"This morning before dawn, I was woken by a pounding on my back door." Leaving Is a Start by Steve S. Saroff #shortstory #readingcommunity. Please follow the link below and enjoy fictivedream.com/2026/10/11/l...
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Literary Journals, Presses, Magazines, Competitions etc. @michellecoyne to get one added :)
Next up: #Possessed. By love. By rage. By money. By memory. By the thing in the dark that absolutely promised it wasn't there. New theme begins Friday. Don’t post early. Use Alt Text. Tag #PoemsAbout. Read. Repost. Reply.
"My prized lump, my eldest-born, / what wouldn’t I do for it? Love it or try / desperately to fix it, the same difference." From "Cyst with Teeth," one of two new poems by Angelica Whitehorne. ➡️ buff.ly/NEvGrut
#DavidHockneyAnArtistForLife by Paul Morley offers a fresh and captivating portrait of an artist who has never stopped looking, questioning and creating. Now available on @netgalley.bsky.social Request it now: https://bit.ly/4ibiE6e
We love to see it: former poetry editor @mariannelchan.bsky.social has a new poem in Issue 36 of Conduit! 👏 ✨️ Check it out: buff.ly/kT7D2iv
"I find myself paralyzed by language more often than not, and yet here I am, engaged in an interview in which I am supposed to be the writer." Returning to the Self: Tryphena Yeboah interviews Truong Tran about How to Exi(s)t (@citylightsbooks.bsky.social). ➡️ buff.ly/0igTTZq
An illustration by Oliver Messel that I am considering for one of next year’s book covers - Letters from Paris by Dodie Smith. This work was inspired by the short story by Henry James - The Reverberator - and was a stage play in London, the sets of which were designed by Mr Messel himself!
POEM 377: "Give Me a Crow" by Robin Turner (@robinturnerpoet.bsky.social) "O give me the just before an about-to-be rain, a little psalm to hold & pocket, small pine of beautiful ruin to come." stonecirclereview.com/give-me-a-cr... #Poem #Poetry #NewPoem #PoetryCommunity
At NYCC today? 👀 Come find us at Booth #3201! 👾 We’ve got panels, signings, and (possibly) some surprises waiting for you... Full schedule’s at the link in our bio - and keep an eye on this space for live updates!
"she’d / dry-heaved in the parking lot / so many people / so many people / she said mama’s fine and / unbuckled her children" From "El Paso Walmart in Two Parts," new poetry by Samantha Strong Murphey. ➡️ buff.ly/wf4IVlw
From Hebden Bridge to Hollywood. Magic.