Observed arrival · 2026-09-17
The Evening Heron, a Poetry Newspaper With Its Doors Open
An independent quarterly poetry publication offering free access, free submissions, and a planned first issue spanning poems, interviews, reviews, fiction, and releases.
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The publication describes a quarterly newspaper model built around free reading and free submissions, funded through voluntary donations rather than a paywall. Its planned founding issue specifies a fairly concrete editorial package: a cover poem and interview, a featured release, 15 poems, five collection reviews, five notable releases, and five prose-fiction pieces. The site also maintains an Egret Digest newsletter and invites readers to join its mailing list for issue launches, development updates, and launch-party details.
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