wildroofjournal.podbean.com/e/43-wild-ro... New podcast episode >>> check it out for an interesting conversation about a one of a kind place, writing narrative nonfiction, and what we can learn from a grizzly bear mother protecting her cubs.

We have new nominations to announce! Congrats to our amazing contributors.

wildroofjournal.com/submissions We're open for Issue 32 & beyond Here's a wonderful piece from the Fall 2025 issue

Find your next favorite writer in our latest roundup of lit mags! Our October roundup features new issues from more than 25 magazines: www.clmp.org/news/october...

wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s... Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings, including @rawheadjournal.bsky.social @okaydonkeymag.com @darrencdemaree.bsky.social @lisasticepoet.bsky.social @turningleafjournal.bsky.social @mudseasonreview.bsky.social and more!

wildroofjournal.com/submissions We're open for Issue 32 and beyond

Please stop defacing my poetry with your red squiggly lines. -me, to Microsoft Word

Check out our new submission listings here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s... @psmokejournal.bsky.social #litmags #submityourwork

Haibun anyone? This new piece investigates the popular poetic form: "In her Feb. 2014 essay, 'More than the Birds, Bees, and Trees,' poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil explains that a haibun juxtaposes a poetic prose journey or landscape description..." wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/to-liberat...

In this podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's new novel, Bloom Again, and we get into the central themes of the book: climate anxiety, changing ecosystems, and the question of how to navigate it all. youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...

wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s... Here’s our new listing of litmag & small press publications, including @uncwcrw.bsky.social @middlecreek.bsky.social @codhillpress.bsky.social @dalegoingpoet.bsky.social @thomasonianmag.bsky.social @ellisedenauthor.bsky.social @psmokejournal.bsky.social

wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/road-trip-... New guest post from @nicholastrandahl.bsky.social

Congratulations to Arthur Sze, who was just named the 25th Poet Laureate of the United States! To celebrate his appointment, we're revisiting this 2024 episode of Tricycle Talks. @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social

5 collages by James Diaz! genrepunkmag.wordpress.com/2025/10/08/5...

This time, our poetry excerpt lands in the fragility of the ecosystem with ‘Weight of the Vine’ by Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social You can read the poem in full, as well as the whole Biophilia issue, here: wingedmoon.com/biophilia Please let us know what resonates #poetrycommunity #poetry

ISSUE 31 | Fall 2025 Here's another selection from the new issue: "Garden of Verse" by Amber Penney Beautifully done 💚📖🌱 See the full issue at wildroofjournal.com

Read this amazing interview with our amazing editors Judy McClure and Rachel Becker about their work here at Porcupine with @wildroofjournal.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/wildroof...

wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-anythi... Today, I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Rachel Becker (Asst. Poetry Editor) & Judy McClure (Asst. CNF Editor), who share their insights about Porcupine Literary, a publication by and for teachers.

Oh, this one is fun. My October installment of From the Bookshelf is up. This month's writing prompt is inspired by Russell Edson. Enjoy! cherylpappas.substack.com/p/from-the-b...

Plant People: An Anthology of Environmental Artists, Vol. 5 Thanks to the editors for including my haiku series "corporeal kin" in this collection. Well done! It is available to view online, as well as PDF & print versions for purchase at plantsandpoetry.org.

I got a new poem published in Wild Roof Journal

Get the new issue here: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31

Awesome news, friends! Issue 31 of @wildroofjournal.bsky.social of live today: wildroofjournal.com with great art & writing by lots of very cool people, including me. Find my poem, "Rewilding," in Gallery 1 but make sure to check out the rest of the journal as well! #poetry

Thanks to @wildroofjournal.bsky.social for publishing my flash fiction story Bonus Land in their Fall 2025 issue today. If you like dark comedy about the absurdities of modern economic life, find the full story in the issue.

I'm happy to share "Poem on the Last Day of My Thirties," appearing in the current issue of @wildroofjournal.bsky.social Feedback always welcome. Thanks for perhaps reading. There is lots of other excellent work in this issue too, so check it out.

It's pub day for our new issue! Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art Check it out: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31 #poetry #creativecommunity #litmag

From Summer 2025 issue | Read the full essay: wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gallery-2/#RachelBunting

Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings, including @adroitjournal.bsky.social @reckonreview.bsky.social @fourwaybooks.bsky.social @passionfruitlit.bsky.social @abodepress.bsky.social @seanminogue.bsky.social @k-gray.bsky.social & more. wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s...

Looking forward to checking out the Fall issue of @wildroofjournal.bsky.social later this month It includes my flash fiction story Bonus Land which follows a guy working in collections I appreciate them taking a chance on this one that gets a little weird

This week’s Substack feature is a preview of WRJ contributor Jennifer Handy's book DIRT: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/a-cautiona... "When I wrote DIRT, I had been camping and living outdoors on undeveloped land for several years. During that time, dirt, dust, and mud became a constant..."

Awesome new edition from @santafereview.bsky.social - digital copy available at www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-lit...

From our new book review: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/navigating... Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social

Read our new book review: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/navigating... Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social

WRJ contributors Nico Gargiulo and @ejoylevinson.bsky.social joined @aaronlelito.bsky.social to read some poems.

In our new podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's diverse background that bridges the arts and sciences, as well as her new novel, Bloom Again. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?... #litmag #books #writers

Our newest issue is now available for purchase! Featuring work by @feliciazamorapoet.bsky.social, @nadeemzaman.bsky.social, @mlynxqualey.bsky.social, @kgapoetwriter.bsky.social, @abbiekiefer.bsky.social, @riggstah.bsky.social, and more. Order the issue here: prairieschooner.unl.edu/issue/winter...

From Summer 2025 issue | Read the full story: wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gal...

wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s... Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings @moonstonearts.bsky.social @doesithavepockets.bsky.social @stonecoastreview.bsky.social @meowmeowpowpow.bsky.social @kellyrsamuels.bsky.social @allisonhicks.bsky.social @linalambert.bsky.social

NEW Wild Roof Podcast: youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?... WRJ contributor Marybeth Holleman returns to talk about her new novel Bloom Again. We get into the central themes of the book: climate anxiety, changing ecosystems, and the question of how to navigate it all.

NEW Wild Roof podcast: open.spotify.com/episode/27iN... Bloom Again weaves together sophisticated narrative and characters, evocative travel and nature writing, and effective and reliable depictions of the climate change crises in parts of the world underrepresented in mainstream literary fiction.

From Summer issue: wildroofjournal.com/issue-30 #poetrycommunity @andyetpoetry.bsky.social

Here's a clip of the August episode with Fr. Isaac Slater, author of "Do Not Judge Anyone": Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World. Listen to the full episode on any podcast app or watch on YouTube (youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?...)

The Smart Search List of the Day is: General Experimental Short Stories feat. @epochliterary.com @wildroofjournal.bsky.social @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

Wonderful new piece up on the WRJ Substack. Check it out here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-wisdom... @ellisedenauthor.bsky.social #thehobbit #tolkien #books

See our latest Shout-Outs post for some great submission opportunities: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s... @burningword.bsky.social

ISSUE 30: Summer 2025 #litmag #poems #writers

wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/saturday-s... Check out our new batch of lit mag and small press listings, including @burningword.bsky.social @bluestemmag.bsky.social @muleskinnerjournal.bsky.social @weirdlitmag.bsky.social @fracturedlit.bsky.social Cagibi Lit, Hive Avenue, and more

Our lit mag features are great ways to learn more about the publication process and editors behind the scenes. Our new post is an interview with @redbranchreview.bsky.social out of Knoxville, TN. @noahsoltau.bsky.social Read here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/kaleidosco...