I have three new pieces in Whiskey Tit Journal. Check out "take these flowers and shove them," "Picks Me Up, Puts Me Down," and "My Coworker Got Cast on The Great American Baking Show" here: whiskeytit.com/article/thre...

Three by Carrigan

take these flowers and shove them please find these lilacs enclosed with my message.i don’t care what you do with them.put them in a vase or toss them in the fireplace.just don’t think that they’re…

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ICYMI, I published "Ars Poetica: Cold Feet" in the Spring 2026 issue of @remingtonreview.bsky.social. Check it out below:

Remington Review@remingtonreview.bsky.social · last wk.

“A poem should be the best day and the worst, but it should remain in the memory, even as everyone hurries to the sound of screeching tires.” - Alex Carrigan Read his poem, “Ars Poetica: Cold Feet,” and more in our Spring 2026 issue! heyzine.com/flip-book/0c... #litmag #poetry #poems #poets

Next winter, my prose poetry chapbook "Confessions and Cold Coffee" will be coming out with @troublemakerfire.bsky.social! These are 24 of the weirdest prose poems I've ever written, but I can't wait for everyone to see them! Look forward to more details in the coming months!

Troublemaker Firestarter 🔥@troublemakerfire.bsky.social · 2w ago

The results of the chapbook/novella call. This is the three percent who were accepted. @carriganak.bsky.social

ICYMI I turned a line from Annie Liang's spark into a golden shovel in the latest issue of @s2fjournal.bsky.social, so check out "Phantom Thread" here:

Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 3w ago

A poem featuring sewing?! Yes, please! Check out “Phantom Thread” by @carriganak.bsky.social (Flame) and Annie Liang (Spark): “I often surrender control of my hands to a / careers softer than the silk I feed through the machine…” Check it out, page 14: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry

My poems "Ars Poetica with Lemons, Curry, and Carol Burnett" and "Triple Sonnet for My Mother as a Real Housewife" will be in the first issue of @forgetcool.bsky.social! Look for these poems this September!

Check out my new ekphrastic poem "Clinging" in the latest issue of The Soliloquist Magazine (pg. 20-21): online.fliphtml5.com/obsvt/THE-SO...

THE SOLILOQUIST Summer 26 issue

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I received another Best of the Net nomination from @flightlit.bsky.social! I'm so honored to have "Ars Poetica: Tulips" as one of their choices and to be part of such a cool publication. You can read the poem here: flight-literary.ghost.io/alex-carriga...

Alex Carrigan- Poetry

Alex Carrigan (he/him) is a Pushcart-nominated editor, poet, and critic from Alexandria, VA. He is the author of Now Let’s Get Brunch (Querencia Press, 2023) and May All Our Pain Be Champagne (Alien B...

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Flight: A Literary Sampler@flightlit.bsky.social · 4w ago

It's Best of the Net season! The Flight Crew nominated five killer poets:

My poem "The Mountain Doesn't Know Any of Our Names" is live in Stickman Review. Check it out here: stickmanreview.com/V25N1/carrig...

Check out my new poem "Cheerful Oblivion" in the new issue of Penstricken. It's a soneta inspired by the song "Mermaids," so read it here (pg. 56) penstricken.com/descent/

Descent

For this issue, our contributors have dived into the deepest fathoms of their imaginations to bring us stories and poetry about things or people falling, crashing, sliding, climbing and gracefully …

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My ekphrastic "Clinging" will be in the next issue of The Soliloquist Journal. Can't wait to share the poem I made based off this painting by Lynette Yiadom-Boakye.

My poem "The Idle Crown" from the Collage issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social has been nominated for Best of the Net! This was a difficult poem to write, so I'm honored it's been selected. You can read the poem here (pg. 14): static1.squarespace.com/static/650c3...

the engine(idling lit@the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 4w ago

Congrats to our Best of the Net nominees! Veronica Tucker, Jacqueline Rosado, @cursetheground.bsky.social, @carriganak.bsky.social, Connor Donovan, @fakeourway.bsky.social, @chiaroscuro1897.bsky.social, @trve-evie.bsky.social and @rocket-falls.bsky.social!

Literary lights here... join us! 🏳️‍🌈🌈🏳️‍⚧️✍️📚

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If you're in DC on 7/15, stop by Little District Books for this reading and workshop with @wwph.bsky.social! I'll be reading my work from Capital Love and more, so check it out! www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-of-...

If you're in DC on 7/15, stop by Little District Books for this reading and workshop with @wwph.bsky.social! I'll be reading my work from Capital Love and more, so check it out! www.eventbrite.com/e/summer-of-...

I have three poems live in Modern Literature. Check out "Ars Poetica: Cacophony," "Ars Poetica: Doubt," and "The Last Reminder here: modernliterature.org/four-poems-b...

Three Poems by Alex Carrigan

Ars Poetica: Cacophony After “Ars Poetica” by Robert Allen   There’s only been a few times I let the noise write with me.           Sometimes it brings me dew drops bursting on an overlook, or the las...

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My Seuss-ian sonnet "Closing Images" has been resurrected on @bulbculture.bsky.social! A few years ago, I turned my craziest movie theater story into a poem, only for the site it was originally published on to vanish. Now it's back, so check it out here:

Bulb Culture Collective@bulbculture.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The light is on for Alex Carrigan! @carriganak.bsky.social In the tradition of Diane Seuss, “Closing Images” is a beautiful ode to movies and loss, to the act of watching and the ache of remembering. Read Alex’s stunning poetry over at the site!

My poem "Phantom Thread" is in the new issue of @s2fjournal.bsky.social. Check out this flame based off a spark from Annie Liang on pg. 14. www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue...

Spark to Flame@s2fjournal.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Issue Seven of S2F is published! www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... In this issue, we have two co-authored poems and eleven poems created through our "spark-to-flame" process. Thank you to the cover artist, Adam (see more of his work on Instagram at @digitallycomposed)

My "Into the Wood"-inspired villanelle "We Should Have Eaten Before We Left" is live in COMP Journal. Read it here: www.compajournal.com/issue-6-poet...

1 poem | Issue 6 (in process)

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My @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social inspired duplex "Joy Comes Easy When I've Seen the Alternative" is live in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. Check out the poem here:

Throwback to my poem "Ars Poetica: Tulips" in @flightlit.bsky.social! They're open for subs right now, so check them out! flight-literary.ghost.io/submission-g...

Submission Guidelines

Flight is a literary magazine that features four pieces in each issue: one poem, one story, one essay, and a “Brewer’s Choice” category, offbeat submissions, which will rotate genre by issue. Please s...

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Flight: A Literary Sampler@flightlit.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The vivid images of “Ars Poetica: Tulips” by @carriganak.bsky.social flight-literary.ghost.io/alex-carriga...

My poem "When Silence Falls" is the @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social daily today! You can read this golden shovel here: www.onlypoemsdaily.com/p/when-silen...

When Silence Falls by Alex Carrigan

"If I ever traveled back in time..."

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a green scar across / the sketch of his face

Alex Carrigan@carriganak.bsky.social · 2mo ago

My poem "Ars Poetica for James" is live in @musepiepress.bsky.social! Check it out here: www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/al...

Wow! I'm so thrilled by the responses to my poem. Thank you @clayrebenz.bsky.social and @fakeourway.bsky.social for your votes/comments!

the engine(idling lit@the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're gonna start our Issue 8 Reader's Choice Award nominations break down... We had 2 votes in for Alex Carrigan's @carriganak.bsky.social "The Idle Crown" Read it: engineidling.net/current Nominators: Clayre Benzadon @clayrebenz.bsky.social & Samuel Day Wharton @fakeourway.bsky.social ⬇️⬇️⬇️

My poem "Ars Poetica for James" is live in @musepiepress.bsky.social! Check it out here: www.musepiepress.com/shotglass/al...

Shot Glass Journal - Alex Carrigan

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My first full-length turns 3 today! Thanks to @querenciapress.bsky.social for taking a chance on this odd collection and to everyone who has engaged with the work. If you'd like to ready poems made from the things famous drag queens posted on Twitter, order it here: bookshop.org/p/books/now-...

Now Let's Get Brunch: A Collection of RuPaul's Drag Race Twitter Poetry

A Collection of RuPaul's Drag Race Twitter Poetry

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Check out my latest piece in @pinehillsreview.bsky.social!

Pine Hills Review@pinehillsreview.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“His Face Was as Vague as That of a Ghost” by Alex Carrigan "If he sat too long, he’d start to blend. / If he stood too long, he'd start to blend. / Colors seemed to run away from him / the longer he was awake each day."

The new issue of @consequencef.bsky.social is out! My ekphrastic poem "War Stories" is included, so order your copy here: consequenceforum.org/product/volu...

Volume 18.1 - Consequence Forum

Letter from the Editors Dear Readers, Many of the pieces in this volume focus on the power of language—whether in its written or spoken form. From H.R. Spencer’s poem “The Grammar of War” to Dewaine ...

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Check out my new poem "Momentum," which I wrote in the browser version of "The Roottrees are Dead" here in @chatlog.bsky.social chatloglit.com/entry010

Momentum — Chat Log

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Chat Log@chatlog.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Loading Save Data... Momentum // @carriganak.bsky.social a golden shovel poem using a lyric from a song inside the game it was written in chatloglit.com/entry010

The new issue of Confluence is out. My poem "All I Want is Blue" is included, so please order a copy today! www.confluencemagazine.co.uk/confluence-i...

Confluence Issue 18 | Confluence

Confluence issue 18, May 2026. Available to order, the magazine will be sent out from 10/05/26.

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My poem "The Peacock Room" is live in the [Nostalgic] issue of @callmebrackets.bsky.social! Read my poem about the history of a room here (pgs. 40-42) callmebrackets.net/call-me-nost...

The Capital Love anthology from @wwph.bsky.social is out now! My duplex poem "Small Sparks" is included, so order your copy here: washingtonwriters.org/publication/...

Capital Love - Washington Writers' Publishing House

To all those who believe love is the antidote to hate,and that love is action, intent, healing, and hope,Capital Love is for you.

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