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Publication News: “Ghazal for End Times” by Brook Bhagat Featured in South Broadway Press: Autumn 2026 Edition
Brook Bhagat is proud to share that her poem, “Ghazal for End Times, or, How to Stay Cozy in the Apocalypse,” has been published in South Broadway Press’s Autumn 2026 issue! Brook read the poem live at the Coyoetry series through Concrete Couch, at PPSC’s Queer Lit Night, almost a year ago, and again at…
A Born-Again Darling: Brook Bhagat’s “Fingertips to Her Shoulders Like Wings in Her Sleep” Published in A Story in 100 Words
by Brook Bhagat You can’t get far on the path to becoming a writer without being told to “kill your darlings.” There is value in the well-worn advice. It points to an author’s attachment to a character, sentence, or image, making it difficult to cut, even if it doesn’t serve the poem or story. Stephen…
Field Notes from the Poetry Sabbatical: Brook Bhagat
by Brook Bhagat I’m proud to share that PPSC has awarded me a faculty sabbatical for fall 2026. Right now, and for a few more precious months, I am a full-time author working on two new books from Unsolicited Press: Exodus with Red Delicious, a collection of poetry and short fiction to be released in…
M.R. Hyde’s Poetry and Art Win Big at the State Fair and Elsewhere
A huge congratulations to M.R. Hyde, whose poem, “Panorama Point,” won 1st Prize in the Colorado State Fair Poetry Contest. The Nearby Universe was lucky to get an in-progress peek at this fantastic poem. Hyde also won 3rd prize in the Emerging Artist Division in the Drawing and Printmaking category for her piece, “The Hard…
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