The Aftershock Review
Max Wallis (Aftershock Review), Katy Evans-Bush, Sophie Hall, Rhian Elizabeth, Glyn EdwardsBacked by Arts Council England, The Aftershock Review is a radical poetry journal of survival and aftermath—publishing fierce, necessary work on trauma, queerness, class, madness, and recovery. Print ISSN 2976-9752 Online ISSN 2976-9760
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 144 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 17 days ago |
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Submissions open for Issue Five!
Hello everyone, readers, poets, and cats alike.
We are now taking submissions for Issue Five over at Duotrope:
Submit now - Issue Five
We don’t really have a theme this time. But it will be released in January, so some wintry poems are a...
Aftershock acquires worldwide rights to Joseph Fasano’s nonfiction How We Survive: A Guide to Being Human in a Time of AI | March 2027
BIG NEWS. Aftershock is thrilled to announce we have acquired worldwide rights to Joseph Fasano’s groundbreaking nonfiction How We Survive.
Humanity is in crisis with the rise of AI. How did we get here? What are we to do? With How We...
Join the Online Launch of Hard Graft at the Poetry Pharmacy! Weds 23rd September 6-7PM
https://poetrypharmacy.co.uk/products/hard-graft-book-online-book-launch
With just six days to go before Hard Graft enters the world, I'd love you to consider joining Di at Poetry Pharmacy for her launch online.
The Aftershock Review is a...
Ecoshock - The Observer’s Poetry Book of the Month and Poetry Book Society’s Book of the Week and an Amazon Bestseller!
What a weekend it’s been, Aftershock readers.
Ecoshock has now been named a Poetry Book Society Book of the Week, one of The Observer’s Poetry Books of the Month, and, as of Tuesday, has reached #8 in Poetry Anthologies on Amazon UK.
Ecos...
I’m publishing a book that helped save my life (cover reveal)
It’s difficult to put into words how much a book can mean to you. And I’m saying this personally, not as some sort of medical-endorsement of the power of poetry - though perhaps that’s a convo for another time…!
It’s stranger, still, when...
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My personal account but the main substack is @aftershockpoetry - Arts Council funded magazine publishing the best poetry from trauma.
Poet, freelance editor & essayist. When I lost my flat I googled 'middle-class homelessness’ & found two things. One said, 'Let's face it: if you're middle class you're very unlikely ever to become homeless’. The other was about me.
I don't want to see a ghost, It's a sight that I fear most I'd rather have a piece of toast And watch the evening news
Poet, blogger. When I lost my flat to a £500 rent rise I googled ‘middle-class homelessness’ & found two articles. One said, ‘Let’s face it, if you’re middle class you are very unlikely ever to be homeless’. The other was about me. Then it was 2020.
Writer. Trainee Counsellor.
'In Orbit', Seren, was voted People’s Choice at the Wales’ Book of the Year. ‘How to Make a Paper Grenade’ is now available through Verve Press.
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