So, here we go again. It’s round three of Poetry Breakfast on hiatus.
Submissions are indefinitely closed.
Our last poem will be served on October 17th, 2024

This summer I made more mistakes in the posts of poems than in the previous twelve years of Poetry Breakfast’s existence. I sincerely apologize to all the poets who needed to message me about the errors.

Even more frightening was what you didn’t see go wrong…Somehow…I still haven’t figured out how this happened…over 80 poetry submissions instantaneously disappeared from my inbox. Yup, all the submissions – poof – gone!

This was followed by about two hours of utter panic boarding on a heart attack…until I discovered they’d all jumped into the “response sent” folder. What a relief!

And after about five hours of hunting down all the unreplied to submissions, luckily everything was back in its place…all submissions then getting the attention they needed.

Why do I tell you this? Well, you all send your best work for consideration. It’s my job to do my best in publishing your creations. Clearly, the best has not been happening lately.

So, I’ve decided it is time to step back, put Poetry Breakfast on hiatus, and return again someday when I can give the poets and journal the detailed attention it deserves.

Poets, I wish you all the best in finding homes for your work in the many beautiful journals that are out there.
Readers, I trust you will find some of those amazing journals and fill your morning inbox with the nourishing words they publish.

Best wishes to all,
Kay