Dominique Ahkong @domkeykong.bsky.social · 23/05/2026A delight spotting this in my inbox today, @mailbykite.bsky.social 140
Dominique Ahkong @domkeykong.bsky.social · 06/01/2026In love with this poem by James O’Leary, published in Shō’s new winter issue 140
Reposted by Dominique AhkongSusan L. Leary @susanlleary.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Thank you @triohousepress.org for the opportunity to reflect on MORE FLOWERS and, of course, the sincerest, most heartfelt gratitude to Lili Gourley for asking the smartest questions that helped me see the poems anew! Check out the interview, friends! 🌸🌼🌺 tinyurl.com/n4uavefbtinyurl.comFULL INTERVIEW: Fragility Is Their StrengthAn interview with Susan Leary by Lili Gourley 13212
Reposted by Dominique AhkongOkka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Beautiful to have a new poem in the PRECARIOUS Issue of Cordite Poetry Review: cordite.org.au/poetry/preca... Tx to Editor Andy Jackson. From his editorial: ‘The poems needed to themselves be teetering, staggering, bedridden or exposed.’ #CripLitcordite.org.aupraise poem for these girls i waswho rake the floor with want clawing wood with blunt nails asking for rest in bold italicised underlined, cursing subsequent void vomiting false diagnoses in each day, a new house of panic a prayer… 083
Reposted by Dominique AhkongRead A Little Poetry @readalittlepoem.bsky.social · 27/11/2025“I am / not ready to hatch. Teach me / to harden in the air” — Dominique Ahkong (@domkeykong.bsky.social) . . . This poem appeared in Pirene’s Fountain Volume 18, Issue 26, 2025. Shared here with deep gratitude. 2128
Reposted by Dominique AhkongJohnny Cordova @johnnycordova.bsky.social · 20/07/2025Honored to have two poems chosen by @bunkong.bsky.social for Cultural Daily. “The Young Man on the Train” was written during a 26-day pilgrimage through India in 2014. “The Mountain and the Monk” is a persona poem. www.culturaldaily.com/johnny-cordo...culturaldaily.comJohnny Cordova: Two Poems - Cultural DailyTwo poems by Johnny Cordova: "This mountain has gotten inside me. / I hear it rumbling through my hollow bones. / It rises in me like a dark sun..." 184
Reposted by Dominique AhkongShō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 29/06/2025Take a peek at our summer issue! Read "Nocturne" by Christian J. Collier, a poem selected by the editors as the Winner of the Shō Poetry Prize. shopoetryjournal.com/christian-j-... 053
Reposted by Dominique Ahkongshovda @shovda.bsky.social · 30/06/2025I forgot to post the poems because I've been streaming for 17 days straight lol. 2102
Reposted by Dominique AhkongShō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 27/06/2025New poem online! “Symptoms of Ghosts” by Aldo Amparán (@skygoneout.bsky.social) is forthcoming in our summer issue, Shō No. 7, and was selected by the editors as the runner-up for the Shō Poetry Prize. Read the poem (with audio by the poet) here: shopoetryjournal.com/aldo-amparan/ 053
Reposted by Dominique AhkongShō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 27/06/2025New poem online! “Doubt” by Nina C. Peláez (@ninacpelaez.bsky.social) is forthcoming in our summer issue, Shō No. 7, and was selected by the editors as the runner-up for the Sita Martin Prize. Read the poem (with audio by the poet) here: shopoetryjournal.com/doubt-nina-c... 032
Reposted by Dominique AhkongShō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Coming soon: Shō No. 7 | Summer 2025 ✨ Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi (@tanyarastogiart). Our summer issue features 67 poems by 48 poets, whose names are listed below. Preorder Shō No. 7 at: tinyurl.com/shono7 Issues will ship in July. 2165
Reposted by Dominique AhkongFrances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 25/01/2025Front page, baby! 9756
Reposted by Dominique Ahkongari b. cofer @aribcofer.com · 12/01/2025new poem in @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social 💕 2243
Reposted by Dominique Ahkongari b. cofer @aribcofer.com · 12/01/2025also new in Shō Poetry Journal — 172
Reposted by Dominique AhkongShepseskare in Love @upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 29/12/2024k. iver SLEEPING BEAUTY www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/162612...poetryfoundation.orgSleeping BeautyA ballet mistress says relevé always as command: lift onto the toe using only the heel. You enter the stage as Lilac Fairy & fairies make critical things happen, though underneath your tulle brushing ... 1166
Dominique Ahkong @domkeykong.bsky.social · 27/11/2024Happy and honored to receive my first Pushcart Prize nomination! Thank you, @cincinnatireview.bsky.social 1193
Reposted by Dominique AhkongStone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 13/11/2024One of the many nasty things Evil Melon did to the old place was make Tweetdeck a premium feature. Fortunately, Bluesky has a third-party app, @deck.blue, that duplicates Tweetdeck perfectly. It really helps me keep on top of my SCR and personal account at the same time. deck.bluedeck.bluedeck.blueGet the most out of Bluesky with a multi-column layout 0134
Reposted by Dominique AhkongDr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 12/11/2024I’ve actually written what I hope is a useful post—take what is helpful to you in your creative submission practice, leave what is not 💜open.substack.comOn Rejection and Dwelling in PossibilityIris Murdoch—you know I love her—said that a bad review was about as interesting as whether it is raining in Patagonia. I tend to think about rejections this way. 85015
Reposted by Dominique AhkongDiane Seuss @dseuss.bsky.social · 11/11/2024This is an essay on my poem "Ballad," Keats's notion of Negative Capability, and Lorca's Duende, with a prompt and a link to the original poem. I'm happy to share it with you.poems.comI Know You Know: Diane Seuss On “Ballad,” Negative Capability, and the DuendeChrist was laid out in a glass coffin, like Snow White. I visited and re-visited him. He looked so much like my father on his deathbed. 1120764
Reposted by Dominique AhkongChristina Daub @christinadaub.bsky.social · 03/02/2024Loving this issue (no. 4) of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social and happy to have a poem alongside so many fine ones! With thanks to @johnnycordova.bsky.social & @domkeykong.bsky.social #poetry 0108
Reposted by Dominique AhkongCarlos A. Pittella @pittella.bsky.social · 26/02/2024Reading issue 4 of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social, loving poem after poem—& thrilled to sing among them! Here's "In case they run your license plate," featuring teeth, dogs, & bordercrossings. Much luv to @johnnycordova.bsky.social & @domkeykong.bsky.social for welcoming my voice into the fold 💙 082
Reposted by Dominique AhkongAdam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 02/10/2023How to say “the truth has finally been revealed” in various languages: 5. The cat is out of the bag (English) 4. The bunny is out of the hat (Czech) 3. The pigeon falls out of your mouth (Romanian) 2. The turtle’s feet have appeared (Taiwanese) 1. Now the monkey comes out of the sleeve (Dutch) 149332
Reposted by Dominique AhkongShō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · 30/09/2023If you’re at the Brooklyn Book Festival tomorrow, look for Shō in the Literary Marketplace! The good folks at CLMP (Tables 316/317) will be giving away free copies of our revival issue, along with other goodies from other publishers founded/led by or championing writing by PoC ♥️ Go early! 063
Dominique Ahkong @domkeykong.bsky.social · 29/09/2023Always happy to receive poems that mention durian (Though not so keen on durian downers) 020
Dominique Ahkong @domkeykong.bsky.social · 05/09/2023Holy carp holy carp—two of my poems were just accepted at a dream journal and it makes me want to accept poems for @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social! 030