We are happy to announce that our very first guest editor will be poet Ivy Johnson!

Ivy will be editing Issue 2.1, which will be available as a free PDF in February of 2016. Please email all your submission and queries to openhousepoetry@gmail.com.

Ivy Johnson was born on the open prairie where she picked crocuses as a child. She was also raised speaking in tongues, which led her to poetry. She currently lives in Oakland, CA where she writes and facilitates creative writing workshops for kids. She is a founding member of The Third Thing, an Oakland based performance art group with feminist leanings. Her chapbook, Walt Disney’s Light Show Extravaganza, was published by Boog City in 2011. Her book As They Fall, a collection of poetic fragments published on 110 note cards, was published by Timeless, Infinite Light in 2013. She is currently working on a manuscript entitled, Born Again.