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Executive Editor
Lisa Mottolo is a poet living in Austin, TX. She is the author of the poetry collection How to Monetize Despair (Unsolicited Press, 2023) and she is the Founding Editor at Lit Fox Books. Lisa has attended writing programs at UC Berkeley and Kenyon College, and her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Hayden’s Ferry Review, Penn Review, Shō Poetry Journal, The Laurel Review, and others.
Book Reviews Editor
Candice Louisa Daquin is a trauma-psychotherapist & editor. Her activism’s been working in crisis and immigrant centers & in editorial capacities on urgent projects including: We Will Not Be Silenced; SMITTEN This Is What Love Looks Like & The Kali Project. As an ardent feminist, her mixed-race Egyptian/French background & the experience of being a queer immigrant, impact her intention to be the change she wants to see. Daquin edits for; Indie Blu(e) Publishing, Raw Earth Ink, Queer Ink; Tint Journal; The Pine Cone Review; Parcham Literary Magazine; Life & Legends Magazine & River Paw Press. She co-judges The Northwind Writing Award & The Silent River Poetry Prize & regularly inks for World Literature Today, Different Truths, and Borderless Journal. Daquin holds an MFA in Creative Writing & after 3 poetry collections, her debut novel, The Cruelty, based upon the legacy of sexual violence, was published Fall, 2025 (FlowerSong Press).
Author Interviews Editor
Olivia Pierce Graham holds an MFA in Poetry from The New School. Her work has appeared or is forthcoming in Beyond Words Magazine, Cathexis Northwest Press, Midsummer Dream House, Narrative Northeast, Oroboro, River & South Review, Sad Girl Diaries, Wild Roof Journal, and others. She is the author of Vestige (Press Pause Press, 2026) and Gloom of Excruciating Desires (Cherry Dress Chapbooks, 2022).
Poetic Discourse
A forum for thoughtful engagement with poetry
Poetic Discourse is our space for thoughtful conversation about the craft, culture, and future of poetry. Here, ideas flow freely — from reflections on technique to conversations about publishing and the evolving literary landscape.
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Essays and insights exploring voice, form, structure, and the creative process.
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Discussions on poetic trends, influences, independent presses, and the world of publishing.
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Inside looks at poetry magazines, editorial decisions, and the people shaping literary spaces.