō No. 8, our winter issue, which will be published in January 2026. We accept work as we go and typically publish 60-70 poems by 45-50 poets per issue. Details threaded below:

Mark your calendars: Shō Poetry Journal opens for submissions on June 1! We’ll be reading for our winter issue, Shō No. 8.

One of the hardest things about being a lit mag editor is rejecting submissions from poets whose body of work you know and admire. One can only hope that the poet understands it is not a reflection on how you feel about them as a poet, just that that particular packet of poems didn't hit the mark.

Shō No. 7 in progress!

Thank you for the shoutout, @clmporg.bsky.social! shopoetryjournal.com/apa-heritage... @arahko.bsky.social @sati-m.bsky.social @jessnirvanapoet.bsky.social @eylieblue.bsky.social @itsmelktea.bsky.social @bunkong.bsky.social @theoceanisgay.bsky.social

Congratulations to our nominees for the 2025 Best New Poets anthology: Ranudi Gunawardena for “Girls Cousins, Pixelated” and Maja Lukic for “Your Mother Knew Many Words for Beauty and Used All of Them to Call You.” Read both poems online or get yourself a copy of Shō No. 6 at shopoetryjournal.com.

Today is the last day to get your work in! Subs close tonight at midnight (PT). shopoetryjournal.submittable.com/submit/31379...

Submissions are open for 3 more days! • 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 • We respond to all submissions within 30 days

Six more days to get your work in!

Submissions for Shō No. 7 are open for 10 more days. Send us your bangers! shopoetryjournal.submittable.com/submit/31379...

Submissions for Shō No. 7 are open until March 31st. • Payment is one contributor copy • We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize • We award $150 each for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet • Average response time is 2 weeks

Submissions for Shō No. 7 are open until the end of March. • Payment is one contributor copy • We nominate for Best New Poets, Best Spiritual Lit, and the Pushcart Prize • We award $150 each for best poem in issue and best poem by an emerging poet • Average response time is 2 weeks

Today's poem is "Wanting Kids" by Bunkong Tuon from Shō Poetry Journal Subscribe to our substack and find out what you're missing. www.versedaily.org/2025/wanting...

Heading into the final month of our reading period for Shō No. 7, we've accepted 40 poems by 28 poets. There is plenty of room for more strong work. Send us your best poems! shopoetryjournal.submittable.com/submit/31379...

Super happy to see "Wanting Kids" on Verse Daily this morning. Thanks to Bear for his continued support and @domkeykong.bsky.social & @johnnycordova.bsky.social for originally publishing the poem in @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social. Thanks, everyone. Happy Sunday! www.versedaily.org/2025/wanting...

Status Update: We've accepted 40 poems by 28 poets for our summer issue. We're looking for more strong work—there's plenty of room! Send us your best! • Send 3-5 unpublished poems • Simultaneous submissions are fine • Submissions close March 31 • We respond to all submissions in 30 days or less

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