The Southern Collective Experience

04/15/2026

THE NEW BLUE MOUNTAIN REVIEW IS HERE: issuu.com/collectivemedia/docs/blue_mountain_review_april_2026

The time cometh with The Southern Collective Experience’s INAUGURAL EUROPEAN ISSUE in the pages of THE BLUE MOUNTAIN REVIEW from Blue Mountain Review .

After a long hiatus to reorganize, revamp, and beautify redesigned by tech guru Frank T Gomez you’ll enjoy work that officially announces how our journal of culture now, and in every issue ahead, delivers a global symphony far beyond the madness we in the States endure too often.

You’ll find a warm welcome in an introduction by Major Jackson, you’ll meet Prince Stash Klossowski de Rola, Jerry Wayne Longmire, Kayla Smith, Heidi Cormode, Nafkote Tamirat, Dario Plevnik, James Sexton, Angela Reinhardt, TrentTribe, a spotlight on SCE featured member January O'Neil, Joseph Saul, and many more.

To deliver an adventure in a travel piece with Heidi Cormode and Editor in Chief Charles Clifford Brooks III you’ll fly by Delta Air Lines to exotic locales in the UK with stays with Cavendish London, Hôtel Duo Paris, and Malmaison Hotels.

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04/11/2026

The Southern Collective Experience brother, DLY2.

Heavy Is the Crown: Conversations for Black Men 👑

Join us for an intimate evening centered on brotherhood, mental wellness, leadership, and healing, through honest conversation and live music. This is a space created for Black men to come together, reflect, and support one another in a meaningful way.

🗓 Thursday, May 14, 2026
🕠 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
👔 All Black Attire
🎟 Free

This experience is for men only, and space is limited. We encourage everyone interested to register in advance so we can prepare accordingly. Register at: www.bessiesmithcc.org/event-details/heavy-is-the-crown-conversations-for-black-men

04/11/2026

As the spring The Blue Mountain Review rolls out in a few days, our summer roster is wide open!

Send us your best, including manuscripts, to our team through Submittable: bluemountainreview.submittable.com/submit

04/09/2026

Lee Herrick is a wonderful human being, poet, educator, and truly cares for others. We welcome him as a brother in The Southern Collective Experience.

Lee Herrick is the California Poet Laureate. He is also the first CAPL to be reappointed to a second term. He is the author of four books, most recently In Praise of Late Wonder: New and Selected Poems (2024). He co-edited The World I Leave You: Asian American Poets on…

04/09/2026

Jerry Wayne Longmire is a rowdy sumbitch and (though he’d try to deny it) a genius.

Jerry Wayne Longmire is a veteran stand up comic, creator of original viral content, and well known internet personality. With nearly two million followers across social platforms, Jerry is beloved for his viral series' including the witty, sometimes frighteningly insightful “Truck Astrology,” t...