Established in 2002, revived in 2023
Michael Juliani interviews poet Alex Tretbar, author of the chapbooks According to the Plat Thereof (Ethel) and Kansas City Gothic (Broken Sleep), whose poem “Ballad from a Subsidized Bedroom” was published in Shō No. 3: Revival Issue.
JeFF Stumpo talks with Shō No. 5 contributor Mckendy Fils-Aimé about Haitian superstitions, language, generational trauma, and the role of truth-telling and love in writing about culture and inheritance
in his debut full-length poetry collection sipèstisyon (Yes Yes Books, 16 June 2026).
INTERVIEW A Conversation with Arah Ko Shō Poetry Journal intern Claire Zhou interviews contributor Arah Ko, whose poems “Magpie 까치” and “Fiddleback” appear in Shō No. 4. Arah is the author of Brine Orchid (YesYes Books 2025) and the chapbook Animal Logic (Bull City Press 2026). Claire Zhou Hi Arah! I’ve read both of your …
What's Possible When Poetry Is Direct: An Interview with Bobby Elliott, author of “The Same Man,” winner of the 2025 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, selected by Nate Marshall.
INTERVIEW A Conversation with Nathan Xavier Osorio Shō intern Claire Zhou interviews Shō contributor Nathan Xavier Osorio, whose poems “How to Cook a Wolf,” “Empty Stadiums,” and “Come, Little Hunger” appear in Shō No. 4. Nathan’s debut collection of poetry, Querida, won the 2024 Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize, selected by Shara McCallum. Claire Zhou …
