Poems! Poems! Poems!

Poems! Poems! Poems!

Atticus in April

National Poetry Month

It's finally Spring (somewhere in the country, I think), which means the poets are blooming again. Please be sure to follow our guidelines for celebrating National Poetry Month:Read poems. Read a lot of poems. Read living poets. Read dead poets, but living poets need more support than the dead ones. In the event you encounter a zombie poet, consult your local library for guidance.If possible, write poems. Ideally, write one poem a day, but if you only write one poem this month, you will have contributed to the net total of poems, and your nation thanks you for your service.Remember, if you encounter a poem, do not pick it up and move it to a second location. Let it go where it wants to go. If you do not find a poem, contact your local library to alert them to the absence of poetry, and act accordingly.For that matter, support local libraries, which contain a lot of poetry, often in the form of books. If you encounter someone interfering with a library's ability to distribute poems, yell at that person (but poetically).Lastly, remember that if you're cold, they're cold: let the poets in.

  Atticus in April 

We have a new month ahead of us, and plenty of updates to keep you busy as readers and writers.On April 5, we will open up for submissions in all genres, primarily for our next summer issue set to launch in August. Additionally, our next limited run of fee-free submissions will also be on April 5. As a reminder, book reviews and interviews are always free.On April 15, we are proud to launch Issue Four, our first issue of 2023. This will also include our flash fiction contest winners, and readers, I'm so excited for this next issue!On April 21 and 22, if you're around Spokane, WA, we'll be hanging out at the annual Get Lit! Festival with as many of the cool writers of the Inland Northwest as we can find (that is, all of them). If you'll be around, stop by and say hi! 

In the meantime, I hope you keep writing. The world needs it.

Peace,Keene ShortEditor-in-Chief

THIS WEEK AT ATTICUS

BOOK REVIEW

BOOK REVIEW: Ann Fisher-Wirth's PARADISE IS JAGGED

reviewed by

Murali Sivaramakrishnan

"The silence is rich with interconnections: the poet invokes her father, mother, sister, a still-born daughter, friends and the natural world."READ ON

NEW FROM THE ATTIC

DISPATCHES FROM UKRAINE PART 5: THE SILENCE

by

Olha Svyripa

"A few moments later, we found ourselves smoking in the middle of the gas station amidst the cars and moving people. Nastya and my husband scrolled through the news. I was checking my messages when I suddenly saw a cigarette between my fingers."

BULLHEADby  Joshua D Wetjen

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