The Rhythm of Life - Church of the Good Shepherd The Church of the Good Shepherd is excited to announce the launching of their first ever poetry contest to wrap up their creative summer series, Food for Body

Here’s an opportunity to win some prize money for your poetry! Contest open to all, judged anonymously. goodshepherdnorfolk.org/the-rhythm-o...

Feeling a lift in my step, thrilled to have my poem “Crooked Neck” included in this issue.

Meanwhile...inspiration from @tylermpoetry.bsky.social

Thank you to Cumberland River Review for publishing this poem of mine! crr.trevecca.edu/article/anxi...

Thank you to Orange Blossom Review for including my poem, "It is wrong" in their latest issue! orangeblossomreview.org/journal/is-i...

“In the quiet of night
how loud the knock when
ice cubes drop like gun shots.
One of us melts, reshapes.

Either I was with you again
or I am water, stretching”

From “What Wood We’ve Become” by Beth Oast Williams in ISSUE 25!

So happy to have two poems in issue 25 of The Shore!

I tried to watch the animated movie Flow with my dog last night. She fell asleep but it was exactly what I needed.

I’m really hoping Bluesky will overflow with poems, poets sharing their success stories, and journals and presses announcing their open submission windows.