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One of the best parts of working on Pegasus is when my extremely talented friends agree to join in on the endeavor. We are *thrilled* to welcome back our guest editors from the Spring Edition: @lonrism @kanikaahujapoetry and @ollin_cpt . We are ALSO *delighted* to welcome two new guest editors: @colleentoutantmerrill as an art editor & @jeremydae as an editor for our multilingual section. Please shout out and show our editorial team some love in the comments!

This is just a reminder that when you send your work to Pegasus it is landing in the hands of capable, generous, and talented folks.

Much love,
Suz
Head Editor

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Over Yonder: Queer Rural Utopias
Curated by Gray Koesters
Featuring art by Bayley Hope Amburgey, Ceirra Evans, Tanner Hammock, Levi River House, christa kaodi, Sirene Martin, William Joseph Petrie, Julie Rae Powers, Tiffany Pyette, Kat Smith, Daisy Slucher, and material from the Faulkner Morgan Archive
July 10th to August 29th, 2026

Cressman Center for Visual Arts
Louisville, Kentucky

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Just a few more glimpses of the lake so I can easily look back on these halcyon days. Family, blood and chosen.

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Thrilled to announce my curatorial thesis show Over Yonder: Queer Rural Utopias opens next Friday at the Cressman Center! This has been years in the making, and I’m so excited it’s finally here. Huge thanks to the wonderful folks at Hite and all the amazing artists, poets, and archivists who helped bring this show to life. I couldn’t be prouder or more grateful.

More info below. Hope to see you there! 🌈
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Placing Appalachia center stage, “Over Yonder: Queer Rural Utopias” brings together contemporary artists and poets, alongside archival ephemera from the Faulkner Morgan Archive, who lean into the inherent queerness of rural spaces. A multi-media show, this exhibition highlights moments of queer potentiality past and present, exploring the ways queer folks are finding joy in spaces commonly seen through a one-sided view of hostility. From handwritten poems and 1990’s archival photography, to abstract pastel drawings and quilted wall hangings, the work presented in Over Yonder gives viewers glimpses of personal utopias found in small towns and hollers, showing that the grass is not always greener on the other side, but instead can be found in one’s own backyard.

Opening: July 10th, 5-7 PM
Dates: July 10- August 29, 2026
Location: Cressman Center - 100 E Main Street
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Pictured: Tanner Hammock, “The Monkey King,” soft pastel on paper, 2024, 22”x29”
Kat Smith, “Sew Says the Lichen,” fabric & embroidery, 2021, 15”x12”

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Pegasus Spring 2026 is here! Check it out on the Pegasus website or click the link in our bio to flip through!

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The Spring 2026 Edition of Pegasus Poetry Magazine is HERE. This edition is fully online (link in bio 🔗)

We added two new sections, had five total editors and two readers, and book reviews! Please post and share the link to the simplebooklet link.

Enjoy!

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I’m so thankful to everyone involved in making me an inductee into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame, especially the Carnegie Center, Frank X Walker for inducting me, my fellow inductees, my blood kin, and my chosen family. I love you all. You can read or listen to my speech by searching my name on Substack. It’s the latest post.

Suit designed and painted by @wyliecaudillart

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1: @jaynemoorewaldrop
2: @gwendabond
3: @joshaboldt
4: @gavincolton
5: @gwendabond
6: @richcopleyphoto
7, 8: @murdyanne

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With submission deadlines a few weeks away, it’s about time you met our beautiful editorial team here at Pegasus! We are all thrilled to read and see your work 💕

Love,
Your Editors

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Come boogie March 9th at the best bar in town and help Em to receive a life-changing gender-affirming operation! Their top surgery is officially scheduled for June 11 and they need help covering the costs. Em is a trans musician and Lexington native who has been pursuing gender-affirming care for over five years. This surgery is the first step in their journey to living as their authentic self, let’s show what community care can do. 🪩

We will have raffle prizes (including a $200 tattoo gift card to see the best in the biz ( @butch_rambo ), art from multiple local artists, jewelry from @_seed_disputanta_ , somethin quilty from @burningupstudios , a $50 gift card to @kenwicktable and more!), live poetry from the sweet miss @kyrajadewrites , and musical performances from @thunderwoodky @whoisunkybones @emspencermusic and @mystic_squid_band . Doors are at 8, music/raffle starts at 9, and there is a $10 cover that will go directly towards our fundraising goal. If you can’t make it but want to support the cause, follow the link in @emspencerr ‘s bio to donate to their gofundme 🖤 Hope to see you guys there!

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New submission guidelines are up on our website!

You can find them here or at the link in our bio:

https://bit.ly/4tjjx0k

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art hoopla of 25 had me grinnin’
So grateful for how far it took me on the dusty road, the chance to keep stepping into the mystery goop, and ofc all the new + old buds along the way (my favorite part) !

Here’s to another round of making, and playing, and trying, and failing, and figuring it out, and trusting in the process.

We buckling up for the big 26 horse energy yeehaw 🐎🐎🐎

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