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Richard Jordan

@rich-jordan

Poet, mathematician. Poems published or forthcoming in Southern Poetry Review, Rattle (Rattle Prize Finalist), Gargoyle, Tar River Poetry, Rust & Moth, New York Quarterly, Valparaiso Poetry Review, Sho Poetry Journal. Assoc. Editor @ Thimble Lit.

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Excellent poem!

28.12.2025 20:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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extremely honored that my prose poem, β€œA Spot to Rest”, has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize by DMQ Review.

24.11.2025 22:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hilbert has found the sun

#caturday

22.11.2025 21:05 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

I’ve had a wonderful experience working with the editor of that pres.

16.11.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy to have a poem up at The Sunlight Press.

05.11.2025 02:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Submissions

Hi poets & writers. Thimble Literary Magazine is now open for submissions, November and December. Check out our guidelines here: www.thimblelitmag.com/submissions/

01.11.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spotting the Rise: Poems β€” Rockwood Press There’s natural beauty here, but mortality, the end of a fishing trip with a dying friend, the Vietnam Warβ€”these things also hover. This is a fine collection from a wise poet, a soothing, necessary re...

Update on my chapbook, Spotting the Rise. It is now available for pre-order. It lists at $10, and I'm very happy that the publisher, Rockwood Press, is listing it at such a reasonable price. It is scheduled to officially be available on Nov 18.

www.rockwoodpress.com/bookstore/p/...

29.10.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Here’s the cover for my upcoming chapbook with Rockwood Press. I took the cover photo. It will go to press in mid-November.

28.10.2025 10:24 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

16.10.2025 10:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Morning in the Burbs β€” The Headlight Review Rain or shine, goldfinches light up my day with their bubbly chatter. Unless they perceive a threat then they turn stone quiet.

Happy to have a prose poem up at The Headlight Review

www.theheadlightreview.com/pieces/volum...

08.10.2025 00:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Salem

28.09.2025 20:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I find myself, now that I’m older, writing about things that happened in my life but then exploring an alternate outcome, like what if I’d reacted this way instead of that way to the even? Not sure why.

22.09.2025 17:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gorgeous poem.

15.09.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love your two prose poems in the new issue.

14.09.2025 18:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fall25Toc β€” DMQ Review

www.dmqreview.com/fall25toc?fb...

14.09.2025 14:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to have a prose poem in the new issue of DMQ Review. Link to full issue in the replies.

14.09.2025 14:42 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, that’s amazing!

12.09.2025 15:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic poem in a fantastic venue.

02.09.2025 21:32 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

congratulations!

14.08.2025 20:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My poem, β€œOffering”, in the new issue of Southern Poetry Review

02.08.2025 16:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

30.07.2025 18:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Admittedly I am not very familiar with her work, but the poem you shared is outstanding.

23.07.2025 20:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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One Poem by Richard Jordan - Terrain.org Richard Jordan's "Off Route 27" is a short poem (with audio) about the essential places of childhood, now lost to urban development.

Thrilled and honored to have a poem up at Terrain today

www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...

23.07.2025 12:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have a submission there that’s been out for 192 days

21.07.2025 21:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

17.07.2025 23:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Great stuff! Congrats!

12.07.2025 21:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Approaching Summer by Richard Jordan Editor’s Note: This poem’s beautiful imagery builds the framework for understanding that the only thing that can be experienced is the singular moment of now.

My poem, β€œApproaching Summer”, in Autumn Sky Poetry Daily today:

autumnskypoetrydaily.com/2025/07/09/a...

09.07.2025 12:44 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#Caturday Hilbert & Salem

05.07.2025 16:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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David Bottoms, β€œSign for My Father, Who Stressed the Bunt”

28.06.2025 13:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sara Teasdale, β€œThere Will Come Soft Rains”

22.06.2025 11:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0