In "Live Action Role Play," poet Christopher Blackman considers the linkages among LARPing, imperial decay, and the splendor of a full moon.

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The second issue of AUTOCORRECT is live. Thank you to these fabulous poets and thank for reading. Send me your poems!

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For 2024: Gunpowder Press has shared my poem, “January One,” from my forthcoming book of poems “Three-day Weekend” gunpowderpress.com/happy-new-ye...

Very excited to announce my book, Three-day Weekend, won the Dryden-Vreeland Prize at Gunpowder Press https://gunpowderpress.com/christopher-blackman-wins-dryden-vreeland-book-prize/

The absolute most exonerative version of the OSU story, that Jim Jordan was blissfully and wholly unaware, makes him sound like someone who would be a terrible speaker of the House

RIP Louise Glück. One of the most important poets of all time, both personally and broadly.

Sometimes you see a call for a new reading period and the journal still has your submission on received from the last reading period (8 months earlier). Finish your dinner before you ask for seconds

I wish JFK was alive so I could hear him say “Murdaugh Murders”

From 2018 (for those with Rome on the brain https://www.cleavermagazine.com/pax-romana-by-christopher-blackman/

Personal Problem, a new book of poems by Brendan Joyce is out today and it is excellent.

Finally saw Barbie and I’m furious at the Godfather joke!!!

Here’s my poem from Southeast Review from this spring. Thanks to them for putting it out https://www.southeastreview.org/single-post/41-1-christopher-blackman

One of the new ones by Nicholas Goodly in the new issue of Poetry. Brilliant as always.

Yes! It's us. We're still learning how to navigate this thing, but we just wanted to let you know, if you haven't heard, we're open for submissions! Please spread the word. And contributors, literary magazines, friends--give us a follow so we can follow back!

I love this poem by the killer in the movie Miss Congeniality

no pressure, but the book boss told me if we reached 600 followers today then I might get to come up from the basement for a few minutes ::rattles book chains::