Emma Bolden

It’s almost spring here in the Deep South, and while I’m muddling through my early-onset allergies, I thought I’d let you know about some words of mine traveling about in the ether. I’m excited to have two poems in The Ilanot Review‘s special issue on Constraint. “Are We Our Asking” is an erasure from David…

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! To help you celebrate (or not celebrate — this is a place of acceptance. This is a place of Yes), you might want to visit the poem I just had published in Escape Into Life. It’s called “Boy With Your Heart Crayoned Pink on Loose-leaf Paper,” its title ends with a…

I’m thrilled to announce that medi(t)ations, my second full-length book, is now available for pre-order from Amazon and Small Press Distribution. The collection is part book-length poem, part literary nonfiction, part pain relief: I wrote it in the hush of months in which I recovered from surgery, and the book is a record of my…

David Bowie, check ignition and may God’s love be with you. Thank you for being our guide.

I’ve got a poem called “Domestic Industry” up at milk journal, and it’d love it if you popped by for a visit. I’m really proud to be part of milk‘s inaugural issue — from the second I read their submission guidelines, I knew this was a journal to get excited about. This New Year, I’ve…