Betsy Mitchell Martinez
betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social
Betsy Mitchell Martinez
@betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social
Lawyer/Poet. Poems appear or are forthcoming in EPOCH, Washington Square Review, Indiana Review, New Letters, Shenandoah, Southeast Review, and elsewhere.
Ekphrastic poems are some of the hardest for me to write, and this one--based on my daughter's favorite Frida Kahlo painting--was no exception! Thank you to the editors of @southeastreview.bsky.social for including it in their new issue.
December 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I'm so honored to have this poem selected as a finalist for the Washington Square Review New Voices Award!
November 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
I'm grateful to the editors of @redividermag.bsky.social for including one of my animal battle poems in their newest issue!
November 16, 2025 at 3:46 AM
I re-read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance not too long ago, and it gifted me a poem. Thanks so much to the editors of @creamcityreview.bsky.social for including it in their gorgeous new issue!
October 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Thanks to the editors of @eldiagram.bsky.social for including this Barbie poem alongside so much other great work!
September 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I recently had an MRI during a week when my preschooler was listening to La Bamba on repeat. I'm so grateful to have a poem about that experience in the current issue of @epochliterary.com!
August 6, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Thank you to the editors of Shenandoah Literary Magazine for including this poem in their amazing 75th anniversary issue!
June 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM