“When The Forest Is Quiet, You Must Be Quiet Also” by Coleman Pedigo (Flame) and @sachavega.bsky.social (Spark) is a fantastical journey through magical forest and enchantment: “To love as grown men love / is to remain when enchantments fade.” Page 17: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue...

I love “Unfortunate Breath” by Athena Maynard and Anthony David Vernon: “Of course I’m scared of the fire / …” Check it out, page 16: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

“red CAPS” by J.D. (Flame) and Alyaa Zein (Spark) is the historical, multi-lingual, poem you are looking for! “one by land, two by sea / in a church steeple / for all to see…” Check it out, page 15: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

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 · 2w 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

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

I love the format of “cotton rose blues” by @sorrenbriarwood.com (Flame) and Katerina Dementeva (Spark) in Issue Seven - what a haunting, emotional piece. Check it out, page 13: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

I'm so pleased with the poem @thejoelest.bsky.social built out of a nagging thought I couldn't figure out where to take. They really turned the ideas into something poignant. So pleased to have had the chance to read this result of collaboration. #poetry #poem #writing #writingsky

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

“Old and New Propositions” by @thejoelest.bsky.social (Flame) and @mithalanis.bsky.social (Spark) in Issue Seven plays with collective crisis, transactional relationships, and capitalism. Check it out, page 12: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

“Old and New Propositions” by @thejoelest.bsky.social (Flame) and @mithalanis.bsky.social (Spark) in Issue Seven plays with collective crisis, transactional relationships, and capitalism. Check it out, page 12: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

Check out “End-Of-Season Sale” by Lilly Purdy (Flame) and Coleman Pedigo (Spark) in our seventh issue: “My mother used to bake with honey-blood / redcurrants, reduced and distilled /…” Page 11: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

I am creating a queer reading series in DC and you are all invited: onfirereadingseries on Instagram and onfirereadingseries.neocities.org First event TBA. Please share!

The web site of onfirereadingseries

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Did someone say collaboration? 👀👀 🔥

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

🗨️ e(i #9: Collaboration is live! 🗨️ Collaboration is a testament to community & creative experimentation! It's free to read, download & share online: buff.ly/ryyERAn Print copy available for purchase: buff.ly/PjaIlBn & vote for your fave piece for our Readers' Choice Award! buff.ly/9DlHF33 ⬇️

“Crow Queens’ Sexiest Song” by Katerina Dementeva (Flame) and M (Spark) is an ode to queer bars and connections with strangers. Check it out, page 10: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

A sonnet broken by anxiety? Say less. I love “Truths That Don’t Land” by Mahailey Oliver (Flame) and Lilly Purdy (Spark). Check it out, page 9: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

I love “Lost Sea” by @mithalanis.bsky.social (Flame) and @sorrenbriarwood.com (Spark). The form! The imagery! The sea–gone. Check it out, page 8: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

“Forgotten” by M (Flame) and Abraham Aondoana (Spark) is gentle, yet haunting, and filled with ache. “...his lips frozen, as though silence / could hold the sky together.” Page 7: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

Second up from Issue Seven is “The Deadly Sins of Space,” which is a collaborative poem written by The Hivemind – 20 people! “The sea spat the fallen stars onto the shore, / dead as diamonds.” Check it out, page 6: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

“A Brother’s Gotta Tell Me Goodbye” by Ryan McCarty (Flame) and Dylan Night (Spark) made me cry when I read it. “I squeezed all my hope into a stone and prayed it / toward the lake,...” Check it out, page 5: www.s2fjournal.com/assets/Issue... #poetry #litmag #writingcommunity

I was lucky enough to write a spark AND a flame for the new issue of S2F 🕯️♥️ This was such a special and rewarding writing process and I think the results really speak for themselves. If you want to read some truly unique collaborative poetry, check it out below 👇👇👇

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 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)

Spark to Flame just released their latest issue. They always have some cool stuff - you should give them a try! #poetry #litmag #collaborativepoems #booksky

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)

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)

happy s2f publication eve to all who celebrate (me) !!!!

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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Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous poem up this week!!! Go to the beach, or sit by a stream, or maybe even submerge yourself in a pool and read "blue body" from @kmhanslik.bsky.social!!! Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/5-12-26

" —indeed i have positioned my thumb and index finger on either side of my circumstances’ trachea" Kicking off our 3rd anniversary with two killer new #poems from @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/nat-r... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social

Thrilled to have a sonnet* published in Neologism along some other fab writing! www.neologismpoetry.com/April-2026/ *of sorts.

April 2026

Issue #107 Aza Pace A GODLING OF LIVING AND DYING TRIES CRAFTING At the library sale, old books go for a dollar. Cookbooks, dogeared epics, knitting how-tos, outdated astronomy texts, mysteries lik…

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Reviewing ISSUE SEVEN submissions and so in love with this community. Yall are amazing ✌️🔥 #writingcommunity #poetry

Whoops! Just accidentally posted a call for our food systems horror and Weird fiction anthology, open to submissions this September. 👀 cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

Submission Calls

Food systems anthology submission callopen September 1st through 14th OverviewAn anthology of food systems horror and Weird fiction. Food systems include all infrastructure involved in the growth, …

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We are creating a new instagram account at sparktoflamejournal - there is one post up and it has a bio. Feel free to follow us over there! #poetry #writingcommunity

Two more days to get submissions in for our Issue Seven!! #submissionsopen #writingcommunity #poetry