Categoría: Poetry Bookshelf
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The Light of Day, Pete Mladinic’s Review of «Yellow Chrysanthemum» by Munmun Samanta
In “Sia’s Dream of Dawn” a woman is alone in a garden, thinking, and very attuned to her surroundings. Readers at first think she may be an artist and she’s going to paint the sky. As the story unfolds, readers learn she’s a writer, and it’s as if she’s giving…
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5 Poems from “Mirrored Images” by Chyrel J. Jackson
Artwork from Pinterest Leave Me Alone with My BluesSome days, all a person has is their blues.I’m talking the Albert KingI’ve-Been-Down-Since-I-Began- to-Crawl blues.The down home, Play-the-Other-Record or Two- collard-greens-with-cornbread-on-the-side blues.The kind where you just want to be left alone with yourmelancholy. Let me feel what I’m feeling. The pain of…
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Featuring “Cora’s Quest” an Interview with Lauren Scott
Across from my house lies our neighborhood park. From my front yard, I can see the small bridge that traverses the creek. We often see small herds of deer feeding on the grass in the park. One doe that lives in my brother’s back yard has borne many fawns in…
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Christ Is All, Pete Mladinic’s review of “Hasty Corporeal Ink” by Lisa Cooper
Hasty Corporeal Ink is a book of Christian poetry. Christ is all, as in the poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins in the nineteenth century U.K., and Vassar Miller in the twentieth century United States. It is a book of poems in traditional forms. On one hand, the forms restrain, (in…
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“STORIES FROM THE BEFORE” by Ray Whitaker
There are many great warriorsand the tales about themare about the steel the shiny metal dragons flying separating the woodgrey metal whales cleaving the seathose steel armadillos dissevering the enemy. There are many great renditionsabout the brave, who once having been fearful,became fearless, facing enemies with found courage. My Father was one of…
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Interview with Loralee Clark About «Solemnity Rites»
Thanks to Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld for interviewing Loralee Clark! If you’re in the area, Loralee will have a reading/signing for «Solemnity Rites» at Turn the Page bookstore in Williamsburg on August 30th from 12-4 p.m. You will hear her read from her upcoming book, «Neolithic Imaginings,» to be published in early 2026. She will…
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Interview with Beth Mulcahy: “Firmer Ground”
NF: Tell me about your personal writing journey. What drew you into writing? BM: I began writing when I was about 10 years old. I was inspired by a 1987 film I saw called 84 Charing Cross Road. It is based on the book of the same name by writer…
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“Playing with Food” by Robbie Cheadle
We’re not at all hungryBut we still huntedWe took down a young wildebeest; deliciousRomping around will helpBuild our appetites The sun is getting hotAnd uncomfortableWe collectively decide to move our killTogether we drag itUnder a large bush Hunger finally knocksBut before we eatOne sister takes a stroll to the road…
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«Life’s Colors» by KJ Hannah Greenberg
A big congratulations to Channie for her latest book! This artist’s book embraces the glory of creation by images of landscapes, plants, and animals. This collection is divided by the rainbow’s hues. After all, sometimes, a single image can better convey meaning than an assemblage of words. While descriptions are…
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Another Lovely Book Review for «Twenty Four Poems» by John Yamrus
You can read it here: ps://www.thesunlightpress.com/2023/08/20/twenty-four-poems-by-john-yamrus/ In a career spanning more than 50 years as a working writer, John Yamrus has published 35 books. He has also had more than 3,000 poems published in magazines and anthologies around the world. His newest book is Twenty Four Poems (Meat For Tea…
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Introducing “Standing Lonely in the Alley” by Ken Tomaro
Will we remember when we’re gone? I remember one of the sillier things as a childthat seems so strange nowshe would hang plastic eggson a tree in the front yard for the Easter holidaydozens of themlike you or I would decorate a Christmas treeit just didn’t seem like herbut after a…
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“CLOUDS OF PINK” by Christina Chin & Uchechukwu Onyedikam
ripened rice fieldautumn moon stands in guarda ragged scarecrow watchesthe farmer separatesgrain from straw You can find this poem in “Clouds of Pink,” available at:
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Getting to Know Mike Armstrong, Artist and Collaborator for «End of Earth»
Recently, Mike Armstrong, the artist for «End of Earth,» responded to Lisa Tomey-Zonneveld’s interview questions. L: Please tell us a bit about yourself and your journey as an artist. What inspired you to start creating art? How would you describe your artistic approach, style, and the themes you often explore…
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Interview with Colin Gee about ‘The Penult’ by Nolcha Fox
Colin Gee (@ColinMGee, he/him) is the founder and editor of The Gorko Gazette (@GorkoThe), teacher and writer. Originally from Wisconsin, he has been in Mexico since he got there. Nolcha Fox: Why did you decide to put this collection together? Colin Gee: Patrick Trotti at LEFTOVER Books wanted to publish my story…
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Peter Lingard’s “Three of a Kind” published in CafeLitMagazine!
What happens when the government decides identical twins must become identical triplets? Congratulations to Peter Lingard for the publication of his short story in CafeLitMagazine! https://www.cafelitmagazine.uk/2025/07/three-of-kind-by-peter-lingard-twins.html
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Meet Juan Re Crevillo, Founder and Head Editor of the Masticadores Magazines!
Enjoy this short interview with Juan Re Crevillo, and find out about the beginning and purpose of the Masticadores family of magazines. Click here: https://canvasrebel.com/meet-juan-re-crivello/
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