Does It Have Pockets

16/12/2025

This month, we interviewed the fantastic Lisa Low about her new chapbook, Late in the Day. Read our conversation & some sample poems |

A Conversation with Lisa Low features Dec 15 Written By Camille Griep Spending time with DIHP alumna Lisa Low’s poetry always feels to me like sitting down with an old friend. She has a unique gift of inviting the reader to make a space at her table, even if they’ve never set foot in her imagery...

05/12/2025

Sending our hopes & adorations & happy dances alongside our five nominees for Best Microfiction 2026!

Art Anne Anthony

04/12/2025

"I’ll never forget her first words:
“I need twenty bucks.”"

Funny and heartbreaking, with a voice like your best friend's, don't miss this new set of from Tom Busillo | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/tom-busillo

Art Anne Anthony

04/12/2025

"...I ducked my head,
waited for my father’s rage
to spill from your lips."

A trio of graceful, nuanced, and surprising from Colleen Harris, new for December | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/colleen-harris

Art Anne Anthony

04/12/2025

"The whoosh of you leaving the table still so fresh in my ears."

An exquisite pair of new microfictions from the amazing Francine Witte | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/francine-witte

Art Anne Anthony

04/12/2025

"...or forget you will die
and feel the buzz reverberating
bones as you touch the power grid."

Three electrifying new from John Cullen | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/john-cullen

Art Anne Anthony

04/12/2025

"...Hannah needs someone to explain communion before she asks if brisket wouldn’t be too sacrilegious."

In a that your EIC wishes she had written, a sharp and hilarious piece from Amanda Mather | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/amanda-mather

Art Anne Anthony

03/12/2025

"...she asks, “Do you want a bag?” like it’s a trick question, like there’s a right answer and I’ve already failed it..."

Three breathtaking new from Mizuki Yamamato | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/mizuki-yamamoto

Art Anne Anthony

03/12/2025

"Raise your hood, and everybody’s a mechanic."

Inventive, heartbreaking, and deeply infused with subtle wit, new from Daniel Cohen | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/daniel-cohen

Art Anne Anthony

03/12/2025

"The humming wasn’t so bad, a kind of airy trill like a towhee on the wing."

Atmospheric and arresting as it dances between worlds, don't miss new flash from DIHP alumna Kathryn Kulpa | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/kathryn-kulpa-2

Art Anne Anthony

03/12/2025

"Every picture-a-reminder of kids like Martin who spat in your Jello."

Liz deBeer LD Bear takes us on a journey through time, space, the 5 senses, and her yearbook in this wryly & richly drawn | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/cnf/liz-debeer

Art Anne Anthony

03/12/2025

"I don’t want him to be reasonable; I want him to say something I can fight with."

Fiona McKay's beautifully deft new is all at once parenting, misunderstanding, and ever present change | https://www.doesithavepockets.com/fiction/fiona-mckay

Art Anne Anthony