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Shō Poetry Journal

Established in 2002, revived in 2023

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Best Spiritual Literature (Formerly The Orison Anthology)

2024 — Cooper Young, “Behind the Buddha” (No. 3)

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Shō No. 6

April 2, 2025 — “Ayat” by M.J. Gomez
March 2, 2025 — “Wanting Kids” by Bunkong Tuon
March 1, 2025 — “After the Gulls” by Jo Bear
February 28, 2025 — “The Starlings Were You” by Robert Okaji

Shō No. 5

November 10, 2024 – “When We Invented Gunpowder, We Were Trying to Invent the Elixir of Life” by Dorsey Craft
November 9, 2024 – “Snow, Almost, Nearly” by Susan L. Leary
November 6, 2024 — “Midwestern Reunion” by Em Townsend
October 28, 2024 — “It’s Important I Remember That Being Alone and Being Lonely Aren’t the Same Thing—” by Cortney Lamar Charleston
October 25, 2024 — “Little League, America” by Jose Hernandez Diaz

Shō No. 4

March 17, 2024 — “How to Cook a Wolf” by Nathan Xavier Osorio
March 15, 2024:   “How to Eat Like a King” by Jane Zwart
March 11, 2024:   “Deer Woman” by Sage Ravenwood
March 7, 2024:   “Caretaker” by Faith Gómez Clark

Shō No. 3

May 2, 2024 — “Letter To My Unborn Son” by Bunkong Tuon
May 1, 2024 — “Leonard Peltier’s Plea for Clemency” by Sage Ravenwood
April 30, 2024 — “Until” by Robert Okaji
April 29, 2024 — “Not My Country” by Andrew Payton

Special Mentions

Shō was listed in 7 Underrated Poetry Lit Mags We Love to Read
Thank you, ONLY POEMS and Chill Subs!

Publishing Stats

Since our revival issue was published in Summer 2023:

260

Poems Published

170

Total Poets Published

62

Audio Features Published

28

Poems Nominated for Prizes

1

Poem chosen for inclusion in Best Spiritual Literature

Shō Poetry Journal


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