About the Journal

Developed in an age in which negativity and controversy receive far more attention than the wholesome and beautiful, this journal's mission is celebration. "Alegrarse," in Spanish, means "to rejoice," to recognize the admirable, to bathe in awe, to grow comfortable in the murky waters of bewilderment. Formerly a journal that specialized in close-readings, we have expanded to a bimonthly publication, featuring the best poetry and essays across the web, with new issues the second Wednesday of every February, April, June, August, October, December. 

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Staff

Editor / Founder

Bailey Cohen is a queer Ecuadorian-American poet and essayist studying English Literature, Politics, and Creative Writing at New York University. A contributing writer for Frontier Poetry, a Best of the Net nominee, and the founder of Alegrarse: A Literary Journal, his work appears or is forthcoming in journals such as [PANK], Boulevard, Raleigh Review, The Boiler Journal, The Penn Review, The Shallow Ends, Glass: A Journal of Poetry, and more. He loves contemporary poetry, almost any genre of music, and everyone Latinx. He can be found on twitter @BaileyC213, where he shares poems, full of wonder.