I'm very proud to have my poem "They Tell Me" in the inaugural issue of Harrow House Journal (see p. 21). Editor Kahn has shaped this journal as "a healing space for poets to share works centered on trauma, loss, and grief." So be pre-warnd before you enter the issue that it's emotionally heavy (and... Continue Reading →
5 poems in Bellowing Ark!
I am thrilled and honored to have FIVE poems in the June 2025 issue of Bellowing Ark! I am particularly excited about these, for a number of reasons. I think they're good poems, the issue is filled with fantastic writers I'm proud to be beside, and Bellowing Ark is the press that published my first... Continue Reading →
“Math Quiz” to be anthologized
I am humbled and deeply honored to have my poem "Math Quiz" accepted for the anthology Betrayed: Violence Against Women out of Moonstone Arts Center. "How," you may ask, "does a math quiz have anything to do with the horror of violence against women?" Let me share the first few lines of the poem: Math... Continue Reading →
Anodyne Magazine accepts “Delayed Detonation”
Excited to start my Sunday morning with an email from Anodyne Magazine, accepting my poem "Delayed Detonation" with some minor edits. I know most literary magazines don't have the time to be able to do this, buried as they are in submissions, so I always deeply appreciate those able to take the time and give... Continue Reading →
“Morning Commute” is up at MockingHeart Review!
Very happy to join the many talented writers on display at Mockingheart Review with my poem "Morning Commute." Enormous thanks to their editorial team for thinking/hoping their readers would enjoy it!
Hood of Bone Review accepts “Theories of Rain”!
Happiness is: an email from Grace Ezra, the editor of Hood of Bone Review, accepting my poem "Theories of Rain." The first two issues are absolutely stunning, and you should settle in somewhere comfortable and read them immediately. I'll let you know when the next issue lands!
Two poems accepted in Soul Poetry, Prose & Arts magazine!
I am jazzed to report that marvelous editor Arvilla Fee has accepted two of my poems for issue 3 of Soul Poetry, Prose & Arts Magazine. Stay tuned for "Ghazal for a Short Marriage" and "Sestina for Undoing a Marriage"! I love working with Editor Fee, she has a gift for making my poems better... Continue Reading →
Gone Lawn accepts “Anaphora of Regrets”!
This morning's email check brought me great joy--my poem "Anaphora of Regrets" has been accepted by Gone Lawn for their corn moon issue #61! I love this poem so much I'm considering using it for the title of the manuscript it's in. (I know, I know, we're not supposed to be in love with our... Continue Reading →
The Windhover accepts “Primum Non Nocere (First, Do No Harm)”
I am looking forward to August, when The Windhover will publish my poem "Primum Non Nocere (First, Do No Harm)"!
Soundings East Publishes “A Guest in the Assembly of God Congregation”
Also in today's very generous mailbox, I was delighted to find two copies of the Spring 2025 volume 47 of Salem State University's literary magazine Soundings East, where you will find my poem "A Guest in the Assembly of God Congregation": A Guest in the Assembly of God CongregationThe loamy sermon runsthrough my fingers and... Continue Reading →
Colleen S. Harris 