Hog River Press Poetry Journal

Another absolute belter from our featured poet @jesstraynor.bsky.social. I love that we can almost see the single cocked eyebrow as Jess was writing this. Read the full fabulous poem in print, or online: www.hogriverpress.com/home

Another absolute belter from our featured poet @jesstraynor.bsky.social. I love that we can almost see the single cocked eyebrow as Jess was writing this. Read the full fabulous poem in print, or online: www.hogriverpress.com/home

Today's delicious slice of poem is another from our invited poet @julwe1.bsky.social. Julia's stacked imagery is just brilliant in this poem, and left us breathless. Read it in full in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home

Today's delicious slice of poem is another from our invited poet @julwe1.bsky.social. Julia's stacked imagery is just brilliant in this poem, and left us breathless. Read it in full in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home

The spaces between words, the dropped stitches, that's where the action happens. @bethosmond.bsky.social sent us the most perfect example. Read her poem and weep. It's available in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home. Beth, thank you so much for sharing your incredible work.

The spaces between words, the dropped stitches, that's where the action happens. @bethosmond.bsky.social sent us the most perfect example. Read her poem and weep. It's available in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home. Beth, thank you so much for sharing your incredible work.

Today's bit of poem comes from our ludicrously good featured poet, @jesstraynor.bsky.social. It was hard to choose which lines to pull: it's all so bloody good. Did we pick the best ones? You can read the full poem in print or online here, and decide for yourself: www.hogriverpress.com/home

Today's bit of poem comes from our ludicrously good featured poet, @jesstraynor.bsky.social. It was hard to choose which lines to pull: it's all so bloody good. Did we pick the best ones? You can read the full poem in print or online here, and decide for yourself: www.hogriverpress.com/home

Today's excerpt comes from our invited poet @julwe1.bsky.social. Read her work and you'll quickly understand why we were so eager to make her an honorary Hog. The full gorgeous poem can be read in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home

Today's excerpt comes from our invited poet @julwe1.bsky.social. Read her work and you'll quickly understand why we were so eager to make her an honorary Hog. The full gorgeous poem can be read in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home

It's Sunday night, so here is a Villanelle about Villanelle from Killing Eve.

It's called Villanelle Villanelle & it's featured in the latest @hogriverpress.bsky.social 🐖

The Hog very strongly recommends you stop reading this, and immediately go read something truly beautiful like @ahlaamisms full poem, either in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home . End of public service announcement.

The Hog very strongly recommends you stop reading this, and immediately go read something truly beautiful like @ahlaamisms full poem, either in print or online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home . End of public service announcement.

Our featured Hog today is Olin Wish www.facebook.com/OlinWishAuthor, who did that whole kapow thing with the final stanza of his already pretty damned kapowy poem. Read the whole beautiful poem in print or online here: hogriverpress.com/current-issue

A perfect thread from master of threads, @dieworkwear.bsky.social. I was only surprised he didn't point out how much better President Z. looked in his non-suit than Brian Glenn ever could in his nasty royal blue number. Some might say it was enough to attract MTG, and I would say 'exactly'.

Our featured Hog today is Olin Wish www.facebook.com/OlinWishAuthor, who did that whole kapow thing with the final stanza of his already pretty damned kapowy poem. Read the whole beautiful poem in print or online here: hogriverpress.com/current-issue

For the next month the Hog will be highlighting our favorite bits of Issue 2, kicking off with our incredible guest poet,
@jesstraynor.bsky.social. Read this excerpt and know that you're in the company of genius. Full stunning poem available in print, and online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home

For the next month the Hog will be highlighting our favorite bits of Issue 2, kicking off with our incredible guest poet,
@jesstraynor.bsky.social. Read this excerpt and know that you're in the company of genius. Full stunning poem available in print, and online here: www.hogriverpress.com/home

A few pics from the Hog Issue Two. Take a look at those contents pages. We have some incredible treats ahead of us!

The Hog is risen. Our printing issues are (finally!) resolved, and issue two is right now winging its way toward our wonderful contributors and subscribers. Watch this space, as we'll be excerpting favorite bits from all our favorite I.2 poems over the next month or so. OIIIINK!!

Another poem from Issue 1 of Hog River Press. idahowritersupdate.com/2168/margare...
wrote in conversation with another poet. The Hog loves that sort of thing. Read the full poem here: hogriverpress.com/current-issue.

YouTube video by Cullens Kids Gay Cake: Does This Cake Make Me Look Gay?

As an added bonus, check out the poet's acting skills in this brilliant video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoFX...

While we wait for issue 2, we continue highlighting poems from Issue 1 of Hog River Press. We were abuzz after reading www.pw.org/directory/wr... work and his use of 'askiddle'. Drop whatever, and read the full fabulous poem here: hogriverpress.com/current-issue.

Another amazing poet from our first issue: @alinaetc.bsky.social. We were thrilled to publish her absolutely gorgeous poem, which you can read in full here: hogriverpress.com/current-issue.

Alfie gets one cookie for each new poet on BlueSky. Help him grow!!

We were so lucky to publish @sdeflitchy.bsky.social in issue 1 of Hog River Press. You can read the rest of the issue here: www.hogriverpress.com/current-issue

While we wait with bated breath for issue 2, we're highlighting some poems from issue 1. We pounced on this from @djwolfinsohn.bsky.social almost as soon as we read it, and it's not just because it features a small brown dog. Read the full amazing poem here: hogriverpress.com/current-issue.

For the next four years at least, my weekends are going to stretch to seven days.

We're almost ready to send issue two to the printers. While you're waiting, you can read issue one online: www.hogriverpress.com/current-issue. And here's a pic. of issue one in print:

The Hog is strong in Aggie. She's joining our editorial board, so send lots of poems concerning squirrels. Or treats.