JeFF Stumpo, Author

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  • Flashback

    Wess “Mongo” Jolley’s fantastic archive, The Performance Poetry Preservation Project, has a copy of the NPS 2011 Sampler CD. I’ve mentioned in bios for journals from time to time that I was on a CD handed out to all the participants of the 2011 National Poetry Slam, and I just realized/discovered I can point to… Continue reading

  • Fingers crossed

    The dreamscapes manuscript (which I suppose I should just start referring to by its title – these are the waterfalls in my head) has been longlisted for YesYes Books‘s 2025 open reading period. Those of us on it will find out in late December (most likely) which books from that list are getting published. Continue reading

  • Almost in my own backyard

    The poetry manuscript I wrote (mostly) last year was just named a finalist for the 2025 May Sarton New Hampshire Poetry Prize. Alas, it didn’t win, but it’s nice to come close. Continue reading

  • Multiverse

    “There are dozens of universes where the characters in my stories and poems are real and are writing about me. And that is why I exist in this one.” -JeFF Stumpo Continue reading

  • Rejection

    A poem I submitted to The New Yorker just got rejected after (drum roll, please) two years and one day less than two months. Obviously I (or nearly any poet) see way more rejections than acceptances, so it’s generally not worth bringing them up. Heck, I’ve actually had a string of “personalized” rejections lately where… Continue reading

  • Rhino 2025

    My poem “entomology” was just accepted by Rhino for their 2025 issue. Keep an eye out! Continue reading

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  • Dreamscapes in Salt Hill

    Five of the dreamscapes from these are the waterfalls in my head just got accepted by Salt Hill Journal and will appear later in 2024! Continue reading

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