Bloom Creative Writing: Poetry by David Ruekberg
“. . . while outside the living room window
bags of gold blazed yellow in the windowbox
and azaleas blared through pink trumpets . . .”
“. . . while outside the living room window
bags of gold blazed yellow in the windowbox
and azaleas blared through pink trumpets . . .”
By Alice Stephens
“I’ve been writing all this time, since university. It’s just taken a while to have a book in my hands.”
by Martha Anne Toll
“This feels like it is happening at the right time for me and my writing, and that I have truly landed in the right place.”
Writing my first novel, I felt: the past was drawing nearer, often so close, that it hurt.
“It was in this neither-water-nor-air place where Helen could put a shape on her mother’s shift from restless solid to breathless mystery.”
At Bloom, we believe it is never too late to take a risk and try something new. In that spirit, we are excited to announce that we are now accepting poetry and fiction submissions from blooming authors who first publish or publish in a new genre (for example, a novelist who publishes a poem, an academic …
In solidarity with antiracism protests around the country and internationally, Bloom strives to be antiracist in what we publish, whom we interview, and the books we choose to excerpt. Bloom understands that many who fit that profile come from marginalized communities of all varieties, and that paths to publication are too often challenged by systemic racism. Our goal is to amplify the underheard and to celebrate the undersung—the authors who are not reviewed in mainstream publishing. Our all-volunteer editorial team is fiercely dedicated to realizing a just society through the dissemination of diverse voices that speak to equality for all.
by Max LoSardo and Sam Florsheim
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by Shoba Viswanathan
“I didn’t want to simplify the caste, class, gender, race, or religion issues. These are complex, intersecting forces of discrimination. There are a lot of gray, murky areas and nothing is simple or we’d have fixed it all centuries ago. So I didn’t want to confirm the reader’s sense of right and wrong but actually make them question their personal biases.” Continue reading
by Sonya Chung
I’ve found myself opting for “five more minutes.” Slow it down, take your time. Not by much, but you begin to see—the meaningfulness of small increments. Continue reading
by Lisa Peet
“It was such a transformative thing for me, making the point that you get a different set of words and holy shit, your perceptions just turn inside out.” Continue reading
by Andy Shi
“Owning a gallery and sourcing fine art internationally was very challenging. It required discipline, commitment, persistence, and a certain willingness to take calculated risks. I applied those same skills to writing my novel.” Continue reading
by Evelyn Somers
“Funny, all the things that pass through your head when you’re sitting by a graveyard. It seemed though, no matter what he thought about, he soon got back to burying, and his own trouble. If he kept on thinking about it, he might go out of his mind, and maybe it would be a good thing if he did . . .” Continue reading