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Shō Poetry Journal

Established in 2002, revived in 2023

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Shō Family

Jul 10, 2024 · Shō Poetry Journal

Shō No. 6 (Winter 2024/25)View issue Saida AgostiniJubril BadmusJo BearTianna BratcherWilliam Ward ButlerAllisa Cherryari b. coferErica DawsonT. De Los ReyesRosemarie DombrowskiSaddiq DzukogiNathan ErwinM.J. Gomez Ranudi GunawardenaBrett HanleyChris HoshnicMickie KennedySusanna LangKabel Mishka LigotAlejandro LuceroMaja LukicNick MartinoBecka Mara McKayJackson D. MoormanJarrett MoseleyJae Nichelle Hannah Faith NotessRobert OkajiShawnte OrionAlison PelegrinCiaran PierceNicholas PierceSamodh PorawagamageMeg ReynoldsWesley RothmanKaty ScarlettAmanda Maret ScharfHannah …

Contributors’ Notes, Shō No. 4

Dec 14, 2023 · Shō Poetry Journal

Erica Abbott (she/her) is a Philadelphia-based poet and writer whose work has previously appeared or is forthcoming in Stone Circle Review, Pirene’s Fountain, Philadelphia Stories, Midway Journal, and other journals. She is the author of Self-Portrait as a Sinking Ship, is a Best of the Net nominee, and is a poetry editor for Variant Literature. …

Notes on Poems, Shō No. 3

Dec 14, 2023 · Shō Poetry Journal

Sage Ravenwood on “Leonard Peltier’s Plea for Clemency,” pp. 10: Leonard Peltier is a Native American man of Lakota and Dakota descent, an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa tribe. To many despite tribe affiliations he is a hero; to the FBI he’s a member of the American Indian Movement (AIM) convicted of two …

Contributors’ Notes: Shō No. 3

Dec 14, 2023 · Shō Poetry Journal

(SUMMER/FALL 2023) / Purchase Shō No. 3 Ally Ang is a gaysian poet and editor based in Seattle. Their work is published in Columbia Journal, ANMLY, Bellingham Review, The Journal, and elsewhere. Ally is the recipient of fellowships and support from the National Endowment for the Arts, Artist Trust, and the Jack Straw Writers Program. …

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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