We’re honored to have had the chance to chat with the talented poet new Christopher Soto, with work in Poetry Magazine, American Poetry Review, Tin House, Boston Review, and founded the Undocupoets Campaign—here’s what he has to say about his journey of becoming poet. His first collection, a chapbook, Sad Girl Poems was released from Sibling Rivalry Press.
We’re honored to have had the chance to explore with Palette columnist Franny Choi the journey of her new second book, Soft Science (Alice James Books, June 2019). She’s invited us in to see the gritty aspects of publication: the passions and the doubts, the rejections and the (eventual) acceptance. Learn more about Soft Science here.
“Your life amounted to saving cent / seven as you lost yours. Bare ruined choirs / sing to you now in your blistering senescence.”
Every 15th of the month: new deadlines, new contests, and new opportunities for your voice to find the world. The next six weeks include: the Frontier Industry Prize, the BLP open reading period, the Winter Tangerine Prize, Rhino Poetry and more.
By Kim Harvey
June, we celebrate diversity & solidarity, the freedom to be who we are & love who we love. Palette’s Pride Month PWA features an exciting selection of work by queer-identified poets…
By Franny Choi
“Periodic” is a monthly column by poet Franny Choi. Every month, she writes a short column on the first day of her period—a check-in that might cover issues of gender, queerness, writing, health, and/or love.
“From your fingers, / the salt was a blessing. I had to take / my shirt off.”
By Al Maginnes
“And though he knows / five languages and a thousand names for God, he walks // to the edge of the settlement, listening again for the silver bird”
Community Feedback is our recurring column that provides an opportunity for our audience to get some quick, free & exceptional feedback on a new poem. Submit your poem here. This month’s guest editor is James Scannell McCormick.