jen logan meyer shares a short story

April 16, 2020 by Managing Editor

Jen Logan Meyer reads her flash fiction work “Anniversaries.” Jen Logan Meyer’s fiction has appeared in The Sewanee Review, the Alaska Quarterly Review, The Los Angeles Review, Hobart, and twice […]

mary stillman shares a poem

April 2, 2020 by Managing Editor

As if running Hawthorn Leadership School for Girls’ Foundation isn’t enough, Mary Stillman reads a poem featured in award-winning, St. Louis-based decemberMagazine. Mary’s compelling reading is part of december’s social media poetry project […]

kelly pollock shares a poem

February 27, 2020 by Managing Editor

Taking time out of her day running COCA (Center of Creative Arts), raising $46+ million, and training the best dancers in the world, Kelly Pollock reads a poem featured in […]

sally van doren shares a poem

February 13, 2020 by Managing Editor

Decorated poet, artist, and Instagram phenom, Sally Van Doren reads a poem featured in award-winning, St. Louis-based decemberMagazine. Sally’s reading of her own published work is part of december’s social media poetry […]

Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

December 5, 2019 by Managing Editor

Enjoy this essay by Laurie Blauner from Vol. 27.2 our Fall/Winter 2016 issue. Cover Art: Kay Rosen — Hi, 1997/1998 Highway billboard near Lewisberg, PA Want to read the whole […]

2020 pushcart nominations

November 22, 2019 by Managing Editor

Here at december, we are grateful for all our contributors. One way we show that gratitude is by nominating our contributors for prizes and by sending our journals off to […]

2020 poetry contest judge — Aimee Nezhukumatathil

September 4, 2019 by Managing Editor

We’re pleased to announce Aimee Nezhukumatathil as our 2020 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize judge. She earned her BA and MFA from the Ohio State University and was a Diane […]

2019 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize Winners

May 15, 2019 by Managing Editor

december is honored to present audio recordings from our winner and honorable mention for this year’s poetry contest. These poems are featured in Vol. 30.1; to purchase or subscribe click here. Mark Wagenaar […]

from the vault: jerry figi

November 30, 2018 by Managing Editor

december Vol. 6 — 1964 Eve of November The night is full of sharp things: tiny teeth, and iron fence-spikes spearing wind. Thorn trees scratch at the sky, and hooves […]

2018 Jeff Marks Memorial Poetry Prize Winners

May 14, 2018 by Managing Editor

december is honored to present audio recordings from our winner and honorable mention for this year’s poetry contest. These poems are featured in Vol. 29.1; to purchase or subscribe click here. Brian Dunlap — […]