In love with this poem by James O’Leary, published in Shō’s new winter issue

Thank you @triohousepress.org for the opportunity to reflect on MORE FLOWERS and, of course, the sincerest, most heartfelt gratitude to Lili Gourley for asking the smartest questions that helped me see the poems anew! Check out the interview, friends! 🌸🌼🌺 tinyurl.com/n4uavefb

Beautiful to have a new poem in the PRECARIOUS Issue of Cordite Poetry Review: cordite.org.au/poetry/preca... Tx to Editor Andy Jackson. From his editorial: ‘The poems needed to themselves be teetering, staggering, bedridden or exposed.’ #CripLit

“I am / not ready to hatch. Teach me / to harden in the air” — Dominique Ahkong (@domkeykong.bsky.social) . . . This poem appeared in Pirene’s Fountain Volume 18, Issue 26, 2025. Shared here with deep gratitude.

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...

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-...

I forgot to post the poems because I've been streaming for 17 days straight lol.

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/

New poem online! “Doubt” by Nina C. Peláez (@ninacpelaez.bsky.social) is forthcoming in our summer issue, Shō No. 7, and was selected by the editors as the runner-up for the Sita Martin Prize. Read the poem (with audio by the poet) here: shopoetryjournal.com/doubt-nina-c...

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.

Front page, baby!

new poem in @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social 💕

also new in Shō Poetry Journal —

k. iver SLEEPING BEAUTY www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/162612...

Happy and honored to receive my first Pushcart Prize nomination! Thank you, @cincinnatireview.bsky.social

One of the many nasty things Evil Melon did to the old place was make Tweetdeck a premium feature. Fortunately, Bluesky has a third-party app, @deck.blue, that duplicates Tweetdeck perfectly. It really helps me keep on top of my SCR and personal account at the same time. deck.blue

I’ve actually written what I hope is a useful post—take what is helpful to you in your creative submission practice, leave what is not 💜

This is an essay on my poem "Ballad," Keats's notion of Negative Capability, and Lorca's Duende, with a prompt and a link to the original poem. I'm happy to share it with you.

Loving this issue (no. 4) of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social and happy to have a poem alongside so many fine ones! With thanks to @johnnycordova.bsky.social & @domkeykong.bsky.social #poetry

Reading issue 4 of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social, loving poem after poem—& thrilled to sing among them! Here's "In case they run your license plate," featuring teeth, dogs, & bordercrossings. Much luv to @johnnycordova.bsky.social & @domkeykong.bsky.social for welcoming my voice into the fold 💙

How to say “the truth has finally been revealed” in various languages:   5. The cat is out of the bag (English) 4. The bunny is out of the hat (Czech) 3. The pigeon falls out of your mouth (Romanian) 2. The turtle’s feet have appeared (Taiwanese) 1. Now the monkey comes out of the sleeve (Dutch)

If you’re at the Brooklyn Book Festival tomorrow, look for Shō in the Literary Marketplace! The good folks at CLMP (Tables 316/317) will be giving away free copies of our revival issue, along with other goodies from other publishers founded/led by or championing writing by PoC ♥️ Go early!

Always happy to receive poems that mention durian (Though not so keen on durian downers)

Holy carp holy carp—two of my poems were just accepted at a dream journal and it makes me want to accept poems for @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social!

Hello, I grew up in the penpal era.