By: Rishi Janakiraman There was a wet slice of evening at the West End Poetry Festival in Carrboro, NC when I was on the balcony, catching a city-wide view: the clouds evaporated to leave a dark-jean sky, the town smelled of frying oil and cut grass, and an older gentleman who’d been leaning on a cane recited Donne to me. In particular, these four lines from the infamously-erotic Elegy 19  (“To His Mistress Going to Bed”): License my roving hands, and let them go, Before, behind, between,...

By: Iris Cai, Felix Chen, Jessica Wang Due to popular demand, our editors-in-chief at  Eucalyptus Lit  have compiled a quick guide to navigating the submission process. We hope it serves you well!   1. Understand the magazine you’re submitting to ​ Before submitting, make sure familiarize yourself with the magazines you’re interested in.  Duotrope and Chillsubs are great resources to find information, as are many writer webpages such as NewPages and  Authors Publish . Each magazine has its...

By: Claire Yang The literary world is enamored with speed. Not the speed of thought, reflection, and insight, but the speed of consumption — the desideratum of vigorously chomping through two-hundred books a year, and the shame that reels back after failing to finish your goal, or which may result in an even worse outcome, succeeding with flying colors. Reviewers, especially influencers on BookTok, have turned reading into a sort of performance: a tally of the pages devoured per day, authors...