Category Archives: Publications

An Essay Published in Straight Forward Poetry

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Adam Penna

Thanks to Lindsey Lewis Smithson and Straight Forward for publishing my essay “What It Means to Be Contemporary: A Meditation.”  You can read it now here.  I wrote this some years ago while teaching a contemporary lit class.

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Poem Forthcoming in CPR

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Adam Penna

Thanks to Caron Andregg and the other editors of Cider Press Review for accepting “That’s What You Call a Baby Whale?” for publication.  For years, CPR has supported and published me.  Thanks to them I can boast two Pushcart Nominations. … Continue reading →

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Poem Appearing on TSR’s Site

Posted on September 22, 2014 by Adam Penna

Here’s a poem recently published in TSR and appearing now on their site.  Thanks to Lou Ann Walker, Julie Sheehan, and the other editors for their continued support.

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Publication (sort of)

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Adam Penna

A few months back I posted an acceptance to Bull magazine’s “Choice Cuts” section, where they post a line or two from a story they like.  Here is a link to the archives, where you can find a choice cut … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming Poem

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Adam Penna

“False Spring” was just accepted to be published in Albatross #25.  Thanks to editor and publisher Richard Smyth for his continued support.

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Not-Forthcoming Un-Publication

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Adam Penna

I’ve never done this before, post about a rejection, but the truth is, I’m almost as stoked by a good rejection as I am from an even better acceptance.  The other day I received a personalized rejection from the editors … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming Publications

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Adam Penna

I heard some good news from the editors of The Southampton Review.  They have accepted three poems from To an Imaginary Friend, the follow-up sequence to Lyrics to Genji, numbers 4, 12 and 14.  Thanks to Julie Sheehan, Lou Ann Walker and … Continue reading →

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Goodreads Giveaway

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Adam Penna

Thanks to SKG and the upcoming readings we’ve got planned in Northern VA, I’ve not only started a Goodreads account, but I’ve also initiated a giveaway for Little Songs & Lyrics to Genji.  If you want to win a copy, … Continue reading →

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