Hanging Loose Press

Hanging Loose Press Hanging Loose Press is an independent press committed to expanding the poetry landscape.

We're open for email submissions for our magazine: up to 6 poemsup to 5 pages or 2,500 words of proseup to 1000 words f...
06/05/2026

We're open for email submissions for our magazine:

up to 6 poems
up to 5 pages or 2,500 words of prose
up to 1000 words flash fiction

Please note, we will not be able to accept simultaneous submissions.

International poets and writers welcome; we offer contributor copies and nominal payment for accepted work.

Email: [email protected]

Deadline: June 30, 2026

HLP will be 60 in September and we couldn’t have made it this far without you!

From Issue 1 to 119: 1966 to 2026 Sixty years of believing in the power of poetry and poets. As Denise Levertov remind...
05/30/2026

From Issue 1 to 119: 1966 to 2026
Sixty years of believing in the power of poetry and poets.

As Denise Levertov reminds us in her essay, "The Poet in the World": "When words pe*****te deep into us they change the chemistry of the soul, of the imagination. We have no right to do that to people if we don't share the consequences."

HLP is honored to have shared the consequences with you throughout these 60 years.

Look out for issue 119 coming soon.

We'll be 60 in September and we couldn't have come this far without you.

Issue 1 artist: Mimi Gross
Issue 119 artist: Claudia Fulshaw

Michael Gottlieb, Mark Pawlak and Evelyn Reilly are reading at the shop on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 at 7 pm. Steven Ra...
05/29/2026

Michael Gottlieb, Mark Pawlak and Evelyn Reilly are reading at the shop on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 at 7 pm. Steven Ratiner is providing the introductions. Please join us in person or virtually. Sign up via our website.

Thanks and kudos to Sharon Mesmer and Joanna Solfrian for guiding us through a flexible and fecund writing session at Li...
05/22/2026

Thanks and kudos to Sharon Mesmer and Joanna Solfrian for guiding us through a flexible and fecund writing session at Liz's Book Bar last night! We loved the opportunity to be spontaneous and free in our writing. A big thanks to Liz's Book Bar for your warm welcome.

On June 1st, we'll be open again for email submissions for our magazine: up to 6 poemsup to 5 pages or 2,500 words of pr...
05/10/2026

On June 1st, we'll be open again for email submissions for our magazine:

up to 6 poems
up to 5 pages or 2,500 words of prose
up to 1000 words flash fiction

Please note, we will not be able to accept simultaneous submissions.

Please note, submissions emailed prior to June 1st will NOT be considered.

International poets and writers welcome; we offer contributor copies and nominal payment for accepted work.

Email: [email protected]

Deadline: June 30, 2026

HLP will be 60 in September and we couldn’t have made it this far without you!

This Thursday, May 21st, in collaboration with Winterfat Presse, HLP presents an evening of writing and sipping at Liz’s...
05/10/2026

This Thursday, May 21st, in collaboration with Winterfat Presse, HLP presents an evening of writing and sipping at Liz’s Book Bar.

Please join Sharon Mesmer and Joanna Solfrian who will guide us through a fun, free, no-judgements, single-prompt, mini-workshop for generating work if/when you think you can’t. Non-writers are especially welcome!

Liz’s Book Bar
315 Smith Street
May 21st
7-9PM

Email us at [email protected] with any questions.

HLP is 60 this year and we couldn’t have made it without you!

HLP 60Publishing poets of color since 1966:George Mosby, Jr.Kimiko HahnJayne CortezR. Zamora LinmarkYolanda WisherWang P...
05/08/2026

HLP 60

Publishing poets of color since 1966:

George Mosby, Jr.
Kimiko Hahn
Jayne Cortez
R. Zamora Linmark
Yolanda Wisher
Wang Ping
Jiwon Choi
Rebecca Suzuki
Starr Davis
Esther Karin Mngodo

Support poets of color, y'all.

Thanks, Frank Murphy, for stopping by to brighten up our day, and for buying books! HLP 60: We couldn't have made it thi...
05/03/2026

Thanks, Frank Murphy, for stopping by to brighten up our day, and for buying books!

HLP 60: We couldn't have made it this far without you, our supporters, and your six decades of sending in your work, subscribing to our magazine, buying our books, coming to our events, spreading the word about us, generously supporting our fundraisers, and so much more.

Frank Murphy, you epitomize all of this and more. Your long relationship with Bob Hershon and the press for all these years has been a cornerstone of HLP, helping to keep us as viable and independent as we can be.

You can read Frank’s recent work in Hanging Loose issues 118 & 119.

Support independent poets and presses, y’all.

Come see us at the Indie Lit Fair this Saturday, May 2nd.Not gonna lie, HLP likes a good book fair and we’re looking for...
04/29/2026

Come see us at the Indie Lit Fair this Saturday, May 2nd.

Not gonna lie, HLP likes a good book fair and we’re looking forward to this one! We’ll have books, mags, and some good advice on your next poetry read.

Come schmooze with us: Anahita, Andi, Joanna and Jiwon will be holding down the fort!

HLP will be 60 in September and we couldn’t have done it without you.

Support independent presses and poets, y’all.

May 2nd
12PM
Washington Square South
NYC

4/20: Exploring the poetry of oral history at the Center for Brooklyn History. HLP 60 kicked off with a deep dive into...
04/26/2026

4/20: Exploring the poetry of oral history at the Center for Brooklyn History. HLP 60 kicked off with a deep dive into oral history to commemorate our legacy in and devotion to Brooklyn (in da house, y’all).

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