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POETRY submissions REOPEN DECEMBER 15

Order OUR SUMMER ISSUE: SHŌ NO. 9

congratulations to erica dawson on winning a pushcart prize!
listen to her poem here OR READ IT IN SHŌ NO. 6

Shō Poetry Journal

Established in 2002, revived in 2023

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Audio Feature: Kuhu Joshi (Shō No. 5)

Kuhu Joshi reads her poem “Saraswati claims creation” from Shō No. 5 (Summer 2024).

Kuhu Joshi is an Indian poet and professor based in New York City. Her debut poetry collection is titled My Body Didn’t Come Before Me (Speaking Tiger, 2023). Her work has been published in POETRY, Best New Poets, Four Way Review, Rattle, SWIMM, and has received support from the Academy of American Poets, Napa Valley Writers’ Conference, Teaching Artist Project, and Vermont Studio Center. Read more about her and her work at kuhujoshi.com.

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Publishing Stats

Since our revival issue was published in Summer 2023:

444

Poems Published

310

Total Poets Published

180

Audio Features Published

61

Prize Nominations

6

Poems chosen for inclusion in anthologies

Shō Poetry Journal


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