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Arizona-based nonprofit print journal. We publish an eclectic stew of poetry and award prizes for each issue. Submissions reopen December 15. Ed. @domkeykong.bsky.social + @johnnycordova.bsky.social. shopoetryjournal.com
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Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jun 24
Cover reveal: Shō No. 9 | Summer 2026
Cover art: “Past Looking” by Nara Allsop

Our summer issue features 69 poems by 45 poets (listed below).

Preorder Shō No. 9 at: tinyurl.com/shono9
Issues will ship in July.

Conal Abatangelo
Jessica Ballen
Anne Barngrover
Madeleine Bazil
Finnegan Bly
“Past Looking,” a delicate painting by Nara Allsop in muted colors with dandelions, ladybugs, a pair of brown hands pointing gun fingers at two ends, joined by an eye and leaf-shaped wings. Reddish brown background. Back cover of Shō No. 9 lists names of 45 contributors and preview of cover art by Nara Allsop “Past Looking,” a delicate painting by Nara Allsop in muted colors with dandelions, ladybugs, a pair of brown hands pointing gun fingers at two ends, joined by an eye and leaf-shaped wings. Lavender background
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A Reading List for Hispanic Heritage Month 2026 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
For National Hispanic Heritage Month, observed annually from September 15 to October 15, we asked our members to share with us some of the literature they recommend reading in celebration. (Learn…
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October 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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Tiny poem from our collaborative chap, BRINK WAS THE WORD I WAS LOOKING FOR: diodepoetry.com/leary_susan_...

Love poem-ing with Jarrett Moseley!

Happy #smallpoemsunday!

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Lost Couplet When I die, let my body be donated to silence. The final noise: when I'm clothed in ground. Sparrows asleep inside a glass violin. Bells with their throats cut. The song went: plenty, plenty. I've plenty of bones.
September 20, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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Got an audio feature up on the @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social website, where you can listen to me read a poem aloud, then get the backstory of how the poem came into being. If you like that sort of thing 😊 🙏 Thanks so much for the spot, @johnnycordova.bsky.social and Dominique!💙 Link to listen 👇
September 9, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Still looking for more work for our winter issue—Submissions close August 31 at 11:59pm PT!

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August 30, 2026 at 1:02 PM
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Featuring: @southbroadway.bsky.social, @fahmidangroup.bsky.social, @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social, @superlativelit.bsky.social, @blacklawrence.bsky.social, @sundresspub.bsky.social, @sillygoosepress.bsky.social, @epistemiclit.bsky.social, and more
August 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Writers, don’t miss submission deadlines coming up between August 27 and September 1! Send your work to these indie presses and lit mags: www.clmp.org/programs-opp...
Calls for Submissions - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Take a look at the latest publishing opportunities currently available to writers from the many literary magazines and presses that are members of CLMP. Before submitting your work, be sure to check…
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August 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Day 14 of #thesealeychallenge • Our featured poet is Bunkong Tuon (@bunkong.bsky.social), whose work appeared in Shō Poetry Journal (@shopoetryjournal.bsky.social). For the whole month of August, we'd like to put a spotlight on individual poets as well as some of our favourite lit mags.
August 14, 2026 at 2:02 PM
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We are open for poetry submissions until August 31!

Submit up to 5 poems, no theme. We respond in 30 days or less.

Submissions are open to international poets. Payment is 1 print contributor copy. US-based contributors are also considered for two editors' prizes.

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Cover art preview of a painting by Nara Allsop based on Hananah Zaheer's poem “War”—black text reads Shō Poetry Journal • An Arizona-based print journal • Open for Submissions • Submit up to 5 poems • We respond in 30 days or less • Closes August 31 @ 11:59pm PT • shopoetryjournal.submittable.com
August 4, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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Don’t miss these new magazine issues that just launched last month: www.clmp.org/news/july-20...
July 2026 Roundup of Member Magazines - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
We’re proud to share this list of literary journals—all members of CLMP—publishing new poetry, fiction, nonfiction, visual artwork, and more in July 2026.   After Dinner Conversation | July 2026…
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August 2, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Each week, BotN randomly selects a journal from the previous year's Participating Journals list to highlight on social media.

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2026 Participating Journal Spotlight Shō Poetry Journal Best of the Net Anthology
July 29, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Flowers & gratitude to the Shō Poetry Journal editors for choosing my poem “An Old Story” for pub & for the Editor’s Prize for the summer issue (link in bio). Thanks, Dominique Ahkong, Johnny Cordova & Claire Zhou! Folks, Shō is open now - send your work their way!🌻♥️🌷 @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social
July 23, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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“Do not speak to me of peace
unless you have tasted war’s metal…”

— Sheema Kalbasi 🇮🇷 @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social #Iran #war #poetry
July 12, 2026 at 3:08 AM
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🚨Dream journal moment!🚨Beyond excited to have a poem in the new issue of North American Review alongside some absolutely rockstar poets and writers! Here’s to poetry, a little imagination, and the bizarre interplay of loss, lineage, and memory.

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Glass Desk in the Hereafter I made from my body a glass desk & from the glass desk, I made a wooden chair with mauve fabric. To my right, my brother's prayer card resting against a framed black & white photograph of a dead dog. At my feet, another dog in her little brown bed breathing heavier than she probably should. I sit more figuratively than I do literally. I am sitting inside the paper doll-ness of my own girlhood. I am sitting inside my mother & inside her mother & inside their teeth which are wider than their smiles. I am sitting inside my father & inside my brother & when forced to move, I am walking inside the bones of a boy who died like a cliché in the bathroom. I am walking down the hall & into the kitchen, into the microwave & into the coffee cup. & because my body is the space across which my entire life has unfolded, 1 am a thousand ghosts that obscure my face in the mirror. I am rain in the hair, your tiny yellow rabbit, wildflowers at the side of the road. Sometimes, I am a knife cutting through sky. Sometimes, I am carrying around the ball & chain of my own lousy architecture. Sometimes, my body grows a separate body. I am the stray dog running loose on the interstate as well as God directing the oncoming traffic. Meaning, I am dodging my own death while egging it on. Meaning, I am in the driver's seat, listening to Celine Dion & my brother is behind the wheel of every pick-up. He is at the red light & the green light. He is parked at Dunkin' Donuts & just outside DeVito's coin laundry. Mostly, he is beside me with the windows down, smelling of smoke. & because I am all body, I am breathing into the atmosphere & I am the atmosphere breathing. I am the glass desk & the mauve chair & the brown bed & perhaps even the little white dog. & because the vast space of my body never changes, the poem is changing all the time.
July 9, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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We're offering 100 free submissions to BIPOC poets this weekend! If you already have a submission in-progress with us, please wait for a response before submitting again. Project link:
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Sho Poetry Journal - Free Submissions for BIPOC Poets (Shō No. 10)
This submission portal is specifically for BIPOC poets. If you are a U.S. Indigenous poet, please note that we always have a free portal open specifically for you here—because this project is capped, ...
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July 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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Happy book birthday to DRESSING THE BEAR! Can’t believe it’s been 2 years! I’m still so proud of this one!

Here are some highlights!

Thank you to everyone who has shined a light on these poems, and thank you, as ever, to Trio House Press!

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July 1, 2026 at 11:59 PM
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Be sure to bookmark our #PrideMonth reading list for year-round reading recommendations from lit mags and indie presses: www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
A Reading List for Pride Month 2026 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
For Pride Month, observed annually during the month of June, we asked the many independent literary presses and magazines that make up our membership to share with us some of the literature by…
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June 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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Very happy to be among friends in the new issue of Shō
shopoetryjournal.bsky.social Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jun 24
Cover reveal: Shō No. 9 | Summer 2026
Cover art: “Past Looking” by Nara Allsop

Our summer issue features 69 poems by 45 poets (listed below).

Preorder Shō No. 9 at: tinyurl.com/shono9
Issues will ship in July.

Conal Abatangelo
Jessica Ballen
Anne Barngrover
Madeleine Bazil
Finnegan Bly
“Past Looking,” a delicate painting by Nara Allsop in muted colors with dandelions, ladybugs, a pair of brown hands pointing gun fingers at two ends, joined by an eye and leaf-shaped wings. Reddish brown background. Back cover of Shō No. 9 lists names of 45 contributors and preview of cover art by Nara Allsop “Past Looking,” a delicate painting by Nara Allsop in muted colors with dandelions, ladybugs, a pair of brown hands pointing gun fingers at two ends, joined by an eye and leaf-shaped wings. Lavender background
June 24, 2026 at 8:04 PM
shopoetryjournal.bsky.social
Cover reveal: Shō No. 9 | Summer 2026
Cover art: “Past Looking” by Nara Allsop

Our summer issue features 69 poems by 45 poets (listed below).

Preorder Shō No. 9 at: tinyurl.com/shono9
Issues will ship in July.

Conal Abatangelo
Jessica Ballen
Anne Barngrover
Madeleine Bazil
Finnegan Bly
“Past Looking,” a delicate painting by Nara Allsop in muted colors with dandelions, ladybugs, a pair of brown hands pointing gun fingers at two ends, joined by an eye and leaf-shaped wings. Reddish brown background. Back cover of Shō No. 9 lists names of 45 contributors and preview of cover art by Nara Allsop “Past Looking,” a delicate painting by Nara Allsop in muted colors with dandelions, ladybugs, a pair of brown hands pointing gun fingers at two ends, joined by an eye and leaf-shaped wings. Lavender background
June 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
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Submissions are free for Black poets today—Happy Juneteenth! Open until 11:59 PT.

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Printed poems spread over a black mat. White text on green background reads "Now Open." Black text on yellow background reads "Free Submissions for Black Poets"—"Friday June 19"
June 19, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Help me celebrate the launch of my debut on July 15 with @jacklegpress.bsky.social and friends! RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...
June 18, 2026 at 8:44 PM
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Open and reading for Shō No. 10!

Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com
Sun-drenched manila file folder filled with sheets of printed poems against a grey stone background. A white pen with a black clip is placed below the folder. Underlined text handwritten in Black Sharpie on the folder reads: Review Folder Shō No. 10
June 14, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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Congratulations to the New York Knickerbockers!!!

Subs are open 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀 🏀
shopoetryjournal.bsky.social Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jun 1
We are open for submissions! We are reading for our winter issue and respond to all submissions in 30 days or less.

Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com
Bright sliver of an oil painting by Tanya Rastogi. Bright pink text on indigo background reads: Open for Submissions. Light blue-white text reads: Shō Poetry Journal | An Arizona-based print journal. Submit up to 5 poems. We respond within 30 days. Shō No. 10 (Winter 2026/27). shopoetryjournal.submittable.com Pink text on indigo background reads: Shō Poetry Journal. Indigo text in beige 3D box lists FAQ: Can international poets submit? Do you pay? Do you nominate work for prizes? Pink text on indigo background reads: Shō Poetry Journal. Indigo text in beige 3D box lists basic submission guidelines for Shō Poetry Journal. Pink text on indigo background reads: Shō Poetry Journal. Indigo text in beige 3D box lists Shō Poetry Journal's policies and requests regarding the submission process.
June 14, 2026 at 3:46 PM
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Sharing this audio feature here because @jamesolearypoet.bsky.social is not on IG! Listen to them read “In the Dark, the Arms Look Like Crosses” from Shō No. 8 and our Pride Playlist.
June 12, 2026 at 9:31 PM
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If you're sending out poems this weekend, please keep us in mind.
shopoetryjournal.bsky.social Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jun 1
We are open for submissions! We are reading for our winter issue and respond to all submissions in 30 days or less.

Submit here: shopoetryjournal.submittable.com
Bright sliver of an oil painting by Tanya Rastogi. Bright pink text on indigo background reads: Open for Submissions. Light blue-white text reads: Shō Poetry Journal | An Arizona-based print journal. Submit up to 5 poems. We respond within 30 days. Shō No. 10 (Winter 2026/27). shopoetryjournal.submittable.com Pink text on indigo background reads: Shō Poetry Journal. Indigo text in beige 3D box lists FAQ: Can international poets submit? Do you pay? Do you nominate work for prizes? Pink text on indigo background reads: Shō Poetry Journal. Indigo text in beige 3D box lists basic submission guidelines for Shō Poetry Journal. Pink text on indigo background reads: Shō Poetry Journal. Indigo text in beige 3D box lists Shō Poetry Journal's policies and requests regarding the submission process.
June 6, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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Thank you so much, @shomedasgupta.bsky.social! 🌸🌺🌼
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Now this is a trifecta! Congratulations, @suzyeynon.bsky.social, @sabrinahicks.bsky.social, and @susanlleary.bsky.social! I’m such a big fan of each of you, and I’m so looking forward to your words—the cover art, too!
June 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM