Becka McKay Publishes Seven Poems in Four Literary Journals
Monday, Oct 12, 2026Becka McKay Publishes Seven Poems in Four Literary Journals
Professor Becka McKay’s recent poetry appears in Prairie Schooner, Harpur Palate, Puerto del Sol, and The Cincinnati Review, with seven poems published across the four journals.
Her poem “Golden Shovel with Threat of Nuclear Winter (Song of Songs 1:16)” appears in the Spring 2025 issue of Prairie Schooner , which also features work by FAU colleague Romeo Oriogun.
“A Partial History of Our Silence in the Diaspora” appears in the Spring/Summer 2026 issue of Harpur Palate, where readers can access the poem online. McKay also published two poems in the Spring 2026 issue of Puerto del Sol.
The Spring 2026 issue of The Cincinnati Review features three more poems: “Golden Shovel with Nostalgia (Song of Songs 1:11),” “Golden Shovel with Another Translation Problem (Song of Songs 1:12),” and “Golden Shovel with the Last Slash Pines (Song of Songs 2:3).”
Congratulations to McKay on these publications!
