Girldom Wins 2019 Best First Book of Poetry from Texas Institute of Letters.

What a year it has been for Girldom! Thank you to the Texas Institute of Letters for awarding Girldom with The John A. Robertson Award for Best First Book of Poetry. I will be attending the awards reception in McAllen, TX on April 26-27!

Featured Poem Up at Vinyl

This poem was so incredibly difficult to write, but I am so thankful for the people at Vinyl Poetry and Prose for giving this poem a home. This type of violence is still considered so taboo to talk about, and I just hope this gives someone the courage/motive/energy/hope to write what you need to write.

Reading at Wits End in Dallas

Come out to Wits End in Deep Ellum for a great night of poetry! Event starts at 7PM sharp, and I will be reading with some fantastic writers! 

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Issue Sixteen: The Adroit Journal

I have been waiting for this issue of The Adroit Journal all spring. So floored to be among such great poets like JP Grasser, Chen Chen, Lo Kwa, Catherine Pierce, Anders Carlson-Wee, Kai Carlson-Wee, Cate Lycurgus, and so many others! Thank you so much, Peter LaBerge and staff for this stunning journal, which inspires and thrills me each time I read an issue.

Blackbird Blackbird

The newest issue of Blackbird is out, and it is stunning. This has been a dream journal of mine for a long time. I have two poems in this issue, "How the Wasp Girl Nests" and "Sex Ed." Go read the whole thing now!

Winter Tangerine Volume Five

Honored to have a poem in this stunning issue of art and language. You can download the issue here.

Review of Ploughshares, Winter 2015-2016 Issue

Here's a link to The Review Review's write-up about the Ploughshares issue that houses my poem, "Titration."

Here are a few snippets:

"I found myself spending more time with the poetry than the prose, rereading and trying to take it all in. All are complex, and they all have something to say, and it is my fault as the reader that I cannot help articulate more the importance of their words." --Timston Johntson

"Megan Peak’s poem, “Titration” on the surface studies the different focus levels of boys and the growth of girls in a science class when fire is present." --Timston Johnston

"These are some of the most thought-out, well-polished pieces to come out in contemporary literature, and to make it in, prepare to put in the hours. Sweat until it appears effortless." --Timston Johnston

Up the Staircase Quarterly

Happy to have two poems in the new issue of Up the Staircase Quarterly!

               cover art by Kelly McClernan

Red Paint Hill

My poem "Proposal With One Light On" is up at Red Paint Hill among some other brilliant poets like Sam Sax and Rachel Marie Patterson. 

Poem up at Radar Poetry

So pleased to have my poem "As Girls--" in such a smart and beautiful issue at Radar Poetry. Thanks to Rachel and Dara-Lyn for giving this poem a home!

                       Cover Art: Inner Space by Shannon Rankin

Verse Daily Feature!

Excited to have a poem featured on Verse Daily. "Before Spring" was originally published by Ninth Letter.

Online Reading at Indiana Review

Honored to have been asked to read my poem "The First Book," which is featured on Indiana Review's Bluecast Blog. The poem first appeared in the Summer 2015 issue.

New Poem Up at Linebreak!

I am really excited to have a poem with hay bales, embers, and sad girls up at Linebreak! 

Finalist at Four Way Books

Though my manuscript wasn't selected this time, it was an honor to be chosen as a finalist for the 2015 Levis Prize in Poetry from Four Way Books! 

Poem in Indiana Review!

Indiana Review's Summer Issue is out and full of wildly talented writers. My poem, "The First Book," appears in this issue. Check it out!

Reading in Dallas

I will be reading at Kettle Arts in Dallas, Texas as a part of the Pegasus Reading Series! Follow the link for more details.

When: Wednesday, June 24th @ 7PM

Where: Kettle Arts, 2650-B Main St.

New Poems in Print

I have three new poems in the new issue of Ninth Letter and one poem in The Pinch's 35th anniversary issue! Check them out. 

Interview at ReCap Magazine

Thanks to Geramee Hensley for asking smart and fun questions during our interview at ReCap Magazine. Check it out!

Three to Read

Thanks to April Michelle Bratten and the people at Words Dance Publishing for saying kind things about my poem, "In Monteverde," from MUZZLE magazine.