The Inflectionist Review

The Inflectionist Review The Inflectionist Review is a small press publishing stark and distinctive contemporary poetry that fosters dialog between the reader and writer.

The Inflectionist Review has a strong preference for non-linear work that carefully constructs ambiguity so that the reader can play an active role in the poem. In general, we commend the experimental, the worldly and universal, and eschew the inane, trendy, and overly personal. Work that reveals multiple layers with further readings. Work that speaks to people across borders, across literary and

cultural boundaries, across time periods, is more likely to fascinate us (and the reader). Though the editors have a special interest in shorter poems, we are open to longer works that adhere to our general philosophy. Multi-sectioned or thematically-linked poems are also accepted. Novice and seasoned writers are welcome to submit; it is the quality and strength of the work that ultimately determines its inclusion in our journal.

The Inflectionist Review Issue 22 is live.Featured Poet: Svetlana LitvinchukFeatured Artist: Chris HarmonPoetry from: Mi...
04/28/2026

The Inflectionist Review Issue 22 is live.

Featured Poet: Svetlana Litvinchuk
Featured Artist: Chris Harmon

Poetry from: Michael Alcée, L. J. Atkinson, Kerrigan Azme, Tom Barlow, Cindy Buchanan, Sophia Carroll, g.a.costa, Lizzie D’Elia, Mary Donnelly, Keith Flynn, Chapman Hood Frazier, Kathleen Goldblatt, Charles Grosel, Grant Hackett, Marc Harshman, H.G, Erin Jamieson, Jonathan Jones, Stephanie Jones, Michael Kolb, Susan Kress, Samo Kreutz, Juan Pablo Mobili, Poison Oak, Richard King Perkins II, Lee Potts, Simon Ravenscroft, Amy Riddell, Mykyta Ryzhykh, Hilary Sallick, Sabyasachi Sanyal, Hayden Saunier, Betty Stanton, Tim Suermondt, Jeanne Svensson, Suzanne Swanson, Sohayl Vafai, Jeanne Wagner, Cindy Williams Gutiérrez, Olga Zvereva

Dia Calhoun reviews tic tic tic by Heidi Seaborn
Ben Groner III reviews The Same Man by Bobby Elliott
Yana Kane interviews Olga Zvyeryeva

The Inflectionist Review is a small press publishing stark and distinctive contemporary poetry that fosters dialog between the reader and writer, between words and their meanings, between ambiguity and concept.

And the video:
04/28/2026

And the video:

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Today's reading and Q&A with Svetlana Litvinchuk.
03/31/2026

Today's reading and Q&A with Svetlana Litvinchuk.

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...

Today's reading and Q&A with Lara Chamoun, Veronica Tucker, and Allegra Wilson.
01/27/2026

Today's reading and Q&A with Lara Chamoun, Veronica Tucker, and Allegra Wilson.

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom Rooms is the original software-based conference room solution used around the world in board, confer...

Congratulations to our contributor, Sati Mookherjee, and the others selected for Vol. 10. Many thanks to Luke Hankins an...
12/06/2025

Congratulations to our contributor, Sati Mookherjee, and the others selected for Vol. 10. Many thanks to Luke Hankins and Orison Books. Please check out this reading next week.

Thanks to Duotrope for featuring us today.
11/05/2025

Thanks to Duotrope for featuring us today.

The Inflectionist Review is a small press publishing stark and distinctive contemporary poetry that fosters dialog between the reader and writer, between words and their meanings, between ambiguity and concept.

We are excited to share Issue 21 with the world. https://www.inflectionism.com/Featured poet: Sophie YuFeatured artist: ...
10/08/2025

We are excited to share Issue 21 with the world. https://www.inflectionism.com/

Featured poet: Sophie Yu
Featured artist: James Allen

Poetry: Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ash*tey, Julietta Bekker, Michael Boccardo, Todd Campbell, Robert Carr. Vanessa Chen, Mark DeCarteret, Nwodo Divine, Alex Fang, Jason Fraley, Jaiden Geolingo, London Gray, Anne Hall Levine. Lana Hechtman Ayers, Stacey C. Johnson, Claire Keyes, Suhjung Kim, Lindsay Li, Svetlana Litvinchuk, Natalie Marino, Jill McCabe Johnson, Karen McPherson, Joshua Merchant, Megan Mizanty, Don Pomerantz, RL Powell, Mykyta Ryzhykh, Veronica Tucker, Md Mujib Ullah, Kate Utt, Amelia Yuan, Michael Zendejas, Yan Zhang

Jonathan Fletcher reviews "Scorched Earth" by Tiana Clark
Daniel Lassell reviews "Nepenthe Radiant" by Aimee Seu
Douglas W. Milliken reviews "Paper Money" by Winshen Liu
Ellen Stone reviews The Worry Dolls by Shannon K. Winston

The Inflectionist Review is a small press publishing stark and distinctive contemporary poetry that fosters dialog between the reader and writer, between words and their meanings, between ambiguity and concept.

10/04/2025

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