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Recommended by Joseph Massey

Publishing works of fiction, poetry, and criticism that meet our highly idiosyncratic criteria, since 2024.

Pens and Poison is the literary project of author Liza Libes. Enter a world of literary analysis, philosophical musings, and other poetic ponderings.

Forgotten Poets

By Dick Whyte

A living anthology of obscure and out-of-print poems and poets from the late-1800s and early-1900s! With specials on the history of haiku!

PENNYROYAL

By Amanda Fortini

Writing from the field

Poetics with Robert Charboneau

Notes Toward a Study of Poetry

Christopher F. Rufo

Leading the fight against the left-wing ideological regime.

Sey Everything

By Jennifer Sey

A newsletter about woke capitalism and standing up to group-think.

Jennifer Sey possesses a quality that is rare in today's world of self-censorship and straight-up cowardice: Courage. She stood up to the mob. And she's still standing, writing, sharing her journey, much to our benefit.

- Joseph Massey

Undaunted Joy

By Shemaiah Gonzalez

The Revolutionary Act of Cultivating Delight

Shemaiah is a beautiful writer and a true gift to any inbox. Subscribe!

- Joseph Massey

Poetic Outlaws

A place for the outlaws of poetry and the written word.

a small spectacle

By MK Creel

Nature poems & short essays about finding wonder, healing & connection.

buttonslives

By Christina Buttons

Investigative Reporter at the Manhattan Institute.

Sherman Alexie

poems, short fiction, essays, opinion, audio, video

One of our greatest living writers.

- Joseph Massey

The Free Press

By Bari Weiss

A new media company built on the ideals that were once the bedrock of American journalism.

Common Sense is the balanced main course of my media and news diet. Great writers, great content, always on the forefront of real news.

- Joseph Massey

Holly’s Substack

By Holly MathNerd

math lessons, creativity, deafness, drawing, painting, PTSD, personal reflections

Free Thinking Through the Fourth Turning with Sasha Stone

A rumination on the collapse of culture on the left. Is it really that bad? Yes, it is really that bad.