I was very pleased to see my inbox this morning. Autumn Sky Poetry Daily, a daily poem I subscribe to (and you should, too), published my poem "The Letter L"! Editor Klocek-Lim does a fantastic job curating the daily poems, and it's always a treat to find fantastic poems in my inbox, so I am... Continue Reading →
“Seeing a Bottle of Woodford Reserve at the Grocery” is up at The Argyle!
The Argyle has kindly included my poem "Seeing a Bottle of Woodford Reserve at the Grocery" in their Vice theme! Isn't it funny how the most mundane things can bring back the smell, taste, and feel of moments decades in the past? What's the latest object/scent/sight that caught you unawares and threw your unprepared brain... Continue Reading →
Floyd County Moonshine accepts two poems!
I am excited to share that Floyd County Moonshine has accepted my poems "Sestina for College Years in Danville, Kentucky" and "Sojourn to Pleasant Hill" for a forthcoming issue! I am always proud when I can hang with the enormously talented poets of Appalachia, and to be able to do it with a sestina (a... Continue Reading →
“They Tell Me” available to read in Harrow House!
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 →
Colleen S. Harris 