Betsy Mitchell Martinez
@betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social
Lawyer/Poet. Poems appear or are forthcoming in EPOCH, Washington Square Review, Indiana Review, New Letters, Shenandoah, Southeast Review, and elsewhere.
I'm grateful to the editors of @redividermag.bsky.social for including one of my animal battle poems in their newest issue!
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I'm grateful to the editors of @redividermag.bsky.social for including one of my animal battle poems in their newest issue!
I re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance not too long ago, and it gifted me a poem. Thanks so much to the editors of @creamcityreview.bsky.social for including it in their gorgeous new issue!
October 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
I re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance not too long ago, and it gifted me a poem. Thanks so much to the editors of @creamcityreview.bsky.social for including it in their gorgeous new issue!
Thanks to the editors of @eldiagram.bsky.social for including this Barbie poem alongside so much other great work!
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thanks to the editors of @eldiagram.bsky.social for including this Barbie poem alongside so much other great work!
I recently had an MRI during a week when my preschooler was listening to La Bamba on repeat. I'm so grateful to have a poem about that experience in the current issue of @epochliterary.com!
August 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I recently had an MRI during a week when my preschooler was listening to La Bamba on repeat. I'm so grateful to have a poem about that experience in the current issue of @epochliterary.com!
I'm so excited to have two poems in @newlettersmagazine.bsky.social: my very first abecedarian and a group of sonnets inspired by Jerry Pallotta's wonderful "Who Would Win?" books for kids.
www.newletters.org/two-poems-by...
www.newletters.org/two-poems-by...
Two Poems by Betsy Mitchell Martinez – New Letters
www.newletters.org
June 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I'm so excited to have two poems in @newlettersmagazine.bsky.social: my very first abecedarian and a group of sonnets inspired by Jerry Pallotta's wonderful "Who Would Win?" books for kids.
www.newletters.org/two-poems-by...
www.newletters.org/two-poems-by...
Thank you to the editors of Shenandoah Literary Magazine for including this poem in their amazing 75th anniversary issue!
June 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Thank you to the editors of Shenandoah Literary Magazine for including this poem in their amazing 75th anniversary issue!
I'm thrilled to have this new poem in @rattlepoetry.bsky.social!
My son asks at breakfast if today can be
a yes day, grinning up from his bowl of fruit …
—Betsy Mitchell Martinez
a yes day, grinning up from his bowl of fruit …
—Betsy Mitchell Martinez
Yes Day by Betsy Mitchell Martinez - Rattle: Poetry
My son asks at breakfast if today can be
a yes day, grinning up from his bowl of fruit
because we’re not that kind of family.
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March 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I'm thrilled to have this new poem in @rattlepoetry.bsky.social!
So excited to have this new poem up at @pinchjournal.bsky.social. Thanks so much to the editors and to @katiedozier.bsky.social for the inspiration!
Check out “Song of the Peloton Mobile App” by Betsy Mitchell Martinez on PJO. The poem features an English bulldog named Dolly, workouts and dance routines. Go to pinchjournal.com to read it. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag
February 24, 2025 at 6:36 PM
So excited to have this new poem up at @pinchjournal.bsky.social. Thanks so much to the editors and to @katiedozier.bsky.social for the inspiration!