James Keane resides in northern New Jersey with his wife and son and a shrinking menagerie of merry pets. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English Literature 100 years ago at Georgetown University. His poems have appeared recently in Contemporary American Voices, Wilderness House Literary Review, Blue Monday Review, Firewords Quarterly, Verse-Virtual, Atavic Poetry, and the Tipton Poetry Journal. In 2013, his first poetry chapbook, "What Comes Next," was published by Finishing Line Press. In addition, he still can’t cook to save his life.
June 3, 2016
Three Poems by James Keane: "Are There No Words," "On My Way," and "You Live."
James Keane resides in northern New Jersey with his wife and son and a shrinking menagerie of merry pets. He earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English Literature 100 years ago at Georgetown University. His poems have appeared recently in Contemporary American Voices, Wilderness House Literary Review, Blue Monday Review, Firewords Quarterly, Verse-Virtual, Atavic Poetry, and the Tipton Poetry Journal. In 2013, his first poetry chapbook, "What Comes Next," was published by Finishing Line Press. In addition, he still can’t cook to save his life.
Three Poems by Jenny Kalahar: "Confessions of a Paper Doll," "The Neighbor," and "The Portraits in Our Backyard."
Jenny Kalahar, a used & rare bookseller, lives in Elwood with her husband and pets in an old schoolhouse full of old books. She is the author of three novels, Shelve Under C: A Tale of Used Books and Cats, its sequel, The Find of a Lifetime, and This Peculiar Magic. She also has published a collection of poetry, One Mile North of Normal and Other Poems. She the treasurer for the Indiana State Federation of Poetry Clubs and writes a twice-monthly humor column/blog in Tails Magazine. She helms Last Stanza Poetry Association in Elwood and is at work writing a fourth novel.
A Poem by Joseph S. Pete: "The Metal Fabrication Shop."
Joseph S. Pete is an award-winning journalist and Iraq War veteran who once won second place for poetry in the PBR Art Contest, a feat that Chaucer chump never accomplished. The Indiana University graduate's work has appeared in Zero Dark Thirty, Spirits, Punchnel's, Flying Island,
Gutzine and elsewhere. He's on Twitter at @nwi_jsp.
Gutzine and elsewhere. He's on Twitter at @nwi_jsp.
Five Poems by Judy Young: "Birthday," "Future of My Past," "Silver Threads," "Innocence," and "The Resting Place."
Judy Young lives in Elwood with ties to Brown County, Indiana. She is a member of Last Stanza Poetry Association. Her work has been published in Tipton Poetry Journal, Poetry Garden, Healer Spieler, Underneath the Juniper Tree, and in the book Poetic Portions. She released a collection of poetry, Wild Wood, in 2014.
Two Poems by Karlo Sevilla: "The Truths of the Blind Elephant," and "The Agricultural Worker's Ode to Labor."
Karlo Sevilla resides in Quezon City, Philippines and writes for The Philippine Online Chronicles. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in I am not a silent poet, Spank the Carp, Pilgrim, Philippines Graphic and in other publications. In his spare time, he coaches in wrestling and does volunteer work for the labor group Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino (Solidarity of Filipino Workers). His personal blog is at karlosevillaofquezoncity.blogspot.com.
Three Poems by Adam Sedia: "Vision," "The Seashell," and "They."
Adam Sedia was born in 1984 in Lake County, Indiana, where he currently lives and practices law. His practice primary focuses on civil and appellate litigation, and he has argued numerous cases before Indiana and federal appellate courts. In addition to his legal career, he self-published a volume of poetry in 2013 titled The Spring’s Autumn. Three of his poems were featured in the October 2015 edition of IVJ. Adam lives with his wife, Ivana.
Two Poems by Lynda McKinney Lambert: "How Vivaldi Learned to Dance" and "The Molau."
Lynda McKinney Lambert, a retired professor of fine arts and humanities, taught at Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. She authored the book, “Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage,” by Kota Press. she is currently working on two books for publication in late 2016 - one book of poetry; one book of creative non-fiction essays. Lynda resides in the Village of Wurtemburg in western Pennsylvania with her husband, Bob, and their 2 dogs and 5 cats. Lynda writes 2 blogs on arts, literature and humanities topics.
www.lyndalambert.com
www.lyndalambert.com
Three Untitled Poems by Ayesha Fayyaz
Ayesha Fayyaz is a young poet from Pakistan. She is member of International Association of Professional Writers and Editors and is studying medicine. She also works as a freelance writer and hopes to publish her debut poetry anthology soon. Link to her my facebook page at: www.facebook.com/TunicaJay/.
A Poem by Andrew Hubbard: "Carnival Games"
Andrew
Hubbard recently moved back to Indiana after ten years in Houston,
Texas. He has had five books published, including, most recently, his
first book
of poetry, "Things That Get You," which was produced by Interactive Press. He was nominated for the Pushcart Prize in 2015.
Three Poems by Steve Klepetar: "You come upon a house in the woods," "Regret," and "Appetite."
Three Poems by Marianne Lyon: "Love Affair with the Moon," "I Burn,"and "A Poet is a Comet."
Marianne Lyon has been a music teacher for 39 years. After teaching In Hong Kong she returned to the Napa Valley and has been published in various literary magazines and reviews such as Colere 2015, Crone 2015, Trajectory 2014, Earth Daughters 2015, Feile-Festa 2015 Whirlwind 2014-2105. She spends time each year teaching in Nicaragua. She is a member of the California Writers Club, Healdsburg Literary Guild.
One Poem by Karen Berry: "Working in Old Town."
Karen Berry is a poet and novelist. She lives and works in Portland, Oregon, where she is aided in her writing endeavors by excellent coffee, small dogs and the constant sound of rain on her roof.
A Poem by Martin H. Levinson: "All that Jazz."
Martin H. Levinson is a member of the Authors Guild, National Book Critics Circle, and the book review editor for ETC: A Review of General Semantics. He has published nine books and numerous articles and poems in various publications. He holds a PhD from NYU and lives in Forest Hills, New York.
Three Poems by Shirley Jones-Luke: "Inquiry," "Question," and "Visible from Space."
Shirley Jones-Luke is a poet, writer and educator from Boston, Massachusetts.
She has an MA in English and an MFA in Creative Writing and is an Emerson College alum.
When not writing, she enjoys browsing bookstores, visiting art galleries and making jewelry.
One Poem by Wayne Russell: "The Grand Finale (nothing matters)"
Wayne Russell is a creative writer born and raised in Florida, and, even though his travels have carried him around the world, some strange force keeps pulling him back again. He has been published in Nomadic Voices Magazine, Zaira Journal, The Bitchin' Kitschs', and others.
Three Poems by Ken Allan Dronsfield: "A Comely Dare," "The Long White Path," and "Of Sky and Blood."
One Poem by Adam Levon Brown: "S" for Save My City
Adam Levon Brown is a poet and student residing in Eugene, Oregon.
He enjoys the outdoors, meeting new people, and playing with cats.
You can contact him via Facebook or at his blog at: www.AdamLevonBrown.com
He enjoys the outdoors, meeting new people, and playing with cats.
You can contact him via Facebook or at his blog at: www.AdamLevonBrown.com
Three Poems by Tony Brewer: "Agents," "¿Dónde está el baño?," and "Fifth World Problems."
Tony Brewer is a poet, spoken word performer, screenwriter, and sound effects artist from Bloomington, Indiana. He is chair of the Writers Guild at Bloomington (www.writersguildbloomington.com) and Executive Director of the Spoken Word Stage at the 4th Street Arts Festival, as well a member of the poetry performance troupe Reservoir Dogwoods. He is also a regular reader and literary consultant for Books Unbound on WFHB community radio (wfhb.org/booksunbound). Tony has three books of poetry: The Great American Scapegoat (2006), Little Glove in a Big Hand (Plan B Press, 2010), and Hot Type Cold Read (Chatter House Press, 2013).
Visual Art by Portrait Artist Gretchen Ford
Gretchen Ford is a Los Angeles based portrait artist. She uses a variety of techniques/mediums to create her paintings and artwork. Spray Paint, Graphite, Color, Landscapes, Animals...you can see more of Gretchen's art here: http://www.gretchensportraits.com/
Flash Fiction by Raima Larter: "Deathwatch"
Before moving to the metro DC area, Raima Larter was a college chemistry professor in Indiana who secretly wrote fiction and tucked it away in a drawer. Since moving to Washington to work for the government, she has taken lots of workshops and is now sending those stories out. Her work has appeared in Gargoyle, Writers Journal and the Grace and Gravity anthology series. She’s published one short story collection, The Gate of Heaven and Other Story Worlds. She teaches yoga these days, instead of science, and is nearing completion of her MA in Writing at Johns Hopkins. RaimaLarter.com
Fiction by Howard Richard Debs: "The Watch in the Pawnshop"
Howard Richard Debs is a poet, writer, photographer, sometime artist, musician, singer/songwriter. At age 19 he received a University of Colorado Poetry Prize; after some 50 years in the field of communications with recognitions including a Distinguished Achievement Award from the Educational Press Association of America, he resumed his creative pursuits. A finalist and recipient of the 2015 Anna Davidson Rosenberg Poetry Awards, his latest work appears in Blue Bonnet Review, Yellow Chair Review, Crack The Spine, Silver Birch Press, InkStain Press, Scarlet Leaf Review, and Clear Poetry Magazine 2015 Anthology, among others.
Author listing Poets & Writers Directory: https://www.pw.org/content/
Author website: http://
Fiction by Muhammad Nasrullah Khan: "The Last Storyteller"
"Muhammad Nasrullah Khan is from Pakistan currently living in Saudi Arabia, where he is Lecturer in English at Taif University. Writing is his passion and teaching his profession. His 15 years of experience in the field of writing has honed his capacity to compose basic fascinating stories about the human experience. Enlivened by the stories of great English and Russian writers, he has taken a pinch of fact and a cup of fiction to weave an embroidered creative work of adoration, trust, and agony in his stories. His work has appeared in Indiana Voice Journal,Newtopia Magazine, Gowanus Books,Offcourse literary Journal University at Albany, The Raven Chronicles, and many others. He exists on twitter as @nasar_peace ,at [email protected], [email protected], and https://www.facebook.com/nasar.peace "
Fiction by Nicholas Bridgman: "To Know"
Nicholas Bridgman holds two bachelor’s degrees from U.C. Berkeley in
Rhetoric and Ecology. He currently lives in Southern California. His website is at http://www.nicholasbridgman.
Fiction by Raymond Greiner: "Finding Level"
Raymond Greiner's writings include short stories and essays published frequently in various literary journals and magazines: Branches magazine, La Joie Journal, Literary Yard Journal, Nib Magazine, Canary Literary Journal, Bellesprit Magazine, Freedom Journal, Grace Notes Literary Magazine. His latest book, "Queenie; a novella" is available on Amazon. Raymond lives in a remote area of southern Indiana in a cabin far off a lightly traveled road with his two dogs Orion and Venus.
Fiction by Charles E.J. Moulton: "Those Who Still Incarnate"
CHARLES E.J. MOULTON has been a stage performer since age eleven. His trilingual, artistic
upbringing, as the son of Gun Kronzell and Herbert Moulton, lead to a
hundred stage productions, countless cross-over concerts, work as a
bandleader and as an acting teacher. He is a regular contributor for
Idea Gems, has written for Shadows Express, Cover of Darkness, Vocal
Images and Pill Hill Press. He is a tourguide, a big-band-vocalist, a
filmmaker, a painter, a voice-over-speaker, a translator, is married and
has a daughter. Charles E.J. Moulton's passion is creative versatility. His short story collection, Aphrodite's Curse: 21 Tales of Love and Terror can be purchased by clicking the link. Homepages: http://www.reverbnation.com/charlesejmoulton/
Fiction by Bill Pruitt: "Damnation"
I am a fiction writer, storyteller and poet, and an Assistant Editor with Narrative Magazine. I have published poems in such places as Ploughshares, Anderbo.com and Cottonwood and in upcoming issues of Off Course, Otis Nebula and Literary Juice; two chapbooks with White Pine and FootHills; and self-published Walking Home from the Eastman House. I have told stories in various places in Rochester and upstate New York, including the National Women’s Hall of Fame. My story “My Cousin Gabe” appears in a recent issue of Crack the Spine Literary Magazine.
Essay by Jeremy DaCruz: "The Econlockhatchee River"
I am a recent graduate of the University of Central Florida with a
degree in Psychology. I am currently living in Managua, Nicaragua
working at a community center for people with disabilities. My days are
divided between working at the disabilities center,
writing and exploring the beautiful complicated country that is
Nicaragua. My work has been published in Mountain Xpress and The Drunken
Odyssey.
Essay by Bernie Brown: "Pray for Me: Memories of Bible Camp at Lake Okoboji"
I am blissfully retired in Raleigh, NC where I read, write, cook, and watch birds. I have had several short stories and essays published in print and online journals, most recently Moderrn Creative Life, Clever, Tales from a Small Planet, and The Raleigh News and Observer. My most ambitious goal is to publish at least one novel in the next few years. bablossom.wix.com/bernie-
Essay by Lynda McKinney Lambert: "Girl on a Bench Sees Visions of Butterflies"
Lynda
McKinney Lambert is a retired fine arts and humanities professor from Geneva
College, Beaver Falls, PA. She
resides in a small village in western Pennsylvania with her husband, Bob, 6 cats
and 2 dogs (all rescues). Even though our 5
children are grown and gone, the house is still full with all the little furry
friends we care for.
Lynda is the author of Concerti: Psalms for
the Pilgrimage, published by Kota Press. She writes articles on the
humanities, contemporary poetry and
inspirational human interest stories. Her teaching career took her to
Europe each summer where she taught drawing and writing to college
students. She also taught a course in Puerto Rico every spring semester. . Lynda
lost her vision in 2007 due to Ischemic Optic Neuropathy. Many of her stories
give an inner view of her personal life experiences since that life-altering
event.
Lynda loves
to write, knit. and travel. Lynda holds earned degrees in fine arts (BFA and
MFA) and English literature (MA).
CNF/Essay by Toti O'Brien: "The Salmon and the Bear"
Toti O’Brien’s work has appeared in Intrinsick, Alebrijes, Entropy and Random Sample, among other journals and anthologies. More can be found at totihan.net/writer.html
May 4, 2016
May 2016, Issue #22
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| COVER ART-PAINTING BY ALLEN FORREST |
Welcome to the May edition of IVJ. Many new and returning friends have dropped in to lend their voice to this issue, so please join us in welcoming them. I believe it is a fantastic issue full of beauty, light, growth, and truth. To all our service members, past and present...Thank you, and Happy Memorial Day. To every person raising, nurturing, and loving our children...Thank you, and Happy Mother's Day!
A special thanks to Allen Forrest for contributing his georgous painting for our cover page.
A Mother's Day Special Essay and an invitation from Elizabeth Brooks: "The Call of the Child"
Sheika A, David Bankson, Mary E. Bone, Douglas G. Campbell, Edilson A. Ferreira, Geosi Gyasi, Joan Higuchi, Damien Irwin, Dr. Emory Jones, Lynda McKinney Lambert, Mankh, Alice Jane-Marie Massa, Carole Mertz, Milton Montague, Shirley Pearson, Sunil Sharma, Tom Sheehan, Casey Vittimberga
Allen Forrest
NON-FICTION/ESSAY/MEMOIR
Elizabeth Brooks, Bruce F. Rosen, Bill Vernon
FICTION
J. Andrew Goss, Belinda Hubert, Jacqueline Masumian, Patric Mauzy, Philip E. Temples
Three Poems by Sheika A: "Blue Dawn at Koh Samui", "Fire at Koh Samui", "One cannot write about shadows"
Sheikha A. is from Pakistan and United Arab Emirates. Her work appears in a variety of literary venues across quarter-ways of the globe, that can be accessed on her blog sheikha82.wordpress.com
Three Poems By David Bankson: "How to Live Off the Land", "Driftwood", "I am a War Criminal"
David is a full-time autodidact with a lifelong passion for poetry, philosophy, and linguistics. His works have been featured online at Thank you for Swallowing, Walking is Still Honest, and I Am Not a Silent Poet. His greatest influences are John Ashbery and William Carlos Williams, though he's secretly quite fond of Shel Silverstein. More of his work can be found at https://www.facebook.com/davidthewordsmith
Three Poems by Mary E. Bone: "The Rose", "My Trip to the Petaluma", "The Falcon"
Mary Bone has had poems published in magazines, journals and newspapers. Her most recent poem was featured at Poebita Poetry magazine. Another recent poetry acceptance was from the Oklahoma Today magazine. My poem, ”Other Warriors”, will appear in their July/August magazine.
Three Poems by Douglas G. Campbell: "Fathers’ Words", "Hayden Pond, Rain, November 11", "Broken Steps"
I live in Portland, Oregon. I am a retired professor of art at George Fox University where I taught painting, printmaking, drawing and art history courses for over 20 years. I am also the author of Seeing: When Art and Faith Intersect (2002) and Parktails (2012). My poetry and artworks have been published in a number of periodicals including Carcinogenic Poetry, Borderlands, RiverSedge, Rockhurst Review and In the Teeth of the Wind. My artwork is represented in collections such as The Portland Art Museum, Oregon State University, Ashforth Pacific, Inc. and George Fox University. www.douglascampbellart.com
Two Poems By Edilson A. Ferreira: "Moments", "Money, As Viewed By A Poet"
Mr. Ferreira is a Brazilian poet published (or upcoming to) in venues like Right Hand Pointing, Boston Poetry Magazine, The Lake, The Stare’s Nest, The Provo Canyon, Red Wolf Journal, Subterranean Blue, Highland Park Poetry, Whispers, West Ward Quarterly, Indiana Voice Journal, Synesthesia, Dead Snakes and various others. Short listed in four American Poetry Contests, lives in a small town with wife, three sons and a granddaughter and is collecting his works for a forthcoming book.
Two Poems By Geosi Gyasi: "War Against You", "Mother's Tears"
"Geosi Gyasi is a book blogger, reader, writer, and interviewer. His work has appeared or forthcoming in Visual Verse, Verse-Virtual, Piker Press, Misty Review, Silver Birch PRESS, Linden Avenue, Expound, Tuck Magazine and elsewhere. He is the author of the forthcoming book, “Geosi Interviews Fifty Writers Worldwide” (2016) from Lamar University Press Books in Texas, U.S. He is the winner of the 2015 Ake/Air France Prize for Prose. He blogs at http://www.geosireads.wordpress.com"
Three Poems By Joan Higuchi: "Rags", "Rhapsody", "Claiming Marianne"
Joan (Kirchgessner) Higuchi, an RN and frequently published poet from Long Island New York was awarded first prize in a category of The Writer's Digest contest shortly after she resumed writing after her retirement twenty-five years ago. Her work had originally been published while she was a student, but was deferred while she and her husband Paul raised their two daughters and she pursued her career. She additionally won the "Miracles" competition sponsored by the Walt Whitman Birthplace Association and successive top prizes in the Performance Poets Association contests. Publication of a collection related to her experiences in the field of Mental Health is in process and her first chapbook of nature poems, "A World of Small Things Singing" (Finishing Line Press) is available on Amazon.com.
Three Poems By Damien Irwin: "Learning to Meditate", "He Knew No Haste", "Ars Poetica After You"
Damien Irwin currently resides in Fort Smith AR. He is a native of Eastern Oklahoma who grew up in the foothills of the Ozarks. His poetry and fiction have been published in Applause.
Three Poems By Dr. Emory Jones: "The Patriot", "Bones Die Hard", "Magic Medicine Show"
Dr. Emory D. Jones is an English teacher who has taught in Cherokee Vocational High School in Cherokee, Alabama, for one year, Northeast Alabama State Junior College for four years, Snead State Junior College in Alabama for two years, and Northeast Mississippi Community College for thirty-five years. He joined the Mississippi Poetry Society, Inc. in 1981 and has served as President of this society. He has over two hundred and thirty-five publishing credits including
publication in such journals as Voices International, The White Rock Review, Free Xpressions Magazine, The Storyteller, Pasques Petals, The Pink Chameleon, and Encore: Journal of the NFSPS. He is retired and lives in Iuka, Mississippi, with his wife, Glenda. He has two daughters and four grandchildren.
Two Poems By Lynda McKinney Lambert: " Musings on “E”", "Crystal Healer"
Lynda McKinney Lambert is the author of
“Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage” published by Kota Press. It is
a book of poetry and short essays Lynda wrote over several years while spending
her summers in Salzburg, Austria where she taught a course in writing and art
each summer. She is a retired professor of fine arts and humanities from Geneva
College in western Pennsylvania. Lynda currently authors two blogs on
writing, the humanities, art, and faith. She is a freelance writer and her poetry and
essays appear in numerous books and literary journals. She also exhibits her fiber art in
exhibitions worldwide; her art work is in many public and private
collections.
A Poem By Mankh
Walter E.
Harris III (known to fellow poets and friends as Mankh) is a writer,
small press publisher, editor, and Turtle Islander. He hosts a the audio
show, Between the Lines: listening to literature online.
A Poem By Alice Jane-Marie Massa: "Welcoming Springtime in Indiana"
After
earning
master’s degrees from Indiana State University and Western
Michigan
University, Alice
Jane-Marie Massa--still
a Hoosier at heart--taught for
25 years,
including 14 years of teaching writing and public speaking at
Milwaukee Area
Technical College. Alice
invites you to
visit her blog: http://alice13wordwalk.
Two Poems By Carole Mertz: "Hard Times", "Empty Canisters of the World"
Carole Mertz has poems in various online publications. Her reviews, essays, and short stories appeared in Arc Poetry Magazine, Ascent Aspirations, Conium Review, Copperfield Review, CutBank, Mature Years, Mom Egg, Toasted Cheese, Women on Writing, Working Writer, World Literature Today, With Painted Word, WPWT, and in Seek Publications. Two poems won Wilda Morris’ Poetry Challenges, Summer, 2015. Carole writes in Parma, OH.
Five Poems By Milton Montague: "Because", "Eleven Smiling Faces", "For the Birds", "On the Grass", "Orion the Hunter"
milt montague, [email protected],
205 west end ave, new york, new york 10023, was born and raised in new
york city, survived The Great Depression, the school system, and World
War ll. Finished college, married happily, raised 3 lovely daughters,
retired. Back to college and after 20 years discovered poetry at 85.
Now at 90 plus years, he has 78 poems published in 26 different
magazines in under 3 years.
Three Poems By Judy Moskowitz: "Jazz Me", "Interrupted Madness", "Slam"
Judy Moskowitz is a jazz pianist from New York City . She started playing at the age of three and attended the Julliard School of Music. Judy began writing poetry three years ago and has been published on www.thepoetcommunity.com and is a featured poet in Michael lee Johnson’s antholgy Moonlight Dreamers of Yellow Haze, available on Amazon.
A Poem By Shirley Pearson: "Dad And I - Oh Horrors!"
Shirley Pearson is a freelance writer and editor. Her first job out
of high school was with Sears, writing copy for their Big Book. She has
continued to write for many publications over the years, taking awards for her
stories and poetry. For the past 27 years Shirley has led writing groups and was
head of PR for ElderCollege at Terra State College in Ohio. Currently she
is working on two books and writes poetry as her muse allows. A widow,
Shirley’s two cats, her elderly father, daughter, granddaughters and great
grandchildren keep her busy.
Three Poems By Sunil Sharma: "Et tu Brute?", "Phantom Road", "Red Moon"
Mumbai-based, Sunil Sharma, a college principal, is also widely-published Indian critic, poet, literary interviewer, editor, translator, essayist and fiction writer. He has already published three collections of poetry, one collection of short fiction, one novel and co-edited five books so far. His six short stories and the novel Minotaur were recently prescribed for the undergraduate classes under the Post-colonial Studies, Clayton University, Georgia, USA. He is a recipient of the UK-based Destiny Poets’ inaugural Poet of the Year award---2012. He edits the online journal Episteme: http://www.episteme.net.in/
Three Poems By Tom Sheehan: "Applepine Mountain", "A Small Red Star for Me and My Father", "Trout Fishing with Rommel's Last-known Foe"
Tom Sheehan has published 23 books and has had multiple work in most of the following publications: Ocean Magazine, Rosebud, Linnet’s Wings, Serving House Journal, Eclectica, Copperfield Review, KYSO Flash, La Joie Magazine, Soundings East, Vermont Literary Review, Literary Orphans, Indiana Voice Journal, Frontier Tales, Deep South Magazine, Western Online Magazine, Provo Canyon Review, 3 AM Magazine, Vine Leaves Journal, Nazar Look, Eastlit, Rope & Wire Magazine, The Literary Yard, KYSO Journal, Green Silk Journal, Fiction on the Web, The Path, Faith-Hope and Fiction, The Cenacle, etc.
He has 30 Pushcart nominations, and five Best of the Net nominations (and one winner) and short story awards from Nazar Look for 2012- 2015. Swan River Daisy, a chapbook, was just released by KY Stories and The Cowboys, a collection of western short stories, is in production at Pocol Press.
Three Poems By John Stanizzi: "What Cannot Be Held", "What is Not Understood", "First Timers"
John L. Stanizzi is the author of the chapbook, Windows. His full length collections are Ecstasy Among Ghosts, Sleepwalking, Dance Against the Wall (www.antrimhousebooks.com), and After the Bell, and Hallalujah Time! (www.bigtablepublishing.com). His poems have appeared in Prairie Schooner, The New York Quarterly, Tar River Poetry, Rattle, Passages North, The Spoon River Quarterly, Poet Lore, The Connecticut River Review, Freshwater, Boston Literary Review, and many other publications. He has new work forthcoming in Raintown Review, Off the Coast, Black Cat Moon, and LIPS. John has read at many venues throughout Connecticut, including The Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, RJ Julia Booksellers, and the Arts Café Mystic, and his work has been featured on Garrison Keillor’s The Writer’s Almanac. He is currently an adjunct professor of English at Manchester Community College. John is currently at work on two volumes -- Hallelujah Time! - Volume II, the follow up to his recently released Hallelujah Time! and another book of poems called Sundowning. He lives with his wife, Carol, in Coventry, Connecticut. http://www.johnlstanizzi.com
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