THERMOS is published twice each year, in the spring and the fall. The magazine is not affiliated with any University or Institution, but is edited and designed by four poets who are friends and like the poems other poets write.
THERMOS doesn't have a guiding aesthetic or mission statement. All poems are solicited. We do not accept any unsolicited submissions. If we wish to publish your poems, we will contact you. Our decisions about which poets to solicit are based on recommendations and on personal taste.
The inaugural issue of THERMOS is sold out, but we still have some copies of the second and third issues available at a cost of $7. At some point in time, past and present issues will be available for order via this website. Alas, not yet. In the meantime, please contact us if you wish to purchase a copy: thermosmag@gmail.com
Melissa Dickey lives in New Orleans, where she is an adjunct professor of creative writing at Tulane University. She also teaches in the Bard Early College Program at L.E. Rabouin High School. And, she is a mother.
Zach Savich's first book, Full Catastrophe Living, won the Iowa Poetry Prize.
Andy Stallings lives in New Orleans with his wife, Melissa Dickey, and their daughter, Esme. He teaches creative writing at Tulane University, co-curates (with John Craun) Exploding Swan Operations, and is responsible for this website, for good or ill.
Jay Thompson lives in Seattle. He co-curates the west coast branch of the Exploding Swan reading series, and writes poetry, essays, and Dungeons & Dragons fiction. He also writes a weekly blog about literature and poetry for the Kenyon Review.