Smartish Pace
the best poetry magazine in the world, objectively speaking - est. 1998
Smartish Pace
the best poetry magazine in the world,
objectively speaking - est. 1998
Winners of the 23rd Annual Erskine J. Poetry Prize: 1st Patricia Davis-Muffett, 2nd Adam O. Davis, 3rd Jared Harél. Finalists: Allison Field Bell, Moira Egan, Rick Hilles, Laura Reece Hogan, A.M. Juster. All poems were published in Smartish Pace, Issue 31. Winners of the 20th Annual Beullah Rose Poetry Prize: 1st Whitney Walton, 2nd Emily Schulten, 3rd Carolyn Oliver. Finalists: Jessica Bowdoin, Susan Leary, Amy Ratto Parks. All poems were published in Smartish Pace, Issue 31.
Prizes
Erskine J. Poetry Prize (2024, published in 2025)
Deadline: February 1, 2025.
24th annual prize. We allow simultaneous submissions. All poems submitted for the prize will be considered for publication in Smartish Pace. 2023 prize results: 1st Patricia Davis-Muffett, 2nd Adam O. Davis, 3rd Jared Harél. Finalists: Allison Field Bell, Moira Egan, Rick Hilles, Laura Reece Hogan, A.M. Juster. All poems were published in Smartish Pace, Issue 31.
Beullah Rose Poetry Prize (2024, published in 2025)
Deadline: February 1, 2025.
21st annual prize. We allow simultaneous submissions. Women only. All poems submitted for the prize will be considered for publication in Smartish Pace. 2023 prize results: 1st Whitney Walton, 2nd Emily Schulten, 3rd Carolyn Oliver. Finalists: Jessica Bowdoin, Susan Leary, Amy Ratto Parks. All poems were published in Smartish Pace, Issue 31.
We host the monthly reading series THE HOT L every 2nd Sunday at 4 pm. In April, May, June, Sept & Oct at The Ivy Bookshop (5928 Falls Road, Baltimore, MD 21209) outside on a covered patio; and in Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb & March at Bird in Hand (11 E 33rd St, Baltimore, MD 21218) inside. Click here for event page and our next reading! Click here to view our past readings. Readings feature 1 to 3 poets and include the best open mic in Baltimore. No really, this is a rare great open mic, trust us. We take a break, with no readings, in July and Aug. Come join us!