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Mary Meriam, Risa Denenberg, and Rita Mae Reese: publishing poetry books by le****ns. Headmistress was born on January 1, 2013.

Headmistress Press publishes books of poetry by le****ns, Le***an Poet Trading Cards, and Lavender Review. Headmistress is a small book press dedicated to honoring le***an existence, discovering a range of le***an voices, and promoting le***an representation in the arts. Le***an-run and le***an-centered literary journals and book presses continue to be rarities. Headmistress is committed passionat

ely to growing the presence of le***an voices in the poetry community. Headmistress welcomes le***an-identifying writers from a range of backgrounds, styles and persuasions. To learn more about Headmistress and her mistresses, and to become a mistress of sorts, visit: http://headmistresspress.blogspot.com/

31/12/2024

It was a great pleasure to read and consider the manuscripts submitted for the 2024 Sappho’s Prize in Poetry. Thanks to all the submitters for giving us the opportunity. As both co-founding editor of Headmistress Press, and judge for this contest, Mary Meriam is pleased to announce the winner, Jenn Morea, THE HYACINTH LETTER. Congratulations!

10/12/2024

Happy Birthday, Emily Dickinson.

05/12/2024

https://headmistresspress.substack.com/p/disorderly-quarterly-1224?r=2bpv7f

16/11/2024

Headmistress is publishing our Disorderly Quarterly newsletter via Substack, the next one on December 1. If you'd like to subscribe, it's free, here's the link: headmistresspress.substack.com/subscribe

30/10/2024

Looking for likely le****ns submitting to Sappho's Prize in Poetry. Deadline October 31. Here's the link, my pretties: https://headmistresspress.submittable.com/submit

15/10/2024

Submissions close on October 31. Submit here: https://headmistresspress.submittable.com/submit

05/10/2024

Risa's at the Skagit River Poetry Festival.

04/10/2024

https://headmistresspress.substack.com/p/disorderly-quarterly

01/10/2024

Submissions are open for Sappho's Prize in Poetry! More info here:

I just turned 69. I started publishing poetry and art by le****ns in 2010, when I was 55. That makes 14 years I’ve been publishi...

23/09/2024

Submissions open on October 1. https://headmistresspress.submittable.com/submit

14/09/2024

Submissions open on October 1. https://headmistresspress.submittable.com/submit

Mary Meriam, Risa Denenberg, and Rita Mae Reese: publishing poetry books by le****ns.

01/07/2024

Our fabulous poetry reading on June 30, Some Say Sappho, is now a video:

ALISON PRINEANNE MYLESELIZABETH WILSONANNIE CHRISTAINSAMANTHA PIOUSread from their poetry collections published by Headmistress Press.https://headmistresspre...

29/06/2024

"Who is there to tell about it?"
This is a quote from a poem by Anne Myles, and here she is reading the poem: https://youtu.be/CXtU-0Eolq0?si=Lzl8RhzQhSz0-cZt
SOME SAY SAPPHO is on Sunday, June 30, at 3 Eastern, 2 Central, 12 Pacific. Click here to register: https://upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrf--opjovH9A1UWJYrS1AKGNTL-Ljl6dj

13/06/2024

Here's Samantha Pious aka Sam the Man, entertaining us at the Drag Zoom Reading: https://youtu.be/rNut3BaeuhY?si=9Ikp-HwbqQ6l0LK8 Here's the link to register for Some Say Sappho, our reading on June 30, where Samantha will read from her new book, SAPPHO IS DEAD: https://upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrf--opjovH9A1UWJYrS1AKGNTL-Ljl6dj

Order POOLS OF JUNE from EXOT BOOKS: https://exotbooks.bigcartel.com/product/pools-of-june-by-mary-meriamFEATURING:Rita Book, aka R. Nemo Hill (introduction)...

07/06/2024

Here's a video of Elizabeth Wilson reading her poem "My Marriage" https://youtu.be/2nEHLNBzTUU?si=V7cfdA3825grL0ih&t=821
Elizabeth is featured at SOME SAY SAPPHO on June 30. Click here to register: https://upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrf--opjovH9A1UWJYrS1AKGNTL-Ljl6dj

04/06/2024

Click here for latest newsletter: https://madmimi.com/p/d5dca91
Susan Griffin: “We are a community of those coming to speech from silence. This is an elementary fact we share—a history of illiteracy, suffocations, spiritual and literal, burnings of body and work, the weight of the unutterable surrounding all of our lives. And in no way can this shared history be separated from what we write today, nor from our love of each other’s voices.”

01/06/2024

"Let us find happiness even in our sorrows, for we have been given / This gift of feeling and love and soft embrace of our very selves." (Karen Poppy) New issue of Lavender Review features art by Jane Kogan and poems by Elisheva Fox, Ava Serra, Kai Coggin, Karen Poppy, Lisa Kouroupis, Michy Woodward, Renée Vivien tr. Samantha Pious, Soon Jones, Jen Rouse, Sandra Yanonne, and Natalie Kaye Gunn.

26/05/2024

I've found that being familiar with a poet before she reads helps me hear her better. So I'll be posting videos of our SOME SAY SAPPHO poets once a week until our big event on June 30. Click here to register: https://upenn.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIrf--opjovH9A1UWJYrS1AKGNTL-Ljl6dj

ANNIE CHRISTAIN won the first Sappho's Prize in Poetry, in 2020: https://youtu.be/4xK-bVCG8_I?si=uR4fSDYIepu5SKn8

A poem inspired by the writing of kindergarten students at a hagwon. Performed at Tony's Aussie Bar and Bistro.

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Headmistress Press publishes books of poetry by le****ns, Le***an Poet Trading Cards, and Lavender Review. Le***an-run and le***an-centered literary journals and book presses continue to be rarities. Headmistress is committed passionately to growing the presence of le***an voices in the poetry community. Headmistress welcomes le***an-identifying writers from a range of backgrounds, styles and persuasions.

Headmistress books have received recognition and awards from Kirkus Reviews (starred), Golden Crown Literary Society, Lambda Literary Awards, Poets’ Prize, Massachusetts Center for the Book, Washington Independent Review of Books, and the American Library Association. Our Le***an Poet Trading Cards were lauded in the Chicago Tribune and featured at the Poetry Foundation and AfterEllen. To learn more about Headmistress and her mistresses, and to become a mistress of sorts, visit: http://headmistresspress.blogspot.com/