Shō Poetry Journal

https://shopoetryjournal.com/

Magazine

Shō Poetry Journal is a small-press print journal coming out of a 20-year hibernation. Our mission is to publish a diverse range of voices, including poets who have been historically underrepresented or overlooked. We seek to champion poets at all stages of their careers, with special attention given to the work of emerging poets. Shō Poetry Journal is an imprint of Hohm Press, a nonprofit publisher of spiritual literature, health books, and poetry. As an Arizona-based journal, Shō welcomes free submissions from Native poets during every reading period, and runs one free submission window for BIPOC poets during every reading period. We nominate select works for major prizes such as The Pushcart Prize, Best New Poets, and Best Spiritual Literature, and submit every issue to venues such as Verse Daily.

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Johnny Cordova & Dominique Ahkong

Editors

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Sean Thomas Dougherty, Arah Ko, Nathan Xavier Osorio

Shō welcomes submissions of previously unpublished poetry. Please do not send work that has previously appeared in a print journal, online journal, or on social media or a personal website. 1. Submit up to five unpublished poems at a time. Please include page numbers and your name on every page. Name your file (.doc, .docx, or .pdf) as follows: FirstName_LastName 2. Your cover letter should include the titles you are submitting and a third-person bio (60 words or less). – If your poem is 'after' another poet, please name the poem it's after, or provide any relevant details in your cover letter. – Simultaneous submissions are fine as long as you specify this in your cover letter and send us a message through Submittable if your work is accepted elsewhere. *Please note that we accept paper submissions from incarcerated writers only. Submissions must include an SASE and must be postmarked within the dates of our reading period* Submission period for Shō No. 6 (Winter 2025): July 1, 2024 to September 30, 2024 Submission period for Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025): January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025

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https://shopoetryjournal.com/submissions

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