Pensive: A Global Journal of Spirituality & the Arts

Genres Published: 
Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Translation
Representative Authors: 
Jimmy Santiago Baca, Joseph Bruchac, Martha Collins, Richard Chess, Robert Cording, Martin Espada, Annie Finch, Diane Glancy, Jeff Gundy, Richard Hoffman, Jennifer Jean, Sydney Lea, Frannie Lindsay, Sarah Maitland, Fred Marchant, D.S. Martin, MEH, Phillip Metres, Marge Piercy, Nicholas Samaras, Scott Russell Sanders, Sophia Starnes, Maya Williams
Formats: 
Online, Digital
Reading Periods: 
Feb 1 to May 15
Aug 1 to Nov 15
Charges Reading Fee: 
No
Accepts Unsolicited Submissions: 
Yes
Accepts Simultaneous Submissions: 
Yes
Payment: 
No payment
Issues per Year: 
2

Editorial Focus

Pensive publishes work that deepens the inward life; expresses a range of religious/spiritual/humanist experiences and perspectives; envisions a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world; advances dialogue across difference; and challenges structural oppression in all its forms.

Contact Information

Alexander Levering Kern, Founding Coeditor
Northeastern University, 203 Ell Hall
360 Huntington Avenue
Boston
MA
02115
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Last updated: Feb 15, 2024