Editorial Focus
Sho Poetry Journal is an Arizona-based biannual print journal revived in 2023 after a twenty-year hibernation. We strive to champion voices that have been historically underrepresented or overlooked. All work accepted for publication from US residents is considered for two editors' prizes. Work published in Sho Poetry Journal has been anthologized in Best New Poets, Verse Daily, and Best Spiritual Literature.
Tips From the Editor
Our tastes are eclectic. We encourage work from poets who engage us with clarity, vulnerability, and emotional honesty, with a focus on voice and image.
Our average response time is two weeks. We attempt to respond to all submissions within one month or less.
During specific reading periods, we accept paper submissions from incarcerated writers only. Submissions must include an SASE. We do not accept submissions via email or our website.
Submissions are read by both editors of Shō Poetry Journal: Johnny Cordova and Dominique Ahkong.
Read our full submission guidelines: www.shopoetryjournal.com/submissions