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Happy New Year! We're thrilled to be starting our eleventh year with six new poems by Ryan Eckes! Check them out at www.ADozenNothing.com.
Happy New Year! We're thrilled to be starting our eleventh year with six new poems by Ryan Eckes! Check them out at www.ADozenNothing.com.
January 1, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Happy New Year! We're thrilled to be starting our eleventh year with six new poems by Ryan Eckes! Check them out at www.ADozenNothing.com.
As this dark year dwindles to a close, we need Claire Hong's visionary spirit more than ever:
December 22, 2025 at 12:57 PM
As this dark year dwindles to a close, we need Claire Hong's visionary spirit more than ever:
From our December poet Claire Hong, a great perspective on one of our favorite places:
Q: Hey Claire, what’s something you consider “poetic” about your part of Tucson?
Q: Hey Claire, what’s something you consider “poetic” about your part of Tucson?
December 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
From our December poet Claire Hong, a great perspective on one of our favorite places:
Q: Hey Claire, what’s something you consider “poetic” about your part of Tucson?
Q: Hey Claire, what’s something you consider “poetic” about your part of Tucson?
Q: Hey Claire, could you tell us about the first poem you wrote?
A: I was in a poetry club at my public elementary school in 2nd grade. I don’t remember it at all and only know because my dear friend Devin reminds me that this is the origin story of our friendship.
A: I was in a poetry club at my public elementary school in 2nd grade. I don’t remember it at all and only know because my dear friend Devin reminds me that this is the origin story of our friendship.
December 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Q: Hey Claire, could you tell us about the first poem you wrote?
A: I was in a poetry club at my public elementary school in 2nd grade. I don’t remember it at all and only know because my dear friend Devin reminds me that this is the origin story of our friendship.
A: I was in a poetry club at my public elementary school in 2nd grade. I don’t remember it at all and only know because my dear friend Devin reminds me that this is the origin story of our friendship.
We love this perspective from Claire Hong, our December featured poet at www.ADozenNothing.com:
Q: Hey Claire, what’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever received?
Q: Hey Claire, what’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever received?
December 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We love this perspective from Claire Hong, our December featured poet at www.ADozenNothing.com:
Q: Hey Claire, what’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever received?
Q: Hey Claire, what’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever received?
We're thrilled to be wrapping up our tenth year by featuring new poems by Claire Hong at ADozenNothing.com. We hope you check them out. Here's the first in a series of questions we'll be sharing throughout December:
Q: Hey Claire, ever keep a dream journal?
Q: Hey Claire, ever keep a dream journal?
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
We're thrilled to be wrapping up our tenth year by featuring new poems by Claire Hong at ADozenNothing.com. We hope you check them out. Here's the first in a series of questions we'll be sharing throughout December:
Q: Hey Claire, ever keep a dream journal?
Q: Hey Claire, ever keep a dream journal?
We can't believe it's December either. But we're honored to be wrapping up the year by featuring five new poems by Claire Hong. Check them out at www.ADozenNothing.com!
December 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
We can't believe it's December either. But we're honored to be wrapping up the year by featuring five new poems by Claire Hong. Check them out at www.ADozenNothing.com!
November may be slipping away, but you can still read new poems by AB Gorham at ADN (and we highly recommend you do). As with all our features, we're pleased to offer AB's poems for printing as a free PDF; just visit ADozenNothing.com. Thank you, AB!
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
November may be slipping away, but you can still read new poems by AB Gorham at ADN (and we highly recommend you do). As with all our features, we're pleased to offer AB's poems for printing as a free PDF; just visit ADozenNothing.com. Thank you, AB!
We love how AB Gorham is always showing us new rooms in the endless mansion of poetry:
Q: Hey AB, have a favorite book-length poem?
Q: Hey AB, have a favorite book-length poem?
November 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We love how AB Gorham is always showing us new rooms in the endless mansion of poetry:
Q: Hey AB, have a favorite book-length poem?
Q: Hey AB, have a favorite book-length poem?
Q: Hey AB, ever written a spell?
A: I have written a spell. There are five spells in my current manuscript.
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Be sure to check out new poems by the always magical AB Gorham at ADozenNothing.com!
A: I have written a spell. There are five spells in my current manuscript.
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Be sure to check out new poems by the always magical AB Gorham at ADozenNothing.com!
November 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Q: Hey AB, ever written a spell?
A: I have written a spell. There are five spells in my current manuscript.
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Be sure to check out new poems by the always magical AB Gorham at ADozenNothing.com!
A: I have written a spell. There are five spells in my current manuscript.
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Be sure to check out new poems by the always magical AB Gorham at ADozenNothing.com!
Very cool happenings from our November poet AB Goraham:
Q:Hey AB, working on any projects you want to tell us about?
Q:Hey AB, working on any projects you want to tell us about?
November 21, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Very cool happenings from our November poet AB Goraham:
Q:Hey AB, working on any projects you want to tell us about?
Q:Hey AB, working on any projects you want to tell us about?
We love how AB Gorham is always challenging herself (and us!) to find new ways into the mystery:
Q: Hey AB, what’s something you’ve learned from an editor?
Q: Hey AB, what’s something you’ve learned from an editor?
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
We love how AB Gorham is always challenging herself (and us!) to find new ways into the mystery:
Q: Hey AB, what’s something you’ve learned from an editor?
Q: Hey AB, what’s something you’ve learned from an editor?
Here, our November poet AB Gorham reminds us that great poets are sponges for inspiration:
Q: Hey AB, how might your poetry be different if you were legally required to only “write what you know?”
Q: Hey AB, how might your poetry be different if you were legally required to only “write what you know?”
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Here, our November poet AB Gorham reminds us that great poets are sponges for inspiration:
Q: Hey AB, how might your poetry be different if you were legally required to only “write what you know?”
Q: Hey AB, how might your poetry be different if you were legally required to only “write what you know?”
Q: Hey AB, Hell just froze over; what word did you use in a poem?
A: All.
(We wish we could say we chose the photo for this, but that was AB Gorham herself. Her poems at www.ADozenNothing.com are equally brilliant).
A: All.
(We wish we could say we chose the photo for this, but that was AB Gorham herself. Her poems at www.ADozenNothing.com are equally brilliant).
November 14, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Q: Hey AB, Hell just froze over; what word did you use in a poem?
A: All.
(We wish we could say we chose the photo for this, but that was AB Gorham herself. Her poems at www.ADozenNothing.com are equally brilliant).
A: All.
(We wish we could say we chose the photo for this, but that was AB Gorham herself. Her poems at www.ADozenNothing.com are equally brilliant).
Q: Hey AB, do you have a favorite seasonal poem?
A: Wallace Stevens’ “The Emperor of Ice-Cream”. Something about the way poetry “resists intelligence” (Stevens’ idea) challenges me as a reader to return and try again.
A: Wallace Stevens’ “The Emperor of Ice-Cream”. Something about the way poetry “resists intelligence” (Stevens’ idea) challenges me as a reader to return and try again.
November 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Q: Hey AB, do you have a favorite seasonal poem?
A: Wallace Stevens’ “The Emperor of Ice-Cream”. Something about the way poetry “resists intelligence” (Stevens’ idea) challenges me as a reader to return and try again.
A: Wallace Stevens’ “The Emperor of Ice-Cream”. Something about the way poetry “resists intelligence” (Stevens’ idea) challenges me as a reader to return and try again.
From our November featured poet AB Gorham, a great reminder to watch your mouth and open your ears:
Q: Hey AB, have you ever eavesdropped a line into a poem?
Q: Hey AB, have you ever eavesdropped a line into a poem?
November 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
From our November featured poet AB Gorham, a great reminder to watch your mouth and open your ears:
Q: Hey AB, have you ever eavesdropped a line into a poem?
Q: Hey AB, have you ever eavesdropped a line into a poem?
Check out new poems by AB Gorham, all this month at www.ADozenNothing.com! Here's the first in a series of Q & A's we'll be sharing throughout the month:
Q: Hey AB, how has your work as an editor at Octopus Books changed your own writing?
Q: Hey AB, how has your work as an editor at Octopus Books changed your own writing?
November 4, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Check out new poems by AB Gorham, all this month at www.ADozenNothing.com! Here's the first in a series of Q & A's we'll be sharing throughout the month:
Q: Hey AB, how has your work as an editor at Octopus Books changed your own writing?
Q: Hey AB, how has your work as an editor at Octopus Books changed your own writing?
Happy November! Every month ADN features new work by one poet. As we head deeper into autumn, we're excited to bring you six poems by AB Gorham. Check them out at www.ADozenNothing.com!
November 1, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Happy November! Every month ADN features new work by one poet. As we head deeper into autumn, we're excited to bring you six poems by AB Gorham. Check them out at www.ADozenNothing.com!
Forget the ghouls, the scariest thing about Halloween is it means October is over and we have to say goodbye to this month's poet Gabriel Palacios. No fear, though: Gabriel's poems will remain archived at ADozenNothing.com where you can also print them as a free pdf. Thank you, Gabriel!
October 31, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Forget the ghouls, the scariest thing about Halloween is it means October is over and we have to say goodbye to this month's poet Gabriel Palacios. No fear, though: Gabriel's poems will remain archived at ADozenNothing.com where you can also print them as a free pdf. Thank you, Gabriel!
We love this answer from our October featured poet Gabriel Palacios:
Q: Hey Gabriel, care to share a writing prompt?
Q: Hey Gabriel, care to share a writing prompt?
October 29, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We love this answer from our October featured poet Gabriel Palacios:
Q: Hey Gabriel, care to share a writing prompt?
Q: Hey Gabriel, care to share a writing prompt?
Q: Hey Gabriel, is there anything you came to recognize as beautiful only through poetry?
October 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Q: Hey Gabriel, is there anything you came to recognize as beautiful only through poetry?
Q: Hey Gabriel, if, as Jack Spicer said, “Poets think they’re pitchers, when they’re really catchers”, who’s your pitcher?
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Q: Hey Gabriel, if, as Jack Spicer said, “Poets think they’re pitchers, when they’re really catchers”, who’s your pitcher?
Don't know about you, but, damn, we could really use a good laugh.Our October poet Gabriel Palacios has us covered:
Q: Hey Gabriel, are there any poets whose work makes you laugh?
Q: Hey Gabriel, are there any poets whose work makes you laugh?
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Don't know about you, but, damn, we could really use a good laugh.Our October poet Gabriel Palacios has us covered:
Q: Hey Gabriel, are there any poets whose work makes you laugh?
Q: Hey Gabriel, are there any poets whose work makes you laugh?
Now for an opinion from our October poet Gabriel Palacios:
Q: Hey Gabriel, you’re working as a lifeguard at the pool of American poetry. What makes you blow your whistle?
Q: Hey Gabriel, you’re working as a lifeguard at the pool of American poetry. What makes you blow your whistle?
October 17, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Now for an opinion from our October poet Gabriel Palacios:
Q: Hey Gabriel, you’re working as a lifeguard at the pool of American poetry. What makes you blow your whistle?
Q: Hey Gabriel, you’re working as a lifeguard at the pool of American poetry. What makes you blow your whistle?
We love October and are proud to feature five new poems by Gabriel Palacios at www.ADozenNothing.com.
Q: Hey Gabriel, is there a work or art that you think would pair well with your book, A Ten Peso Burial for Which Truth I Sign (Fonograf Editions, 2024)?
Q: Hey Gabriel, is there a work or art that you think would pair well with your book, A Ten Peso Burial for Which Truth I Sign (Fonograf Editions, 2024)?
October 15, 2025 at 12:04 PM
We love October and are proud to feature five new poems by Gabriel Palacios at www.ADozenNothing.com.
Q: Hey Gabriel, is there a work or art that you think would pair well with your book, A Ten Peso Burial for Which Truth I Sign (Fonograf Editions, 2024)?
Q: Hey Gabriel, is there a work or art that you think would pair well with your book, A Ten Peso Burial for Which Truth I Sign (Fonograf Editions, 2024)?