Prudence Dispatch

is a semi-annual journal of poetry published from Prudence Island - Chippaquasett - in the center of Narragansett Bay.

Go to the Submit Your Poems tab to learn about how to be a part of Issue No. 4 (Winter 2027) … submissions are open now through November 30, 2026 … the prompt for Issue No. 4 is:

Ephemera: Unintended Survival.

Issue No. 3 (Summer 2026) is available now online (go to the Our Issues tab) & in print in bookshops and by email order (see below). The theme is Buoyancy: Staying Afloat By Design, By Chance, By Perseverance.

Issue No. 1 (Summer 2025) & Issue No. 2 (Winter 2026) are also available online! Click the “Our Issues” tab.

Order a print copy of Issue No. 1 , Issue No. 2, and/or Issue No. 3 for $10 each plus shipping by emailing us at prudencedispatch@gmail.com.

Published by

George W. Shuster, Jr.

Greta B. Shuster

Georgia Hope Shuster

Copy Editor: Stephanie L. Van Patten