The Daughter of Man, by @lj_sysko. Everyone praises the wicked narrative. And that’s deserved. But the musicality. I mean come on!

It was incredibly heartwarming to hug some of my favorite people. We all happened to be in NYC at the same time. Dr. Maya C. Popa Nicholas Charles Kryston Melis Ki (already on her way to catch a plane.) #poetrycommunity

And another one! Laura Vitcova @RogueAgentJ rogueagentjournal.com/lvitcova

Thank so much @RogueAgentJ for publishing my poem today! I am so honored to be included in issue #103. I am also grateful to Melis Ki for inspiring me to submit. ✨💕🌸 #poetrycommunity

So very proud of my dear John Murillo for conceiving of The Cardinal Poetry Prize for poets aged 40 and older, “who have taken their time and decided not to rush publication.” 🎉🎊💐

Thank you Blue Earth Review for including “Electricity at Atmospheric Pressure” in your Fall ‘23 edition. I am honored! Dr. Maya C. Popa, much gratitude for inspiring its birth during your class, and for directing me to save the etymology of “greet” for later.

Ephemeral Altar 27: Kim Addonizio’s Mortal Trash plz visit FB for full post

Thank you Grub Street Lit Mag for picking “This year nothing is junk” to be a part of this publication. The print publication is beautiful done! A special thanks to Dr. Maya C. Popa for helping me birth this poem.

In the deep of winter, this warmed my heart.

I am incredibly grateful to be included in tangled locks journal (SUBS OPEN) first printed journal. ⭐️ Thank you, Teresa. #grateful #poet tangledlocksjournal.com/2025/01/05/our…

This is exciting news. I’ve written a poetry chapbook, and it’s now available for preorder! finishinglinepress.com/product/fell... This collection is extra special because it pairs each poem with my photography. The cover is Hi’ilawe Falls, HI, a truly wet, green awe. I am grateful Finishing Line Press

Absolutely honored to have my forthcoming chapbook featured today Finishing Line Press. This a collection of early work that speaks of intimacy and trauma. Each poem is paired with a photo I took, mainly close-up views of natural objects.

Thank you Finishing Line Press for publishing this poem in the Paddock Review, which is the title poem for my debut chapbook “Felled.” paddockreview.com/2025/05/02/a-p… #grateful #poetry #indieauthors #life, #love #nature

It is an absolute honor to have three poems in this issue of Arts & Letters. Gratitude also extended to Christina Faber, Assist. Managing Editor, who patiently allowed me to move a few commas, etc. thank you!

The latest summer online exclusive from New Ohio Review is now available! newohioreview.org The issue includes featured art by Stephen Reichert, poems from Laura Vitcova and Natalie Taylor; fiction from Dena Pruett, and an essay from Farah Barqawi فرح. We hope you enjoy.

"I was broken before I knew my flesh / would stretch to accommodate a lifetime / of acorns in my cheeks, that I would learn / to survive the wild winter." From "Self Portrait as Horse Mouth" by Laura Vitcova newohioreview.org/2025/06/01/sel…