Raised under the Big Skies of Montana, Gail Langstroth lived thirty-eight years in Europe. She is a tri-lingual poet, lecturer, translator, and international eurythmy performer. Firegarden / jardín-de-fuego, Get Fresh Books (2020), is her first full-length collection of poetry. Langstroth is honored to be able to celebrate Jean Valentine with her bilingual Ghost Friends - in Praise of Jean Valentine. When not on the road, Gail makes Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania her home. www.word

Congratulations to Allegra Wilson, whose chapbook manuscript, song & ruins, was selected by this year's judge, Stacey Waite, for the 2025 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award!

Jennifer Blackledge's chapbook manuscript, 1-800-PACK-RAT, was selected as First Runner-Up by our 2025 judge, Stacey Waite Jennifer Blackledge is a poet who works for a global automotive company and lives just south of Detroit. She is the recipient of the 2025 Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize and her work has appeared in publications like J AMA, Rattle, I-70 Review, Kestrel, and SWWIM . You can find her work at www.jenniferblackledge.com . Submit your poems to the 2026 Left

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a chapbook to our contest! ​All tip jar donations support LBP's mission to promote the poetry of self-identifying women and non-binary people.

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted a chapbook to our contest! ​All tip jar donations support LBP's mission to promote the poetry of self-identifying women and non-binary people.

Olena Boryshpolets is a poet, writer, journalist, actress, and culture manager. Her chapbook-length poem, New Calypso, published by Lefty Blondie Press, is launching at City of Asylum on October 21, 2025.

2025 LBP Editors' Choice Broadside Selection: "Must be able to Cackle" by Molly Prosser

Congratulations to our first runners-up of the Lefty Blondie Press Editors' Choice Broadside Contest whose poems were selected for...

2025 LBP Editors' Choice Broadside Series Semi-Finalists!

Lefty Blondie Press launches Reconstruction by Edith Friedman, winner of the 2024 First Chapbook Award, selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh

2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award winner: Reconstruction by Edith Friedman

2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award First Runner-Up A Map in the Body of the Sky by Meredith Arena Selected by Lee Ann Roripaugh

Announcing our Finalists for the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award!

Semi-finalists for the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press 1st Chapbook Award

The Salt Marsh House by Ann Wilberton Broadside design and letterpress printed by Ryan Kaune