I am honored that The Muleskinner Journal, an outlet I've read and admired for a long while, has published my poem "Planting Cabbages and Other Sensible Human Things"! They also have a community board where you can join in conversation. I'd be thrilled if you'd read the poem and hit the Community Billboard to comment... Continue Reading →
tiny wren lit accepted “What We Call Each Other”
Stay tuned - tiny wren lit has kindly accepted my poem "What We Call Each Other"!
Another Chicago Magazine will feature The Light Becomes Us!
Tonight I arrived home tired, but was revived by an email from Another Chicago Magazine (ACM) that they will include my new poetry collection The Light Becomes Us in their forthcoming section! Stay tuned. I'm so thrilled about this - I really hope everyone loves this book.
Stone Poetry Quartery publishes “Heavenly Bodies” in their May issue!
My poem "Heavenly Bodies" is out from Stone Poetry Quarterly! I was really ecited for this one to find a good home. I am particularly fond of the way this one ends. Let me know what you think!
Poem accepted by Alchemy Literary Magazine!
Alchemy Literary Magazine has accepted my #poem "Laurus nobilis" for their Metamorphosis issue! My enormous thanks to the students at Portland Community College who publish the magazine as an annual class project. This poem is a personal favorite of mine, so I'm especially grateful this one found a wonderful home. Plus, my mythologist heart loves... Continue Reading →
Poem Accepted by The Argyle Literary Magazine!
I'm over the moon to learn my poem "Seeing a Bottle of Woodford Reserve at the Grocery" will be published by The Argyle Literary Magazine in their vice-themed June issue! I've been dredging up some old college memories to write about, and there's no way to think about the Kentucky I miss so much (or... Continue Reading →
The Closed Eye Open featured my poem!
My poem "Broken Stained Glass" isn't just in the new issue XIII of The Closed Eye Open, it's one of the featured poems (bottom of page)!! I'm stunned, and grateful to Editor Daniel Morgan and team for putting together a really beautiful issue. You should grab a cup of tea or coffee and read it,... Continue Reading →
Third Wednesday Hosted Me for a Reading!
Dave Jibson at Third Wednesday was kind enough to host me for a pre-book-launch reading for my new collection The Light Becomes Us on the literary magazine's YouTube channel! You can find the video of the reading here for a taste of my poems in my own voice. Third Wednesday published one of my early... Continue Reading →
Poem in Honeycomb Press anthology A Century of Voices!
I am honored to have my poem "For the Fathers Who Wear Carhartt for Work and Not Fashion" included in Honeycomb Press's anthology A Century of Voices, alongside some other beautiful poetry, art, and prose. My poem is on page 15, but I hope you'll spend some time enjoying the other artists' work in the... Continue Reading →
Poem accepted at Harrow House!
I'm honored to have my poem "They Tell Me" accepted at Harrow House Journal, a space specifically dedicated to healing and a home for works on trauma, loss, and grief. Editor Kahn actually emailed about another poem which I was just withdrawing, and was very kind in finding space for another of my submitted pieces.... Continue Reading →
Colleen S. Harris 