Vita Poetica Journal is an online quarterly publication of creative work explored through a spiritual lens. In the editorial letter to readers opening their Winter 2026 issue, Co-Editor Caroline Langston writes “‘Immobility’ might seem to be a pretty salient concept for many of us right now – amid what is now seemingly everpresent authoritarian political oppression and cultural struggle, we can feel as frozen in our moral senses and in our abilities to act. [. . . ] In a multiplicity of ways, the works of art in this issue show that we are not, in fact, powerless. In so many instances, the narrators and governing souls that guide our selections explode out of their immobilities.”
Contributors to this issue include poetry by Richard Jackson, Dion O’Reilly, Bern Mulvey, Trevor Cunnington, Johanna Caton, O.S.B.; Kelly Sawin, Evan Leslie, Mary B. Moore, Ali Beheler, Temima Weissmann, Daril Bentley, James B. Nicola, Liza Moore; nonfiction by Chris Weigel, K. D. Battle; visual art by Jocelyn Mathewes, Alison Kysia, and Ernest Williamson III. Readers will also enjoy an interview with Poet Jon Bishop, reviews, and “Contemplative Practices.”
Vita Poetica Journal is also available in an audio version with standalone pieces recorded by the contributors, as well as in a podcast format to hear a little behind-the-scenes inspiration from the creators as they introduce their work.
Cover art: Alison Kysia. Al Fatiha: The Opening, 2023. Ceramic. 60 L x 60 W x 5 H inches.
