Luna Sure sign of summer, the pale translucence of the luna’s green wings, the green of emerging blades of grass, or new rose leaves. How such delicacy battles her way through thunderstorms, clouds, the dust of a dry summer, how her path is unerring; she returns every time, not herself, but a replica, someone born from her eggs. In April, too early for lunas, one appeared anyway, flapping at the back porch window Let me in. Walking outside, I bathed in her … [Read more...]
News and calls for submissions
Good day! Hope your St. Valentine’s Day is sweet. I’ve been traveling so the pic at the left is taken from a plane. Every time I am on a plane and look out the window at clouds I think of Joni Mitchell's song Both Sides Now. Here’s what’s new with contributors. Donna Hilbert has some dynamite poems about her mother in the February Verse-Virtual—here’s the link. Tekla Dennison Miller has a new book published by Oak Tree Books. It's called Mother Rabbit. Here’s … [Read more...]
Snow tracks and silhouette: Laura Rodley
I didn’t know exactly what to post here when Laura Rodley sent me these photographs. Like Laura, I notice things in the snow and ice. So I share two of my photos too. Laura Rodley is a writer whose poetry and photos have appeared here many times. Her poem “Resurrection” was awarded a Pushcart Prize and appears in Pushcart Edition XXXVII; it originally appeared on The NewVerseNews. The NewVerseNews describes itself as presenting "politically … [Read more...]
News on Fiffer, Kirk, Rodley Submission info for Clutching at Straws, Silver Birch, Prime Number
How's 2016 treating you so far? Maybe this news and info will be useful. Tom Fiffer who has contributed a number of essays to this site has a new book, Why It Can't Work: Detaching from Dysfunctional Relationships to Make Room for True Love. He is Senior Editor, Ethics, for The Good Men Project, which you should check out--it's "The conversation no one is having." If reading the thought-provoking stuff there inspires you to write about an issue, recently the site had … [Read more...]
Glimpse of Solace: Laura Rodley
Laura Rodley is a writer whose poetry has appeared here many times. She is also a feature writer and photographer for Country Folks, Country Grower, Mane Stream, and other publications. Some of her recent features include “UMass Cherry Bomb Ice Cream and Maple Valley Creamery” and “Cartwheels at the 147th Cummington Fair.” When asked about the photo, Laura replies “I love all creatures--squirrels, mice, chipmunks, including a huge frog that was hanging out in a bucket of … [Read more...]
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