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.

We are excited to share Issue 20 with the world. Featured Poet: Madelyn Garner, Featured Artist: Dean Franz Pasch.Poet...
06/10/2025

We are excited to share Issue 20 with the world. Featured Poet: Madelyn Garner, Featured Artist: Dean Franz Pasch.

Poetry: Molly Akin, Dmitry Blizniuk, Lara Chamoun, Maureen Clark, Sandy Coomer, Ben Cooper, James Ducat, Carol Durak, Joel Fry, Radian Hong, Bethany Jarmul, T.F. Jennings, Kenneth Johnson, Kip Knott, J.B. Lawrence, Michelle Li, Svetlana Litvinchuk, Kaecey McCormick, Jennifer Mills Kerr, Graham Murtaugh, Rachyl Nyoka, Caitlin Palo, Dylan Redford, Amy Riddell, John Schneider, Meghan Sterling, Kaitlin Tan, Kathryn D. Temple, Jason Gordy Walker, Jeanine Walker, Sui Wang, Penny Wei, tc Wiggins, Alicia Wright, Anne Yarbrough, Yishak Yohannes Yebio.

Nancy Botkin reviews Water Castle by Natalie Solmer, Jonathan Fletcher reviews The Influencers Are Gaslighting Us by Bleah Patterson, Kelly Gray reviews New Stars and Constellations by David Cazden, Ian Haight interviews Ann E. Michael, Peter Mladinic reviews Indirect Light by Malachi Black, Frank Paino reviews The Radiant by Lise Goett, Shannon K. Winston reviews Love as Invasive Species by Ellen Kombiyil, mk zariel interviews Alex Carrigan.

Many thanks to our contributors and our readers.

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.

Tonight's reading and Q&A.
05/27/2025

Tonight's reading and Q&A.

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“My hands shrink / to the size / of the fragments / they gather.” Our twelfth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Mich...
03/27/2025

“My hands shrink / to the size / of the fragments / they gather.” Our twelfth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Michael T. Young’s “Ice Forming.” His poetry has been featured on Verse Daily, The Writer’s Almanac, , and Vox Populi, among others.

“it is sunday and I’m bad at endings…” Our eleventh three-day poem from Issue 19 features Angel Zhao’s “in future-tense....
03/24/2025

“it is sunday and I’m bad at endings…” Our eleventh three-day poem from Issue 19 features Angel Zhao’s “in future-tense.” The co-Editor-in-Chief for Kerfuffle Lit, her work has been recognized by the League of Canadian Poets, the New York Times, Poetry In Voice, among others.

“Praise all these stories.” Our tenth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Yoon Park’s “Praise.” A dynamic high school ...
03/21/2025

“Praise all these stories.” Our tenth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Yoon Park’s “Praise.” A dynamic high school student enrolled at Seoul Academy in Seoul, South Korea, she is the founder of Queering the Quill, and her work has appeared in Daphne Review, Sweet: A Literary Confection, and more.

“I could reach / across the bed / and hold your hand.” Our ninth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Ann Weil’s “Mason...
03/20/2025

“I could reach / across the bed / and hold your hand.” Our ninth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Ann Weil’s “Masonry.” The author of Lifecycle of a Beautiful Woman (Yellow Arrow Publishing, 2023) and Blue Dog Road Trip(Gnashing Teeth Publishing, October 2024), her poetry appears in Best New Poets 2024, , and , among others.

“a lifetime of songs / cut into the horizon…” Our eighth three-day poem from Issue 19 features T.F. Jennings’ “My Soul i...
03/16/2025

“a lifetime of songs / cut into the horizon…” Our eighth three-day poem from Issue 19 features T.F. Jennings’ “My Soul is an Old Radio.” His debut EP In the Teeth of the Night was released April 30th, 2024.

“Absence / is a single star / on a moonless night.”Our seventh three-day poem from Issue 19 features Bethany Jarmul’s “S...
03/16/2025

“Absence / is a single star / on a moonless night.”Our seventh three-day poem from Issue 19 features Bethany Jarmul’s “Someone Lost, Lost Someone.” Find more of her work in , Brevity, and .

“we curved and crossed / like free skaters dance…” Our sixth three-day poem from Issue 19 features David A. Goodrum’s “S...
03/10/2025

“we curved and crossed / like free skaters dance…” Our sixth three-day poem from Issue 19 features David A. Goodrum’s “Solstice Flowers.”Find more of his work in Tar River Poetry, Gyroscope, San Antonio Review, and https://www.davidgoodrum.com/.

“Fold yourself / at the hips.” Our fifth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Danielle Garland’s “The Body: The Instrum...
03/06/2025

“Fold yourself / at the hips.” Our fifth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Danielle Garland’s “The Body: The Instrument.” Find more of her work in , Empty House Press and Susurrus Magazine.

“I salt the tomatoes / so Emily can eat them / like apples.” Our fourth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Darren C. ...
03/03/2025

“I salt the tomatoes / so Emily can eat them / like apples.” Our fourth three-day poem from Issue 19 features Darren C. Demaree’s “Emily as the Cottonwoods.” Find more of his work in his most recent poetry collection So Much More, (Harbor Editions, November 2024).

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