Established in 2002, revived in 2023
Kailee Pedersen reads her poem,” Primavera” from Shō No. 3, Summer/Fall 2023. Kailee Pedersen‘s poetry has appeared in Strange Horizons, AGNI, They Rise Like A Wave: An Anthology of Asian American Women Poets (Blue Oak Press), Shō, and others. Her debut novel, Sacrificial Animals, is forthcoming in August 2024 from St. Martin’s Press. She was …
Bunkong Tuon reads his poem, “Letter to My Unborn Son” from Shō No. 3, Summer/Fall 2023. Bunkong Tuon is a Cambodian-American writer and poet. He is the author of three poetry collections. His work has appeared in World Literature Today, Copper Nickel, New York Quarterly, Massachusetts Review, Verse Daily, diode poetry, among others. His debut novel, Koan Khmer (Curbstone …
Sean Thomas Dougherty reads his poem, “Hanzi in the Rain” from Shō No. 3, Summer/Fall 2023. Sean Thomas Dougherty is the author or editor of twenty books including his latest Death Prefers the Minor Keys from BOA Editions. His numerous awards also include The Paterson Poetry Prize, The James Hearst Poetry Prize from North American Review, an …
Cassandra Whitaker reads their poem, “Queerness is Infinite” from Shō No. 3, Summer/Fall 2023. Cassandra Whitaker (she/they) is trans writer living in rural Virginia. Whit’s work has been published in Michigan Quarterly Review, havehashad, Conjunctions, The Mississippi Review, and other places. They are a member of the National Book Critics Circle. Wolf Devouring A Wolf …
Alfonso Zapata reads his poem, “Leaving My Abuelos’ Basement, Christmas Eve 2015” from Shō No. 3, Summer/Fall 2023 Alfonso Zapata recently received his MFA in poetry at The University of Kentucky, and has attended The University of Toledo and The University of Southern Mississippi, where he obtained his master’s degree in poetry. He has previously …
Ellen June Wright reads her poem, “I Am What Happens When Nature Has Its Way” from Shō No. 3, Summer/Fall 2023 Ellen June Wright is an American poet with British and Caribbean roots. Her work has been published in Plume, Tar River, Missouri Review, Verse Daily, Gulf Stream, Solstice, Louisiana Literature, Leon Literary Review, North American Review, …
