Hi!!! Welcome to our trapper keeper⭐

We’re so happy to have you here!

Poetry Trapper Keeper (or PTK for short) is an online poetry magazine for hot people (if you’re here, you already qualify – yayyy!) run by Larissa Fantini and Sophie Crocker. Here at PTK, we believe anyone can write poetry, and that poetry doesn’t have to be precious. We’re inspired by Rookie Mag, DIY culture, and the way physical media can be used to spread community and revolution.

Sooo…. What is a trapper keeper, anyway?

WTF is a Trapper Keeper?? 📓

If you grew up in the 90’s or 2000’s, you probably had one of these (but might have just called it something different). A Trapper Keeper is a binder that holds all of your stuff - i.e. your schoolwork, lip gloss, secret notes, stickers, etc.

So a Poetry Trapper Keeper holds all those things, plus your poems – duh!!

PTK: A History 📚

Poetry Trapper Keeper was started in 2021 after Larissa Fantini (poet - bullshit artist - living in Brazil) and Kelly Mullins (poet - ex-girlboss - living in The Netherlands) met in an online poetry workshop (shoutout to Crista & the @poetryas__crew!).

In the depths of burnout from the art and corporate worlds, Larissa and Kelly started Poetry Trapper Keeper as a ping pong match of poems – think early-2000s “FORWARD THIS MESSAGE OR DIE IN 7 DAYS” text chains where Kelly wrote one poem each week, and Larissa responded to it the next. Kelly and Larissa did this all while nurturing a burgeoning digital friendship, having never met IRL before starting the project.

In 2023 K+L finally got together offline and spent the summer hosting workshops, performing poetry on stage, launching a collaborative zine with Inters(p)ect, and wearing Silly Little Outfits.

Flash forward to fall 2024… after a very cool summer where K+L hosted a 3 day poetry festival, PTK went on hiatus as Larissa headed to Canada to pursue an MFA in writing (that’s what PTK does for your resume), and Kelly decided to venture off into the world in search of other poetic pursuits (fly free, little bird!) 🕊️

On the first day of school, Larissa traded stickers and friendship bracelets with a girl named Sophie, who complimented her on her trapper keeper and decided to stick around :) The rest, as they say, is history.

Now in 2026, PTK is coming back with new collabs, new textures, and new poetic horizons. We can’t wait for the next 5 years.

PTK Top Hits🕺✨

Do your homework with some of our favorite PTK poems!

This Trapper Keeper is for everyone 🫶

We pride ourselves on an expanding, global, hot-poet community (35+ countries and counting). We’re super into using poetry as a mechanism to process our feelings through fast, digital publishing. No matter if you’re a poetry baby (who’s never been published before) or a poetry mommy (with a big upcoming book deal), there are 3 main ways you can get “published’ on Poetry Trapper Keeper:

Share with PTK: Become a PFF (Poetry Friend Forever)
Get Published on PTK: Open Calls & Zines
Take Over PTK: Become a resident, guest editor, or suggest a collab! Email us your pitch!

Check out our submissions page for more info on each of these programs!

What to expect in 2026 & beyond:

In-person events
Merch drops
Workshops
More residents
Another open call
And more!

Support Us ☕

PTK is a passion project, so if you want to help us add more stuff to our Trapper Keeper, donate if you can! 💸💸💸 Just send us a tip & say its for PTK!

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