This year, we've put together the first official Host Publications Women In Translation Month Reading List, which includes many of our all-time favorite WIT titles, some new faves,...

The Austin Youth Poet Laureate program has landed in Austin! We here at Host Publications are thrilled to partner with the Library Foundation and the National Youth Poet Laureate P...

In this episode, the Host team deconstructs and reimagines the idea of a "Beach Read," offering three unlikely candidates for this year's summer reading list that don't quite fit i...

In this episode, Claire and Annar chat with poet and writer extraordinaire, Julie Poole. This episode airs on June 1st, 2021, which is the publication date for Julie's first full-l...

Welcome to the 1 Year Anniversary Episode of the Host Dispatch!    In this episode, we are celebrating the 1 year anniversary of The Host Dispatch with so much joy in our hearts! W...

In this episode, we had the pleasure of talking again with poet, Julie Howd.  Julie defines her term "Eco-Surrealism" in this episode, and we discuss the intersection of avant-gard...

In this episode, Host editors Claire and Annar, and publisher Joe celebrate National Poetry Month by reading a few poems and discussing how they serve as examples of how each of us...

Just a quick PSA announcing that the submissions window for the Host Publications Chapbook Prize will be closing at 11:59pm CST on Monday, March 15th!  Submissions guidelines and m...

Welcome to Congress of the Spirits: a poetry ritual and performance. We wanted to create a sacred space in the airwaves for us to commune in, focusing on nourishing our depleted sp...