Aubade with Hope
“River, river– / lift up your roaring tongue to heaven, / swear you do not have my mother / in your belly.”
If These Covers Could Talk #5
By Anthony Cody
In If These Covers Could Talk, poets interview the visual artists whose works grace their book covers. The result is an engaging discussion of process, vision, and projects. This series is a celebration of collaboration—here, we champion the fruitful conversations taking place both on and behind the cover.
This month, poet Anthony Cody talked to artist Josue Rojas about the cover of Borderland Apocrypha (Omnidawn, 2020).
Deadlines: June and July
Every middle of the month: new deadlines, new contests, and new opportunities for your work to find its audience. Here is a roundup of submission opportunities with deadlines in June or July, including Palette’s Sappho Prize, the Manuscript Revision Lab, and more.
Dear Austin,
By Brian Builta
I don’t pray but my body speaks in wracks and / heaves. I sigh. My heart does its own thing, the organs / comply.
Featured Poetry
We are so grateful to all of our partner-poets for sharing their work with us—please enjoy their beautiful words in our Featured Poetry catalogue.
The Volunteer
By Amanda Hope
“When I could not disappear my humanity, I tried being amiable, / as though good cheer were an argument for existence.”
After Vesalius
“In real life, deadened by self-knowledge: / what would it mean to slice and study now?”
If These Covers Could Talk #4
By Jenny Qi
In If These Covers Could Talk, poets interview the visual artists whose works grace their book covers. The result is an engaging discussion of process, vision, and projects. This series is a celebration of collaboration—here, we champion the fruitful conversations taking place both on and behind the cover.
This month, poet Jenny Qi spoke to graphic designer Hilary Steinberg about the cover of Focal Point (Steel Toe Books, 2021).