Posts by APEP
Ingrid M. Calderon Collins
Ingrid M. Calderon-Collins is an immigrant from El Salvador. Her work has appeared in several online publications. She hosted a monthly reading series from 2017-2019 featuring poets from L.A. County and beyond called, “They’re Just Words.” She is the author of eight volumes of poetry. She lives in Los Angeles, CA with her husband, painter…
Read MoreKristin Garth
Kristin Garth is a Pushcart, Best of the Net, and Rhysling nominated sonnet stalker. Her sonnets have stalked journals like Glass, Yes, Five:2:One, Luna Luna and more. She is the author of fifteen books of poetry including Pink Plastic House, Shut Your Eyes, Succubi, Candy Cigarette Womanchild Noir, and Flutter: Southern Gothic Fever Dream. She…
Read MoreChristina Rosso
Christina Rosso lives and writes in South Philadelphia with her rescue pup, Atticus Finch, and bearded husband, Alex. Together they run an independent bookstore and event space called A Novel Idea on Passyunk. In 2016, Christina received an MFA in Creative Writing and MA in English from Arcadia University. Her writing has been featured in…
Read MoreErin Emily Ann Vance
Erin Emily Ann Vance is the author of four previous poetry chapbooks and a novel, Advice for Taxidermists and Amateur Beekeepers (Stonehouse Publishing). She holds a Masters Degree in English Literature and Creative Writing from the University of Calgary and is pursuing a Masters Degree in Irish Folklore and Ethnology at University College Dublin. Vance…
Read MoreMela Blust
Mela Blust is a moonchild, and has always had an affinity for the darkness. She is a poet, a painter, a sculptor, and a jeweler. She has been writing poetry since she was a child. She currently resides on a small farm in rural Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in The Bitter Oleander, The Sierra Nevada…
Read MoreAngelo Colavita
Angelo Colavita lives and writes in Philadelphia, where he serves as Founding Editor of Empty Set Press and Associate Editor at Occulum Journal. He is the author of two chapbooks of poetry — Flowersonnets (ESP 2018) and Heroines (ESP 2018) — with work appearing or forthcoming in the Operating System’s ExSpecPo series, Pigeon: A Radical…
Read MoreThese Poems Are Not What They Seem
Edited by Kristin Garth and Justin Karcher. Submissions are now closed. The book will be released Spring of 2020. We’ll be updating this page with specifics about the project as it is prepared for press. Thank you to everyone who contributed and took the time to submit work.
Read MoreSarah Allen Reed
Born with a decidedly different name and assigned gender near Saint Louis, Missouri, Sarah picked up a pen at the age of eight and drew her first comic book, and despite the world’s valiant attempts to stop her that’s more or less what she’s been doing since. Her work deals with loss, trans and queer issues,…
Read MoreJane Marshall Fleming
Jane Marshall Fleming is a Ph.D. student in the Department of English at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her B.A. in English from the University of Texas at El Paso, where her heart was stolen by the Franklin Mountains. Ocotillo Worship is her first chapbook.
Read MoreErin Moran
Erin Moran is a poet and journalist based in Philadelphia. She curates a quarterly literature & arts zine and reading series called Suburban Springtime. Her debut collection of poetry, FIVE YEARS OF SEA-SICKNESS, is forthcoming from Wide Eyes Publishing in early 2020.
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