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

Allegra Wilson’s chapbook, song & ruin, is the 2025 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award winner, selected by Stacey Waite. Wilson discusses how she pursued poetry after almost twenty years of inconsistent writing, and how she traces her poetic lineage to connect with who she is as a writer. She also gives us lots of great recommendations!

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!

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.

Because I don’t know what I know until I write it down. I don’t know what I feel until I write it. I can’t make sense of my world until I do

Kelley Beeson shares why she writes and how approaching poetry as “play” allows her to “sneak up on herself."

Edith Friedman is the author of Reconstruction, winner of the 2024 Lefty Blondie Press First Chapbook Award. As our 2025 contest opens, Frie

Unique gifts for the reader, poet, and booklover in your life! Support small businesses & independent presses while growing your collections

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