All Things Diode

Jun 29
1 min

Hazem Fahmy’s Red//Jild//Prayer Reviewed by Helen Wing for SUKOON

"When the body is constantly shamed...the poet appeals to God and asks, ‘where else will these eyes go[?]’"

May 18
3 min

Simone Person Awarded Hoffer Category Prize & Shortlisted for Grand Prize

Simone Person, author of SMOKE GIRL, is a 2020 Eric Hoffer Award Winner & Grand Prize Finalist! Congratulations, Simone!

Nov 23, 2019
1 min

Now Available for Preorder!

Preorder Julia Cohen's forthcoming chapbook GOOD TIMING & GERTRUDE STEIN: Inside Snoopy’s snout maggots feast upon my blood

Nov 15, 2019
2 min

Kenyon Review on Philip Metres' RETURNING TO JAFFA

Ian Demsky reviews Philip Metres' docupoetic chapbook Returning to Jaffa for Kenyon Review.

Sep 15, 2019
2 min

Now Available For Preorder!

"What does it mean when the difference / between witness and tombstone / is just one vowel?" Preorder Lena Khalaf Tuffaha's latest chapbook.

Jul 4, 2019
1 min

Read "Sweat Bee" from Emilia Phillips' HEMLOCK

the most patriotic/ I get these days is loving/ the smell of a struck// match and almost/ reveling in a sweat/ bee’s sting

Jun 12, 2019
1 min

Read "Prayers to St. Christina Mirabilis" by Simone Person

Holy Christina/ crescent-moon perfection’s path/ I’m asking for guidance/ to earn a scraped-raw mouth/ every bit of him picked from my teeth

Jun 7, 2019
1 min

Read "Sweat Bee" from Emilia Phillips' HEMLOCK

"I knew the storm was coming// yesterday for the way/ the screws tightened/ in my heel their heads// just visible under my/ skin"

Jun 7, 2019
1 min

Read "Accretion" by Simone Person

"as a child I envied// venus fly traps// their ability to snap// themselves shut// to turn invasion// into strength"

Jun 5, 2019
1 min

"We Don't Call An Eye A Wound: A Review of Emilia Phillips's HEMLOCK"

"HEMLOCK serves as a document of a closely observed and deeply felt life."—Luiza Flynn-Goodlett, ADROIT JOURNAL

May 31, 2019
3 min

Simone Person's SMOKE GIRL Is #BestDressed on The Wardrobe

Simone Person's SMOKE GIRL is featured in The Wardrobe's #BestDressed, curated by Jessica Rae Bergamino for The Sundress Blog.

May 6, 2019
2 min

Alison Pelegrin Awarded Hoffer Prize

Alison Pelegrin, author of OUR LADY OF THE FLOOD, is the winner of the Eric Hoffer Award in the chapbook category! Congratulations, Alison!

May 6, 2019
5 min

3 Diode Authors Named Hoffer Award Category Finalists

Diode authors named category finalists for the Eric Hoffer Award!

Apr 17, 2019
2 min

POETRY DAILY Features Hazem Fahmy's Red//Jild//Prayer

"Arya asks what's east/ of Westeros, and I think of blown out candles,/ wax-caked calloused hands, a history/ at the bottom of the river"

Mar 30, 2019
1 min

VERSE DAILY Features Poem from Simone Person's SMOKE GIRL

"When you look up/ rape survivor is always/ nestled nearby" —from Simone Person's SMOKE GIRL featured on VERSE DAILY

Sep 7, 2018
2 min

Meet Our New Author: Simone Person

Coming soon from Diode Editions, Smoke Girl, a chapbook of poems by Simone Person, winner of the 2018 Diode Editions Chapbook Contest.

{"items":["5efa7aaa0600140017ab035f","5ec8a61724bfa600170f6a0d","5dd8c40ece4ab7001735c7d6","5e9505a961e48c001773e4c9","5d77c810ac5c0d00179c5dc3","5d1e25c7367f6b00164aa1ab","5d01433eaefcb3001683338f","5cfa9fb6e0f82c00154ddb02","5cfa955d9214ad00151a847e","5cfa69afe0f82c00154d51c4","5cfa6658fc4fc000159288ba","5cfa490795ece8001588670f","5cfa51c295ece80015887a4a","5cfa7957f3656d001554ec12","5cfa6fe2732dd2001562c926","5cf9b86873d7ae0015aec175"],"styles":{"groupSize":1,"showArrows":true,"cubeImages":false,"cubeType":"fill","cubeRatio":1,"isVertical":true,"gallerySize":454,"collageAmount":0,"collageDensity":0,"groupTypes":"1","oneRow":false,"imageMargin":16,"galleryMargin":0,"floatingImages":0,"chooseBestGroup":true,"smartCrop":false,"hasThumbnails":false,"enableScroll":true,"isGrid":false,"isSlider":false,"isColumns":false,"isSlideshow":false,"cropOnlyFill":false,"fixedColumns":0,"enableInfiniteScroll":true,"isRTL":false,"minItemSize":120,"rotatingGroupTypes":"","rotatingCubeRatio":"","gallerySliderImageRatio":1.7777777777777777,"numberOfImagesPerRow":3,"numberOfImagesPerCol":1,"groupsPerStrip":0,"borderRadius":0,"boxShadow":0,"gridStyle":0,"mobilePanorama":false,"placeGroupsLtr":false,"viewMode":"preview","thumbnailSpacings":4,"galleryThumbnailsAlignment":"bottom","isMasonry":true,"isAutoSlideshow":false,"slideshowLoop":false,"autoSlideshowInterval":4,"useCustomButton":false,"bottomInfoHeight":0,"titlePlacement":"SHOW_BELOW","galleryHorizontalAlign":"center","galleryTextAlign":"center","galleryVerticalAlign":"center","scrollSnap":false,"itemClick":"expand","fullscreen":true,"allowSocial":true,"allowDownload":false,"allowTitle":true,"allowDescription":false,"loveButton":true,"loveCounter":false,"videoPlay":"hover","scrollAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","scrollDirection":0,"overlayAnimation":"FADE_IN","arrowsPosition":0,"arrowsSize":23,"watermarkOpacity":40,"watermarkSize":40,"useWatermark":true,"watermarkDock":{"top":"auto","left":"auto","right":0,"bottom":0,"transform":"translate3d(0,0,0)"},"loadMoreAmount":"all","defaultShowInfoExpand":1,"allowTitleExpand":true,"allowDescriptionExpand":true,"allowLinkExpand":true,"expandInfoPosition":0,"allowFullscreenExpand":true,"fullscreenLoop":false,"galleryAlignExpand":"left","addToCartBorderWidth":1,"addToCartButtonText":"","slideshowInfoSize":200,"playButtonForAutoSlideShow":false,"allowSlideshowCounter":false,"hoveringBehaviour":"NEVER_SHOW","thumbnailSize":120,"magicLayoutSeed":1,"imageHoverAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","calculateTextBoxHeightMode":"MANUAL","calculateTextBoxWidthMode":"PERCENT","textBoxHeight":350,"textBoxWidth":200,"textBoxWidthPercent":50,"textImageSpace":10,"textBoxBorderRadius":0,"textBoxBorderWidth":0,"textsVerticalPadding":-15,"textsHorizontalPadding":-30,"titleDescriptionSpace":6,"customButtonText":"","customButtonBorderWidth":1,"customButtonBorderRadius":0,"loadMoreButtonText":"","loadMoreButtonBorderWidth":1,"loadMoreButtonBorderRadius":0,"imageInfoType":"ATTACHED_BACKGROUND","itemBorderWidth":1,"itemBorderRadius":0,"itemEnableShadow":false,"itemShadowBlur":20,"itemShadowDirection":135,"itemShadowSize":10,"imageLoadingMode":"BLUR","expandAnimation":"NO_EFFECT","imageQuality":90,"usmToggle":false,"usm_a":0,"usm_r":0,"usm_t":0,"videoSound":false,"videoSpeed":"1","videoLoop":true,"gallerySizeType":"px","gallerySizePx":454,"itemBorderColor":{"themeName":"color_12","value":"rgba(246,245,245,1)"},"galleryLayout":1,"selectedLayout":"1|bottom|1|fill|true|0|true","layoutsVersion":2,"selectedLayoutV2":1,"isSlideshowFont":true,"externalInfoHeight":350,"externalInfoWidth":0},"container":{"width":-40,"galleryWidth":2592,"galleryHeight":1440,"scrollBase":0,"height":null}}

All Things Diode

Hazem Fahmy’s Red//Jild//Prayer Reviewed by Helen Wing for SUKOON

Simone Person Awarded Hoffer Category Prize & Shortlisted for Grand Prize

Now Available for Preorder!

Kenyon Review on Philip Metres' RETURNING TO JAFFA

Now Available For Preorder!

Read "Sweat Bee" from Emilia Phillips' HEMLOCK

Read "Prayers to St. Christina Mirabilis" by Simone Person

Read "Sweat Bee" from Emilia Phillips' HEMLOCK

Read "Accretion" by Simone Person

"We Don't Call An Eye A Wound: A Review of Emilia Phillips's HEMLOCK"

Simone Person's SMOKE GIRL Is #BestDressed on The Wardrobe

Alison Pelegrin Awarded Hoffer Prize

3 Diode Authors Named Hoffer Award Category Finalists

POETRY DAILY Features Hazem Fahmy's Red//Jild//Prayer

VERSE DAILY Features Poem from Simone Person's SMOKE GIRL

Meet Our New Author: Simone Person

About

Contact

Catalog

Distribution

Announcements

Blog

Authors

Readings

Awards & Honors

Featured Excerpts

Interviews

Articles

Reviews

Contests

Anthology