Honored to have my poem “Eclipse” published in the Center of Gravity issue of About Place Journal. Special thanks to this issue’s editors, Marjory Wentworth, Gerald L. Coleman, and Orchid Tierney.
Poem in About Place Journal
Poem in They Call Us Magazine
CW: assault, sexual assault
I am so honored to be part of this staggeringly beautiful issue of They Call Us Magazine! My poem “Sucker-punched” is in their summer theme, They Call Us Battered. Huge thanks to the TCU editors for putting together such a gorgeous magazine dedicated to inclusive feminism.
Four Poems from 2020-21
It’s been a harrowing few years (and continues to be), so it feels natural that I forgot to post about these publications. But I’d like to thank the following journals for giving my poems happy homes:
“The Devil’s Blueprints” in Lammergeier
“Nice” in Flora Fiction
“Break Room Gossip” & “In My Dreams I Find Them Dead” in Spoon Knife 5 – Liminal
Poem in The Fieldstone Review
My poem, “Bitten,” is published in the latest issue of The Fieldstone Review! Very happy these sharp teeth found a home. Â
Art Prints for Black Lives
All of my art prints are available with a $20+ donation to Black Visions Collective or other Black Lives Matter-centric organization. You can email me your receipt and contact info at mbrettgaffney@gmail.com.
This piece is dedicated to Lucille Clifton and her poem “the earth is a living thing.”
Poem in Whale Road Review
“Ode to my Thirties Rebellion” is published in the latest issue of Whale Road Review. Thank you Katie Manning and staff for giving my poem a great home and for sending some lovely tea in the mail. Cheers!
Four Poems in Circle Show
Happy to have four of my poems in Circle Show, a literary magazine from Seven CirclePress. They are “After Watching The Babadook,” “New Year,” “Before the Worst,” and “How to Make a Monster.” Thank you Seth Jani and Taryn Hendrix for giving my creepy poetry a lovely home
Prose Poem in Thimble
Thrilled to have my prose poem “Stippled” published in the newest issue of Thimble Literary Magazine. Thanks to Nadia Arioli and staff for giving my weird ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) poem a beautiful home. If you’d like to listen to the video that inspired me, here’s ASMR Ascension and his Brush Salesman Role Play.
Poem in Red Planet Magazine
Thank you to Megan Bush for giving my poem a home at Red Planet Magazine, especially with this meaningful cover. “The Costumer” is another Dent Schoolhouse poem, this one based on the brilliant costume designer/ special effects master, Alex Burns.
Two Poems in Canthius
Very excited to see my poems, “The Warm-Up Girls” and “Urban Legend” in the beautiful pages of Canthius. Thank you to the editors for giving my horror a home.
M. Brett Gaffney 