@djvorreyer.bsky.social joins the WPLS on 9/24/25. The Zoom room opens at 7:15pm (EST), & the reading starts at 7:30pm (EST). Order UNRIVERED from @sundresspub.bsky.social: sundress-publications.square.site/product/unri.... #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #writers

If you missed last Thursday night's reading, never fear! You can watch it here: youtu.be/dDxs0INVpnc And mark your calendars for our next reading on December 11!

"Attention, attention, may I have all your eyes and ears"[email protected] day 3.Great sets from The Ataris, Hanson (w/special guest John Stamos on Mmm Bop), Bad Religion, Idles, Cobra Starship, & my fave set of the day, The Academy Is playing all of Almost There. This old emo punk is tired.

@riotfest.bsky.social day 2: Wishy, Girl in a Coma, Militaire Arms, Front Bottoms, great sets from Superchunk, James, the always dependable Weezer, and the highlight of my day: being elder emo grandma at All Time Low

Day 1 @riotfest.bsky.social: Shonen Knife, Harrison Gordon, Marianas Trench, Camper Van Beethoven, Honey Revenge, The Hold Steady, Sparks, Rilo Kiley and Blink-182. Winner: this queen.

Announcement time! October 14th, 7:00 Eastern: Hear poems from @clbpoetry.bsky.social, @mitchnobis.bsky.social, and @djvorreyer.bsky.social! Hosted by the amazing @readinstead.bsky.social! Hit the eventbrite link to register. NAWP! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-nawp-rea...

Starting off @riotfest old school with Shonen Knife.

Tonight! Come join us!

Save the date for 9/24!! @taylorbyas.bsky.social, Ashley Jones, & @djvorreyer.bsky.social read for the WPLS. #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry @sundresspub.bsky.social @hubcitypress.bsky.social

A little love poem for today at Action, Spectacle. www.action-spectacle.com/summer-2025-...

I've got mine! You should get one, too!

Hey, prose writer friends! Any favorite writers/passages that show interesting soundwork in fiction or CNF? I have a few of my own, but I'm collecting for revision of a future workshop. Thanks in advance! (Sound and rhythm, so use of syntax variation, etc. also helpful.)

Do you have a body? Is it getting older? Have you ever had to rethink your place in the world after experiencing changes? Then Unrivered might be for you! Pre-order at sale price at @sundresspub.bsky.social ...some of these free broadsides are still available w/order! tinyurl.com/4pj96v59

Still time to sign up to read and write short poems with us!

Can't wait to see you there!

Kimberly Ann Priest is the winner of the 2024 Backwaters Prize in Poetry from University of Nebraska Press for Wolves in Shells, as well as author of tether & lung (Texas Review Press) and Slaughter the One Bird (@SundressPub ). Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Honored to read with these two powerful poets!

There is so much mystery and wonder in this poem by @fklein907.bsky.social Read "How I Met My Deer Wife" in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-klein-wi...

Grateful to @nezhukumatathil.bsky.social for her kind words about Unrivered. Pre-orders help both author and press, and I appreciate your support. (You can pre-order at B&N or Amazon, but full price.The link below is to @sundresspub.bsky.social for the sale price!) tinyurl.com/4pj96v59

Saw so many friends and heard great poems and bought a couple of books by @dlassell.bsky.social and @maudlavin.bsky.social and didn't take enough photos and it was sunny and cool and honestly, Printers Row Lit Fest was pretty much the perfect afternoon.

This still life has such color, movement, and surprise that we couldn't resist. Check out @carolee.bsky.social's Canary #1 in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-martin-b...

@taylorbyas.bsky.social second full-length poetry collection, Resting Bitch Face (@softskull ), is a September pick for Roxane Gay’s Audacious Book Club. Register here to hear Taylor read from this stunning new book! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

One week left to register! I would love to talk and write short poems with you!

Grateful to @taylorbyas.bsky.social for her words about Unrivered. I feel like she saw the heart of this book. In her blurb, Taylor says: "You will come away from this book with a new understanding of your body. You will put this book down and want to hold yourself instead." tinyurl.com/4pj96v59

@nadiaalexis.bsky.social is a poet, writer, & photographer born to Haitian immigrants in Harlem. She is the author of the hybrid poetry & photography collection Beyond the Watershed, which was a finalist for the 2022 @ghostpeachpress.bsky.social Prize. Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I'm looking forward to our conversation AND to listening.

Don't forget to register for the autumn return of the series with 5 fabulous poetry features! @taylorbyas.bsky.social @nadiaalexis.bsky.social @travisclau.bsky.social Allison Blevins and Kimberly Ann Priest! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Save the date for 9/24!! @taylorbyas.bsky.social, Ashley Jones, & @djvorreyer.bsky.social read for the WPLS. #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets #poetry @sundresspub.bsky.social @hubcitypress.bsky.social

This poem's narratives give us unspoken consequences and family dynamics that are so much more than just anecdotes. Read Gail Martin's "And We Never Spoke of It" in Issue 4. asteralesjournal.com/1-3-martin-b...

Just a reminder that we're open until September 15 for subs! We'd really love to see more prose and more art, particularly. Send away! asteralesjournal.com/submissions

YOU GUYS IT’S ME

the proverbial evanescence of a thing writ in water, a wake

Grateful to multigenre dynamo @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social, a writer and person I admire, for her kind words about Unrivered. Pre-order from @sundresspub.bsky.social at tinyurl.com/4pj96v59 The first 75 pre-orders receive a mini-broadside as a thank you. (picture below).

I'd love to see some of you in this workshop...we'll have fun reading and drafting, it won't break the bank, and you'll be supporting a great indie journal.

What's on the inside? It could be fire. Check out this amazing collage work from @lauriemmarshall.bsky.social in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-johnson-...

I have them both, but if you don't, you should definitely fix that!

Today's the day! Unrivered is available for pre-orders from @sundresspub.bsky.social! The first 75 pre-orders receive a mini-broadside as a thank you. Grateful to those who believed in this book. I'll be sharing the kind words of those who wrote blurbs over the next few days. tinyurl.com/4pj96v59

We are creating a Spanish language section on The Rumpus, for original creative work written in Spanish and are looking for a volunteer editor for this section. If this could be you, please send a brief letter of interest to [email protected] by Tuesday, September 2nd!

What a pleasure to find a completely original love poem that takes you on a journey through the literal heart. "Diminuendo" by @johnpauldavis.org does just that. Read it in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-davis-wi...

This b&w photo is a story in and of itself. Check out "Italian Sea" by Rachel Turney in Issue 4! asteralesjournal.com/1-3-trautman...

Finally got to read this beauty today. Loved it, @writesloud.bsky.social!

Excited to moderate this discussion of form as aspect of manuscript construction at AWP with @rebeccalehmann.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social @taylorbyas.bsky.social and Chris Santiago!

I will never get tired of seeing NIN live. Great musicians, great energy, great graphics and stage craft. Dancing and screaming all the feelings out. The best.

It's one week until pre-orders officially begin for Unrivered! I apologize in advance for lots of self-promo, but I'm trying to get better at allowing myself to not be embarrassed by it.

More great work from our fourth issue of Asterales!

So excited for this!

oh. damn. wow. amazing list today from Melissa Fite Johnson! "2. Later I blacked out each reference to a boy, pages and pages gone. 3. Since this wasn’t for my mother’s benefit, it must’ve been for mine. Strike the evidence, make the memory go away." https://www.havehashad.com/nntn0

Open for subs until September 15, and we're light on prose and art. We love short and long stories and all types of visuals. Send us your best!

Shall we be dragged by him to the bottom of the sea? Shall we be towed by him to the infernal world?

The hotel room gods have smiled upon me and I settled in for the night exactly as Pulp Fiction was starting...Usually I end up flipping channels or having to sit through commercials so I can decompress.