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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

Danielle Shandiin Emerson

Native American Heritage Month 2025

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To celebrate Native American Heritage Month, we've curated this selection of poems by Indigenous U.S. poets Danielle Shandiin Emerson (Diné), Chris Hoshnic (Diné), Malia Maxwell (Kanaka Maoli), Tim Moder (Chippewa), Sofia Rasic (Cherokee), and J.K. Tsosie (Diné). Their work was recently published in Shō No. 7 and Shō No. 6.

Audio Feature: Danielle Shandiin Emerson (Shō No. 4)

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Listen to Danielle Shandiin Emerson read “Sometimes, she listened to his stories.” from Shō No. 4 (Winter 2023/24). We nominated this poem for a Pushcart Prize. “I wrote this as a sort of release from a lot of complex father and mental health related emotions. It’s written in third person to sort of distance myself, while …