First Cut Poetry – 30 writing prompts #NaPoWriMo #GloPoWriMo

Throughout April, I tweeted a poetry writing prompt from the @FirstCutPoetry account to (hopefully) encourage people who write 30 poems … More

When I First Bled – Commended Winner in The Poetry Society’s National Poetry Competition 2021

I’m so excited to share this news with you… My poem ‘When I First Bled’ is a commended winner in … More

First Cut: Interview with Gabriel Hart

The 12th book in the First Cut Poetry series, Hymns from the Whipping Post by the multi-talented Gabriel Hart, was … More

First Cut: Interview with William R. Soldan

The second book in the First Cut Poetry series, So Fast, So Close by William R. Soldan, was released one … More

First Cut: Interview with Stephen J. Golds

The first book in the First Cut Poetry series, Poems for Ghosts in Empty Tenement Windows I Thought I Saw … More

‘AN INTERVIEW WITH POET SUPERSTAR HLR BY STEPHEN J. GOLDS’

https://punknoirmagazine.com/2021/07/24/an-interview-with-poet-superstar-hlr-by-stephen-j-golds-2/ This time last year, I was trying to talk the editor of an Indie Crime Press into letting me … More

Portrait of the Poet as a Hot Mess by HLR

My micro-chapbook, Portrait of the Poet as a Hot Mess, is now available to download and read for free via … More

Out of Context Post-Its

intimate mingling of feelings of plentitude + emptiness WRITE YOURSELF, YOU WILL SURVIVE (Annie Ernaux) look like I’ve been fed … More

HISTORY OF PRESENT COMPLAINT BY HLR – OUT NOW!

It’s finally here! My debut prosetry collection History of Present Complaint is officially out now in paperback and e-book! <3 … More

Review: First Cut #1 – Golds

Book: Poems for Ghosts in Empty Tenement Windows I Thought I Saw OnceAuthor: Stephen J. GoldsPublisher: Close To The Bone … More