Ruminate Magazine is celebrating 10 years of chewing on life, faith, and art! The 10th anniversary issue features new work from past contributors, drawing together our history and our future as a journal. It hasn’t been easy making it as a print journal, and we couldn’t have come this far without the support of our readers. Check out our 10th anniversary issue here.
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Poetry Has Value
Jessica Piazza from Poetry Has Value interviewed Brianna Van Dyke (editor-in-chief) and me about how and why we pay contributors to Ruminate Magazine. Here’s an excerpt of her introduction:
The intelligent, practical and, well, real way the editors articulate the struggles with and importance of sound business focus in the poetry world was so important for me to read. And I think it’s important for you to read, too. We could all use a little more straight talk and, perhaps, a little less fear that we’re ruining our art when we try to perceive the many ways it’s valuable, including economically.
Read the full interview here and be sure to follow her project to hear about what other magazines are doing to help change the conversation of value and worth in the poetry world.
5 Literary Journas for 2015
In which I recommend 5 literary journals you should read this year (other than Ruminate)
The New Poetry Editor at Ruminate Magazine
…is me! So excited to be coming on as editor after years of working alongside Ruminate. Read more about my vision here.
AIR Series
Please join Ruminate Magazine for our second installment in the AIR (artist-in-residence) series, which features
Casey Underwood and Judith Deem Dupree. 
On Being Strangers with Your Spouse
“It seems paradoxical—to revere the distance between yourself and your beloved—but this distance is what teaches us to reach rather than retreat. ”
AIR Series: Scott Laumann
Have you heard about Ruminate’s new AIR (artist-in-residence) series? We’re excited to offer our beautiful barn to a select number of artists, providing them with the space and time to create. Our inaugural AIR reception, featuring local artist Scott Laumann, is June 28th, 7pm in the barn. We hope to see you there! More information available here.
Stay tuned for our next installment in September!
Miss the event? See some photos and read my introduction to Scott’s work at Ruminate.
The Ruminate Barn
Beer donated by Pateros Creek Brewery & Fort Collins Brewery