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COMING SOON:
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BEST OF THE NET 2011 NOMINATIONS:
Congratulations!
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ISSUE II CONTRIBUTORS ANNOUNCED:
Emily Toder, Adam Clay, Josh Fomon, Zachary Schomburg, Mary Ruefle, Jeff Hipsher, Zach Savich, Anne Barngrover, Jennifer Perrine, and Anna Journey.
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Volume I Preview
Two more weeks until Volume I: Issue I, but we’ve got some poetry goodness to keep you going–Monday, May 2nd we’ll feature a Volume I Preview mini-issue, featuring single poems from Vol I contributors. Preview contributors include: Zachary Schomburg is the author of The Man Suit (Black Ocean 2007), Scary, No Scary (Black Ocean 2009), ...
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Younger American Poets Spring Finale Reading: Joe Hall, Traci Brimhall & Joe Wilkins
Join us on Thursday, May 5th at 7 pm, Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, IA for the very LAST reading of Younger American Poets’ spring run–we’ll return in the fall, but you’ll miss us all summer right? Beaverdale Books is located at 2629 Beaver Ave, Suite 1, Des Moines. Visit Younger American Poets on Facebook. ...
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Coming Soon:
A little over 2 weeks until the launch of iO’s first issue! We’re currently reviewing submissions for publication in Volume II; please visit the guidelines here.
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Coming Soon: Marc Rahe First-Book Interview
We’re delighted to be featuring a first-book interview with Marc Rahe, author of The Smaller Half from Rescue + Press as part of Volume I: Issue I. Look for Marc’s interview on May 15 alongside the issue launch. In the meantime, check out a smattering of Marc Rahe goodness over at Rescue + Press.
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YAPRS Press
(Photo of Emily Wilson at the first-ever YAPRS reading, below is Kristina Marie Darling at the same reading) Des Moines Metro Arts Alliance was kind enough recently to interview us about our reading series, Younger American Poets, and feature it on their site. Link is here. Thanks, Metro Arts! From the article: “The Younger American ...
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Dean Young
As poets, we love and appreciate Dean Young for everything he has done for the community. He is an incredible poet, a kind teacher, and an all around wonderful human being. This morning we all heard that he was able to receive the heart transplant he so badly needed. It is sad to know that ...
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May 5th Younger American Poets Reading
On Thursday, May 5th the Younger American Poets Reading series will hold its last reading of the Spring run! Then a break for summer before we return in the fall. Readers include Joe Hall, Traci Brimhall & Joe Wilkins. Joe Hall is the author of Pigafetta Is My Wife from Black Ocean Press, he blogs ...
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Submission Guidelines
iO is always seeking excellent poetry to feature in its issues. We will be fully soliciting our first two issues, but all submissions will be under consideration for issue three and forward. A few general rules: We read year-round. You can submit up to five poems through our submission manager. We only consider poems sent through our ...
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Pre-Issue Site Tour
iO is officially live! We’re a quarterly online poetry journals of new American poets, founded in early 2011. We seek to publish all kind of poets and poems, but always work with heart and a passion for language. More guidelines (and submission information!) here. We’re still working on Volume I: Issue I, but, there’s plenty ...
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Book Reviewers
As iO continues working on our inaugural issue, we are currently in need of book reviewers–unfortunately we can’t pay you, but, you’ll get a byline here on the site, our undying gratitude, and more than likely some free books out of the deal! We’d like to focus primarily on first-book reviews, but if there’s a ...