a great pleasure to read alongside @Alonso99 @aeheelee at @UnnameableB last week š we had an intimate crowd amid birdsong and talked about the history of quinoa and eels, among other things. thanks Unnameable Books for hosting us!
"there are no dumb questions
only dumb ppl
financing a bid for local office"
This time last year, we published @MCHANGPOET's ALL THE BEAUTIFUL ARE BLAMELESS. Find this poem in our archive: buff.ly/3NuOjQX
The truth is we never wanted to be distributed by SPD because coā¢imā¢press has always been about being truly indieāfree from being beholden to monolithic, monopolistic organizations.
2024 Ninth Letter Literary Awards contest will be open March 1 - April 30. We accept previously unpublished poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction. One winner in each genre will receive $1000, print and online publication, and bragging rights! Guidelines in the link in our bio!
ALT Headline reads "MONSTER MAGS '24", beneath which are logos for MAR, Ninth Letter, The Journal, and Cincinnati Review. Below, the date and time of the event: "Sat Feb 10 5pm-7pm, The Ship, 1221 Union Ave, KC, MO."
ALT A list of event readers for Monster Mags '24: "Brittany Cavallaro, Michael Chang, Louise Ling Edwards, Dustin M. Hoffman, Blair Hurley, Julie Marie Wade, Felicia Zamora." Below this, a notice: "Accessible facility. Masking encouraged."
If you enjoy the sample, you'll love our upcoming release, Vol 20.2, out Feb 1. Includes a feature on the Gwendolyn Brooks Archives, an interview with Roger Reeves, annual contest winners and work from @dustinmhoffman@Alonso99@WeijiaPan1@OldManLumans@han_smith2 more! L-I-B.
Celebrating Jason B. Crawford, winner of the 2023 1st/2nd book contest, selected by Sawako Nakayasu. Also congratulations to finalists Corinne Dekkers, Kristin Dykstra, Alonso Llerena, Samyak Shertok, & BP Sutton!
I will be celebrating Grace Engine with my friend Joshua Burton this week! Please join us. So many years of brotherhood in poetry watching these steps in grace become a beautiful book.