About the Mag
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Rejected Lit Magazine is a literary journal created and edited by poets who are dedicated to celebrating the ongoing cycle of rejection integral to crafting poetry. We are huge fans of work by Natalie Diaz, Ocean Vuong, Ángel García, Terrance Hayes, Chelsey Minnis, Claudia Rankine, Danez Smith, Ilya Kaminsky, and Tracy K. Smith, just to name a few. Rejected Lit strives to create and publish work that is not only in conversation with these powerhouse writers but that also continues their legacy of honest, brutal, and downright chilling work. Send us your best; prepare for the worst; we'll see you somewhere in between.
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About the Editors:
Ian Powell-Palm (Editor-In-Chief) is a writer, poet, and musician currently living in Belgrade, Montana. He is the winner of the Divot Poetry Prize as well as Quillkeepers’ Press annual chapbook contest. His debut chapbook “Highway Fatality” was published by Divot Lit Press in Summer 2022. His work has been published in the journals Eunoia Review, Chiron Review, American Poetry Journal, Poetica Review, Zingara Poetry Review, Chaotic Merge Magazine, Drunk Monkeys, Snarl Lit, After Happy Hour Review, Vincent Brother’s Publishing, South Florida Poetry Journal, Antithesis, Quibble, and others. He is a four time Pushcart Prize nominee, a Best of the Net nominee, and has studied with poets such as Bianca Stone, Martin Espada, CA Conrad, and others. He is a PhD candidate at UMass Amherst. His work attempts to interrogate familial trauma, sexual identity, and the resurrection of the dead. You can find more of his work on Instagram at @ipowellp.
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Emily Clarke (Secondary Editor) is a Cahuilla Native American writer, editor, bead artist, activist, and traditional Bird Dancer. Emily recently served as the 2022–23 Graton Roundhouse Intern for Heyday Books and News from Native California. She is a two time recipient of the UC Riverside Chancellor’s Award for Poetry, a 2022 and '23 Pushcart Prize nominee, winner of the Riverside county Bosworth Award for “Activist of the Year,” and a recipient of The Center for Cultural Power’s 2022 Artist Disruptor award.
In her free time, Emily runs her small business, Cahuilla Woman Creations and performs her work at various events. You can read more of Emily’s work at www.cahuillawoman.com and keep up with current events on her Instagram page, @cahuillawoman. |