Looks like our latest contributor, @derfbackderf.bsky.social, is on @cnn.com! At Length is one of the few places you can read an excerpt from The Dissidents, followed by a long interview with Derf! www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/e...

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@derfbackderf.bsky.social's work continues to amaze to this day, and we're lucky to publish a selection from his new graphic nove, The Dissidents, in our latest issue. Get a copy now! 2/2 atlengthmag.com/the-dissiden...

We're particularly proud of this interview with the cartoonist, Derf, in our latest issue of At Length. It's a sequel of sorts to an earlier interview that @derekmong.bsky.social conducted 30 years ago. 1/2 atlengthmag.com/the-dissiden...

We couldn't put down Adina Polatsek's new story, "And the Priest Shall Bear the Woman's Head!," about a disgraced rabbi and a devastating family secret. Take some time away from your Thursday to get lost in this one! atlengthmag.com/and-the-prie...

We're excited to bring translated poetry back to At Length for the first time since 2022 with "Three Poems by Gentian Çoçoli," translated by their author and @hisraeli.bsky.social. These are surreal and beautiful translations. Take a look! atlengthmag.com/three-poems-...

In our new issue the acclaimed cartoonist, @derfbackderf.bsky.social, previews his new book, The Dissidents, before joining Derek for an interview; Henry Israeli & Gentian Çoçoli translate Çoçoli's beautiful poetry; & Adina Polatsek breaks our heart with a story about motherhood & a disgraced rabbi.

We just updated our "From the Archives" feature for the first time in a while, thanks in large part to our new intern, Gabrien Smith.

As your weekend comes to an end, take a look at Asya Graf’s autobiographical essay chronicling a journey to the past that kindles hope for the future. It's a beauty. atlengthmag.com/revolutionary/

“‘So,’ he said. ‘I guess this is how it’s gonna be. But there’s one condition. You can’t run off on me, okay? If you’re in, you’re in for good. Got that?’ She blew her breath out of her nose and closed her eyes.” atlengthmag.com/one-true-fri...

“[H]ello, poetry / passing by,” Jason Koo writes in “Be Less,” one of two sections from his latest long poem, “I’m not sure where you will go but you / are always there.” Come read the full poem over on At Length! atlengthmag.com/from-whats-g...

At Length is delighted to announce its latest issue, available now on our website! Swing by to read the following: Asya Graf's autobiographical essay, "Revolutionary," Michael Ducak's story, "One True Friend," and an excerpt from Jason Koo’s long poem, “What’s Good?” More on each coming soon!

We hope that this goes without saying, but At Length stands firmly against the “inevitability” of generative AI and the theft—of poems, essays, novels, research, and so much more—upon which large language models are founded. And we've updated our submission guidelines to prohibit such work.

Readers! This is a belated reminder that our first issue of 2026 is available now. We've got poems from Dan Albergotti and Rachel Mennies, and a translation of a Jarupat Petcharawet story by Peera Songkünnatham. Come read them before we get around to publishing our next issue! atlengthmag.com

Back from AWP? Wanna trade your badge for reading? Try Rachel Mennies's poems of thwarted fertility, "Nobody," where she speaks to an unborn child who’s still a “round void / on the ovulation strip, absent / enough estrogen to smile.” The result is heartache and beauty. atlengthmag.com/nobody/

Hey all you translation fans out there! Here's your belated reminder to check out our November issue with Grace Najmulski's translation of Suo Er's lyric prose piece "Coming Around" (神游)- don't miss Grace's interview at the end. And get ready for our January issue, which is coming around soon!

One last reminder before the new year: At Length will be open for new long poem submissions during the month of January! See our submission guidelines below for details: atlengthmag.com/submissions/

Attention All Poets: we'll be open for long poems starting on January 1, 2026! Submissions open for at least one month--perhaps longer, depending on volume.

This entire grift relies on convincing people that they don't know how to do the things they have always known how to do, and ironically, if it works, we will, in a very short amount of time, forget how to do all the things we have always known how to do.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?" Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."

And thanks to our Fiction Editor, Preeta Samarasan, for her work here! 2/2 atlengthmag.com/ace-annuncia...

Check out Trudy Lewis's novella, "Ace Annunciation," in our latest issue! It explores the violation of a woman who thinks she has liberated herself from the tyranny of human sexuality in a future that isn’t as utopian as she’d believed. 1/2 atlengthmag.com/ace-annuncia...

But don’t let the poem’s playfulness fool you; these lines might be the countdown to a liftoff or an explosion, the start of a race or the end of the world. We hope too that Maxwell's "[o]" leads you to Susanna Nied's translation of Alphabet @ndbooks.bsky.social. 2/2 atlengthmag.com/o/

We're jazzed to publish Kristi Maxwell's "[o]." An extension of Inger Christensen’s abecedarian poem, Alfabet (1981), “[o]” uses the Fibonacci sequence to create its spiraling, expansive form. 1/2 atlengthmag.com/o/

As the season of rampant consumerism commences, let us remind you that At Length is a free and widely accessible literary journal. No cost to read and no cost to submit. Let us be your long-form oasis as the mayhem begins.

Readers: At Length's November issue is now live! We're got a novella, ”Ace Annunication," from Trudy Lewis; Suo Er's blend of memoir and fiction, "Coming Around," translated by Grace Najmulski; and Kristi Maxwell's extension of Inger Christensen's poem, Alfabet: "[o]." Read 'em all: atlengthmag.com

Dear Readers: At Length's September issue is ready! We're got a story, “Nosegay on a Marble Plinth,” from Elizabeth Bull; an excerpt from Sophia Andrukhovych’s Ukrainian novel, Hart, translated by Ali Kinsella; and “The Must Be the Place,” Eli Karren’s comic long poem. Read 'em all: atlengthmag.com

🚨"In an Unexpected Emergency, I Find Myself" is BJ Soloy's centerpiece poem in his collection, "Birth Center in Corporate Woods." With manic, comic, and deftly enjambed couplets, it's a captivating read that reminds us this is our moment, whether we like it or not. atlengthmag.com/in-an-unexpe...

🤖 Be sure to check out Raymond McDaniel's essay, "Nemo," on At Length! This nostalgic piece on Micronauts reflects on humanity, vision, identity, and more. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do! atlengthmag.com/nemo/

We'll post more about these pieces in the near future, but this issue marks our return to regular publishing: three new works every two months, with three archival rewinds per month too. Enjoy! 2/2 www.atlengthmag.com

At Length's July issue is now live, with a long poem from BJ Soloy, an essay on Micronauts by Raymond McDaniel, and "The Dreams and Damnation of Bishop Koyle," a novel excerpt by Jeremy Grimshaw! 1/2 www.atlengthmag.com

Check out "from 'Thend,'" by Ben Doller on At Length! In these self-aware, snappy sonnets from Doller's long poem, "Thend," Doller discovers his doppelganger, considers his mortality, and learns that “it’s hard to say when one’s saying goodbye.” atlengthmag.com/from-thend/