The 21st century has arrived and online publishing has revolutionized every area of our lives - including the arts. Literary journals, specifically, are growing online and every day new ones emerge. Below I will share what I believe are some of the most noteworthy online lit journals in cyberspace today:

Webdelsol (http://webdelsol.com) is one of the oldest online literary journals today. Started by poet Michael Neff in 1994, Webdelsol is one of the most diverse and edgy online literary journals and features quality poetry, fiction, nonfiction, videos, and multimedia literary projects. This is truly a 21st century gem.

The New Verse News (http://www.newversenews.com/) is a blog, a literary journal that looks like a blog. It looks like one because it is one, hosted on the free blog host Blogger.com. The focus is entirely on liberal political poetry, but unlike most poetry, it's actually quality literature. Good reads almost every day.

The Kenyon Review is a staple of literary excellence. Just this year the editors of this stalwart literary paradise introduced an online version that features work that appears in its print journal. You'll find The Kenyon Review Online at http://www.kenyonreview.org/kro/.

Mad Hatter's Review (http://www.madhattersreview.com/) is edgy and often demented. That's why I like it. You'll find great literature, art, and even music at this nuthouse.

Mannequin Envy (http://www.mannequinenvy.com/) is an online quarterly that frequently publishes poetry and fiction that is worth reading.

Avant-Garde Times (http://www.avantgardetimes.com/) is all about stretching the boundaries of convention. If that's your gig then check this online literary heaven out before they decide not to push any more envelopes.

Online literary journals can be found all over the Internet. Not all of them are as high quality as those mentioned above, but there are plenty of fine literary journals. Three online resources that will help you identify good, quality literary journals are World Class Poetry Blog, the WCP Toolbar, and Duotrope's Digest.