Poetry by Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi

January 10, 2019

Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi is the founder of Dark Moon Poetry & Arts, a monthly series which spotlights the creative feminine and non-binary energies of North Texas. She can often be found on Dallas sidewalks using her typewriter to birth poems for strangers. She has been published in Entropy, The Boiler, Anthropology Now!, Bearing the Mask, and elsewhere. Her work has been featured by WFAA, KERA, the Dallas Morning News, and others. Her chapbook, Moon Woman, is forthcoming from Thoughtcrime Press.

Poetry Weekly: Kay Ulanday Barrett, Devin Kelly, Elizabeth Metzger

January 9, 2019

As the senior managing editor at Luna Luna and the founding editor at Yes Poetry, you could say writing is important to me, especially poetry. For me, it’s vital to highlight poetic voices in order to support literature, activism, and expression.

Poetry by Karina Bush

January 8, 2019

Karina Bush is an Irish writer, born in Belfast and now living in Rome. She is the author of three books, ‘BRAIN LACE’ (BareBackPress, 2018), ‘50 EURO’ (BareBackPress, 2017), and ‘MAIDEN’ (48th Street Press, 2016). She is currently finishing up a collection of stories set in Belfast, a story from this collection was recently published by Akashic Books. She is also a visual poet and released a set of visual poems to accompany ‘BRAIN LACE’. For more visit her website karinabush.com and Instagram https://www.instagram.com/karinabushxx/.

Poetry Weekly: Chloe N. Clark, Faylita Hicks, Saretta Morgan

January 3, 2019

Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, Sexting Ghosts, Xenos, No(body) (forthcoming, Madhouse Press, 2019), and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault. They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Them, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente / FB: joannacvalente

Poetry Weekly: Danez Smith, Savannah Slone, Aqdas Aftab

December 27, 2018

Here are three of my favorite poems I read recently.

Poetry Weekly: Tiana Clark, Joy Harjo, Tanya Singh

December 18, 2018

17 Amazing Books & Collections of 2018

December 13, 2018

Here they are (and unlike many lists, this one has a lot of poetry, because poetry is not dead):

Poetry Weekly: Zeina Hashem Beck, Kristine Esser Slentz, Darren C. Demaree

December 11, 2018

Poetry Weekly: Fargo Tbakhi, Chiwan Choi, Paige Lewis

December 4, 2018

Poetry Weekly: Dujie Tahat, Cynthia X. Hua, Adrian Ernesto Cepeda

November 26, 2018

Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, Xenos, No(body) (forthcoming, Madhouse Press, 2019), and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault. They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Them, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente / FB: joannacvalente

Poetry Weekly: Keegan Lester, Jody Chan, Lauren Samblanet

November 19, 2018

Joanna C. Valente is a human who lives in Brooklyn, New York. They are the author of Sirs & Madams, The Gods Are Dead, Marys of the Sea, & Xenos, No(body) (forthcoming, Madhouse Press, 2019) and is the editor of A Shadow Map: Writing by Survivors of Sexual Assault. They received their MFA in writing at Sarah Lawrence College. Joanna is the founder of Yes, Poetry and the senior managing editor for Luna Luna Magazine. Some of their writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Brooklyn Magazine, BUST, and elsewhere. Joanna also leads workshops at Brooklyn Poets. joannavalente.com / Twitter: @joannasaid / IG: joannacvalente

Poetry by Fox Frazier-Foley

November 13, 2018

Fox Frazier-Foley is a monster made of fire. This poem is from Let Me Wring Your Heart: Love/Hate Poems for the Vulnerable Troubled Genius Boy, which interrogates literary, cultural, and cinematic tropes from 1990s US culture and is currently seeking a publisher.

Poetry by Alyse Chinnock

November 12, 2018

Alyse Chinnock is a writer and artist living in Central Indiana. She is most interested in building community around art and collaborative work. Her work in both genres focuses on the the domestic, the sacred, and the terrifying. You can usually find her in her studio in Lafayette, IN and online all the time @ittybittypoems.

Poetry by Sarah Serrano

November 8, 2018

Sarah Serrano is a Puerto Rican Brooklyn based artist. She is a VONA alum and has written and performed for Latina Magazine & Prudential Banking, Forbes 30 under 30, Drew Barrymore, Rizos on the Road tour, Wedding Wire, BHLDN, and more. Sarah uses poetry and art to encourage empowerment and healing.

Poetry by Ottavia Silvestri

October 29, 2018

Ottavia Silvestri is a political science student from Milan, Italy.