(*Artist credit: Photo by Matthew Henry on Unsplash)

READING PERIOD FOR BHR ISSUE 19 / SPRING 2025 WILL BE:

JANUARY 1-15, 2025 

THEME: OFFERINGS

What will your offering be to the world?  What have you received as an offering that has made a difference in your life?  Reflect on this topic of what we give (and what we receive), and how this makes a difference.  It could be mentorship, volunteerism, friendship, love, support, kindness, one’s vocation. (*Note: please do not send submissions prior to January 1^st.  They will not be read or considered.  Please visit the submission guidelines page for a complete list of instructions.)

I look forward to reading your poems!

—Cristina M. R. Norcross
Founding Editor, Blue Heron Review