An online journal dedicated to music. Free to read. No submission fees.https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mzdhsgxpcc24Submissions are now closed but will reopen in early 2027. Follow us for updates. Thank you to everyone who submitted to Women in Music. #writer #writingcommunity #poetry #poet #poetrycommunity #music #literaryjournal https://static.klipy.com/ii/2711dd8a75a85be822d136ec94899b3f/eb/a8/kYRA9hO7.gif?hh=371&ww=498&mp4=k80yU8LugFZW0Z00&webm=216UFzxZySWOga02 Nov 2026 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzdhsgxpcc24https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3myffakv2ik27Today we bring you two legends from poet Ken Gosse including one about a descendant of Dracula and a jolly man who brings gifts to all. And them to your holiday reads here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/k.-gosse-poems-proof.pdf #halloween #christmas #autumn #winter #poetry #poem #music #fantasy21 Oct 2026 14:45 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myffakv2ik27https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3myaqjzvx2k2jCongratulations to Tezozomoc on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your poem Two Taps for the Empire in which you meet Eddie Van Halen in a dream. Read the full poem on our blog here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/pushcart-prize-nominees-3/ #eddievanhalen #vanhalen #music #guitarist #poetry #poet19 Oct 2026 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3myaqjzvx2k2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mxytzp2gj22fCongratulations to Bruce Hunter on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your poem Riffs. To take a jazz-filled journey through Toronto, read Riffs on our blog: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/pushcart-prize-nominees-3/ #jazz #brubeck #coltrane #takefive #poetry #poet #writer #music #toronto #ontario16 Oct 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxytzp2gj22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mxu2kkii5k26Congratulations to Denise Landry on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your short story The Dream-Conductor, about a realm where music prevails. Read it on our blog: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/pushcart-prize-nominees-3/ #fantasy #fantasywriter #fantasyreads #writer #shortstory #fiction14 Oct 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxu2kkii5k26https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mxp2cswzo22yCongratulations to Michael Boss on your Pushcart Prize Nomination for your poem Song for the Child Who Couldn’t Speak. Read 3 of his poems here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/pushcart-prize-nominees-3/ #music #poetry #poet #writer #parenting #literaryjournal #publisher #amwriting12 Oct 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxp2cswzo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mxhld47tnk2gHawai’i is made of sound. Jonathon Medeiros’ writing is rooted in the culture and the landscape of Hawai’i. Read 3 of his poems here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/j.-medeiros-dreampoems-proof.pdf #hawaii #hawaiian #poet #writer #poetry #music #writingcommunity #hawaiianwriter #hawaiianartist09 Oct 2026 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxhld47tnk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mxcobgwwfc2dCongratulations to Andrew Darling on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your prose poem Moonlight Sonata. Thanks for entrusting us with your work. Read the poem on our blog now: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/pushcart-prize-nominees-3/ #poem #poetry #beethoven #moonlightsonata #classicalmusic07 Oct 2026 19:24 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcobgwwfc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mx5cd4goik2cGeorgina Titmus has always been drawn to lighthouses. Their beacons offer a dance of hope in the darkness. Her poem light house is a blend of ‘70s disco and vivid imagery. Read it here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/g.-titmus-lighthouse-proof.pdf #disco #saturdaynightfever #poem #poetry #poet #writer05 Oct 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx5cd4goik2chttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mwvtc33qtc2fCongratulations to Regina YC Garcia on your Pushcart Prize nomination for your poem “this love, this love, this love…” Read more about it on our blog: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/pushcart-prize-nominees-3/ #pushcartprize #nominee #poem #poetry #music #writer #literaryjournal #congratulations02 Oct 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwvtc33qtc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mwqq4in7tc2fIf your favourite albums could speak, what would they say? What about the ones you abandoned long ago? S.M. Strand’s flash fiction speculates just that. Read it here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/s.m.-strand-cuesideone-proof.pdf #music #recordcollector #thebestofbread #flashfiction #writer #reading30 Sep 2026 16:09 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqq4in7tc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mwo2zfgnwk24We are actively seeking Creative Nonfiction and Flash Fiction for Volume 6, Issue 1: Women in Music. For details, click the link below: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-submissions/ #callforsubmissions #womeninmusic #flashfiction #fiction #creativenonfiction #nonfiction #writer29 Sep 2026 14:46 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwo2zfgnwk24https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mwlmzcwuic22Set in Scotland, Skye Stephenson’s essay Skye’s Songs is a tale of discovery, belonging, and spiritual healing. Read it here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/s.-stephenson-skyessongs-proof.pdf #scotland #scottish #music #Outlander #isleofskye #celtic #writer #nonfiction #celticmusic #creativenonfiction28 Sep 2026 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwlmzcwuic22https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mwe6ltevnk2xSet in an Italian restaurant, William Glewicz’s My Symphony of Color is a tale of music and of our longing for connection. Read it below: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/w.-glewicz-mysymphony-proof.pdf #chromesthsia #music #flashfiction #writer #humantouch #foodie #foodies #literaryjournal #connection25 Sep 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwe6ltevnk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mwbmcmvldc2bAre you a #writer? We are still seeking submissions for Volume 6, Issue 1: Women in Music. This call is open to everyone. Details below: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-submissions/ #callforsubmissions #writers #womeninmusic #fiction #poetry #nonfiction #flashfiction #shortstory24 Sep 2026 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwbmcmvldc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mw6yk3bics2yIf you want to sing, listen to the birds. This is the advice that vocalist Honey Novick received from her mentor. Her poem is a tribute to him. Read it here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/h.-novick-birdspoem-proof.pd #music #singer #vocalcoach #poem #poet #canadianwriter #bird #birds #birdwatcher23 Sep 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6yk3bics2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mw24mdi2ds2gLinette Rabsatt has always loved music. She once dreamed of becoming a musician but now devotes her musical energies to words. Read her poem Music in Me here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/l.-rabsatt-musicinme-proof.pdf #music #musicsky #musiclover #poetry #poet #poem #writer21 Sep 2026 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw24mdi2ds2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mvqpqnho6c2xIn Melanie Flores’ dark fantasy The Trade-Off, Robert Davies receives the key to rock and roll glory from an enigmatic figure. But is fame worth the cost of his soul? Read the story here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/m.-flores-tradeoff-proof.pdf #rocknroll #rockstar #shortstory #fantasy #writer17 Sep 2026 22:37 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvqpqnho6c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mvnmvfemk22oDiane Engelstad’s poem Lingua Franca reminds us to walk through nature and listen to the music of the wind and the wisdom of the trees. You can read her poem below: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/d.-engelstad-linguafranca-proof.pdf #music #nature #motherearth #trees #poetry #poet #writer #literaryjournal16 Sep 2026 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnmvfemk22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mvkvhat7ws2uAttention #Writers! We are still accepting submissions for Volume 6, Issue 1: Women in Music. This call is open to all writers. For full details, click the link below: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-submissions/ #womeninmusic #music #writer #poet #flashfiction #shortstory #nonfiction15 Sep 2026 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvkvhat7ws2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mvg3qitl3226She grew up on the road, sleeping in airports with a guitar by her side, sound her only shelter. Z I Mahmud’s poems tell the story of a woman who dared to dream. Read them here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/zimahmud-poems-proof.pdf #womeninmusic #music #singer #musician #dreamer #poet #writer13 Sep 2026 17:12 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvg3qitl3226https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mvbd2gypzc24Whenever Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios has a difficult day, she sits at the piano and plays Mozart, grasping at stars. Read 3 of her vivid poems here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/e.-kirkpatrick-vrenios-proof.pdf #mozart #piano #classicalmusic #musician #poet #music #poetry #musicheals #writer11 Sep 2026 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbd2gypzc24https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mv3v7i3jj22bKen Poyner is back with 3 new amusing drabbles. This time, we will meet a cast of feral violinists. For an unforgettable reading experience, click the link below: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/k.poyner-poems-proof.pdf #violin #violinist #music #drabbles #writer #writing #read #reading #reader09 Sep 2026 15:49 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3v7i3jj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3muze22gf5223Attention #WritingCommunity! We are seeking submissions for Volume 6, Issue 1: Women in Music. This call is open to all writers. See full submissions at the link below: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-submissions/ #callforsubmissions #womeninmusic #writer #poet #musician #literature08 Sep 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muze22gf5223https://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3muwqkkvfos2tNicholas Busselman’s The Symphony of Unmaking may be read as an allegory for the corruption and uncertainty that currently plagues our world. Read it here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/n.-busselman-shortstory-proof.pdf #shortstory #fantasy #fiction #music #darkfantasy #writer #musician #orchestra07 Sep 2026 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwqkkvfos2thttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3muphalgcz22cSet against the backdrop of Parisian streets, Mary L. Serantoni’s poem Elixir is a prayer for a world in chaos. Read it here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/m.l.-serantoni-elixirpoem-proof.pdf #paris #parisian #accordion #music #poetry #poet #writer #writingcommunity #peace #givepeaceachance04 Sep 2026 17:07 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muphalgcz22chttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3mumyfmronc2xAlways chant with a touch of sadness. "It's the tear that keeps the singing true," says Pauline Le Bel. Read her poem A Touch of Sadness here: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/p.-lebel-sadnesspoem-proof.pdf #zen #zenbuddhism #buddhism #singing #singer #poetry #poet #writer #music03 Sep 2026 17:36 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3mumyfmronc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/syncopationlit.bsky.social/post/3muhz36jr4s2xSubmissions are open for Volume 6, Issue 1: Women in Music. This call is open to all writers. For full details, please click the link below: https://syncopationliteraryjournal.wordpress.com/call-for-submissions/ #callforsubmissions #womeninmusic #music #writer #poet #poetry #fiction #nonfiction #musician01 Sep 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:cusmjbmncdlj3usupjvu37e2/app.bsky.feed.post/3muhz36jr4s2x