Donal Mahoney has worked as an editor for Loyola University Press, The Chicago Sun-Times, and the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University in St. Louis. Retired now, he keeps busy writing poetry, fiction and nonfiction. Some of his work can be found at http://eyeonlifemag.com/the-poetry-locksmith/donal-mahoney-poet.html#sthash.OSYzpgmQ.dpbs=
July 7, 2016
Three poems by Denise Segal Umans:"The Limestone Quarry," "A Township after Apartheid," and "Gaudi's Parc Guell"
Denise Segal Umans grew up in South Africa and now lives in the Boston area. She is a consultant in applied linguistics and teaches English as a second language. Her poetry has been published in Poetry Quarterly, Clementine Poetry Journal, Clementine Unbound, and The Avocet: A Journal of Nature Poetry.
Three poems by Vincent Francone: "When We Are Not Together...," "Announcement," and "Butter and Bread"
Vincent Francone is a writer from Chicago whose memoir, "Like a Dog," was published in the fall of 2015. He won first place in the 2009 Illinois Emerging Writers Competition (Gwendolyn Brooks Award) and is at work on a collection of poems and stories. Visit www.vincentfrancone.com to read his work or just to say hi.
Three poems by Kara D. Spain: "Era of the Hills," "A Wish: Written on occasion during a stormy day," and "On Dumping Tea in the Boston Harbor"
Kara D. Spain says she's an "indie poet with a style that is reminiscent of the Romantic poets of the 18th century, with a bit of an upgrade." She's previously published under a pen name by several publications (Red Fez, The Lightkeeper, The Tattooed Buddha, Women's Spiritual Poetry, and Felan). You can find her at her blog: http://lyrical-discovery.blogspot.com/
A poem by Candice Louisa Daquin: "Suffrage"
Candice Louisa Daquin is of Sephardic origin and immigrated to the US. She currently lives in the American Southwest. She is a long time editor, reviewer and writer of poetry, and has published three books. Her forth will be available this year. Daquin is an ardent supporter of equality and immigration reform.
A poem in three parts by Don Beukes: "Existential Consequential"
Three poems by Jennifer Hambrick: “Andy Dufresne Speaks at TEDx Zihuatanejo,” “Leaving,” and “Inside Out”
Jennifer Hambrick has been honored with a Pushcart Prize nomination, and her chapbook, Unscathed (NightBallet Press), has been nominated for the Ohioana Book Award. She won the Ohio Poetry Association’s 2013 Ides of March contest, was a prizewinner in The Poetry Forum’s 2011 William Redding Memorial Poetry Contest (Columbus, Ohio), and has received many other recognitions for her work, which has been published in Third Wednesday, Modern Haiku, Pudding Magazine, Barbaric Yawp, WestWard Quarterly, A Narrow Fellow, The Crisis Chronicles, and elsewhere, and is forthcoming in many other journals and anthologies.
Three poems by Ken Allan Dronsfield: "1775 Finally Homeward 1783", "Hand to Heart", "Let Freedom Reign"
Ken Allan Dronsfield is a Published Poet and Author originally from New Hampshire, now residing in Oklahoma. He enjoys thunderstorms, walking in the woods at night, and spending time with his cats Merlin and Willa. He is the Co-Editor of the new Poetry Anthology titled, "Moonlight Dreamers of Yellow Haze" available at Amazon.com. His published work can be found in Journals, Magazines and Reviews throughout the Web including: Indiana Voice Journal, Belle Reve Journal, Peeking Cat Magazine, Dead Snakes, Bewildering Stories and many others.
Four poems by Jo Barbara Taylor: "Flight," " Finding Your Way," "Liberation," and "Spring Chiamus"
Jo Barbara Taylor lives in North Carolina, but is an Indiana farm girl at heart. Her poems and academic writing have appeared in journals, magazines, anthologies and online, most recently in Grey Sparrow and Boston Literary Magazine. She has published four chapbooks, and a full-length collection is forthcoming in from Chatter House Press. She leads poetry writing workshops for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute through Duke Continuing Education.
My website is: Jo Barbara Taylor
Three poems by Ruth Sabath Rosenthal: "For Want of Green," "This Parrot," and "You're Free,"
Ruth Sabath Rosenthal is a New York poet, well published in the U.S. and internationally. In October 2006, her poem “on yet another birthday” was nominated for a Pushcart prize. Ruth has authored five books of poetry: “Facing Home” (a chapbook), “Facing Home and beyond," “little, but by no means small,” “Food: Nature vs Nurture” and “Gone, but Not Easily Forgotten.” The books can be purchased from Amazon/U.S.A. Please feel free to visit Ruth’s websites: www.newyorkcitypoet.com and www.poetrybyruthsabathrosenthal.com.
Three poems by Ryn Holmes: "All-American," "Gray Socks," and "Isolata"
Ryn Holmes is an award-winning poet and photographer, originally from California and now residing along the Gulf Coast of Florida. She is a published writer with works appearing in the Emerald Coast Review, Syzygy Poetry Journal, Four and Twenty zine, and Longleaf Pine magazine.
A poem by Michael Marrotti: "One Of Life's Lessons"
Michael Marrotti is an author from Pittsburgh using words instead of violence to mitigate the suffering of life in a callous world of redundancy. His primary goal is to help other people. He considers poetry to be a form of philanthropy. When he's not writing, he's volunteering at the Light Of Life homeless shelter on a weekly basis. If you appreciate the man's work, please check out his blog:www.thoughtsofapoeticmind.blogspot.com for his latest poetry and short stories.
A poem by Pramila Khadun: "The Land of Freedom"
Pramila Khadun is a poetess from the island of MAURITIUS she had four collections of poetry entitled "Rajnee", "Priyumvada", "Kavi" and "Igniting Key". Igniting Key was a joint publication with Dr Ampat Koshy and Dr Bina Biswas. Currently her next collection entitled "Le Shangrila" will soon be under print. she has also written a novel entitled "When love speaks" and a book on Food and Nutrition. she has been the winner of International Reuel Prize for Writing and Literature for year 2015. Married to Raj, she lives with her children Dr Rajnee and Priyum and Captain Kavi.
Two poems by P.J. Reed: "World in a Suitcase" and "Haiku Regarding Freedom"
P.J.Reed, of Devon, England, is a writer of speculative fiction, dark romantic poetry and emotive natural haiku. He has three books of poetry available on Amazon: The Wicked Come , Haiku Nation, and Frozen Haiku. Professional Memberships: The United Haiku and Tanka Society Twyford Writers
Websites: Deliciously Wicked Poetry and P.J. Reed - Facebook
Two poems by KJ Carter: "Alas, to be Truly Free" and "A LIfe in the Great War"
Kathy Jo Carter is a nurse and life resident of Madison County. The Arts are a passion, but her biggest passion is her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is a member of Last Stanza Poetry Association of Elwood, Ind., and St. Mary’s Catholic Church.
Three poems by Marcia Conover: "Independence Rings," "Summer Visitors," and "Seasons of Color"
Marcia Conover was born in Indiana and grew up in a small farming community in northern Madison county. She has been writing short stories and poems since grade school, but didn't share her poetry until her mother's death in 2015. She is married with 2 grown children and lives on a small farm where she has owned and operated a state-licensed child care center since 1984.
A poem by Helmi Ben Meriem: "Ara Veug"
Helmi Ben Meriem is a researcher of Somali literature at the University of Sousse, Tunisia, where he is finishing his PhD dissertation under the direction of American fiction writer and professor of Anglophone studies, Edward Sklepowich. Mr. Ben Meriem focuses in his creative
writings on marginalized segments of the Arab and/or Muslim world such
as women, homosexuals, atheists, and religious minorities among others.
Mr. Ben Meriem has an unpublished novel entitled "Good Night Letters:
An Epistolary Novel" and is currently working on a new novel by the
title "Helmi's Corner". He can be reached on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/St.John.Larch. Read his scholarly works at: https://independentresearcher.academia.edu/HelmiBenMeriem
A poem by Patrick Daniel Read: "The Patriot"
Patrick Daniel Read is a 45 year old disabled army vet, and has written poetry for 30 years. He is an author and poet, and runs several groups on Facebook, the main one being Starving Poets Tour
A poem by Sherry Howard: "In Memoriam"
Sherry Howard lives in Kentucky in a house full of people and dogs. She enjoys writing prose and poetry. She says she's "an educator by trade, I'm a writer by choice. I like to say that our busy household is two dancing bears short of a circus, but I still find time to write."
A poem by Jude Walsh Whelley: "Loose"
Jude Walsh Whelley has been journaling since she was twelve years old and has more than 90 journals to prove it. After loving her 33-year education career, she is now mining those journals and her experiences to write personal essays, poetry and memoir. Her work has appeared in the anthologies: Real Women Write: Sharing Our Stories, Sharing Our Lives (2016), True Words from Real Women (2010, 2015), Anthology of Tragedies & Triumphs (2014), Anthology of Christmas Memories (2011), The AWW (Antioch Writers'Workshop) Collection (2014, 2015), and the literary magazine Mothers Always Write (2016). More of her writing can be found at: www.judewalshwhelley.com
Two poems by John Mark Brown: "Cold Season" and "a burial"
John Mark Brown is a Southern Illinois native, a senior Creative Writing student at Eastern Illinois University, and a cardigan enthusiast. His writing has appeared in the Indiana Review.
A poem by Angel Edwards: "Old Flame"
Angel
Edwards, a member of SOCAN, BMI and VMA owns a small music publishing
company. A dozen of her songs are published by Saddlestone Publishing. She
currently performs as a solo acoustic electric singer songwriter
guitarist. Her poems have been published in numerous magazines and journals. Angel is preparing her first book of poetry and short stories and has one completed fantasy novella. She is seeking a publisher for her works. http://www.reverbnation.com/
A poem by Lynda McKinney Lambert: "Book of Remembrance in Lidice"
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.
Three poems by Stephen Regan: "URGH! They have a problem," "Red-bricked," and "Freedom at a price."
Stephen Regan is a journalist and the founder of the Liver Bards poetry group in Liverpool, England. His poems have been published in: Envoi; Best of Manchester Poets Vol 2 anthology, Reach Poetry, Killing the Angel, and other publications. His poem ‘Unhappy Valley Sunday’ won the runner-up prize in the Sefton Writing Competition of 2011. His flash fiction has been published in sevral e-zines and his play, "Tim: an ordinary boy’" (about the bombing of Warrington in 1993) was staged as part of the Wirral Festival of Firsts in 2014.
A poem by Tim Philippart: "Feel Free to Mourn"
Tim Philippart sold his business, retired to explore, write and discover he wasn’t very retired at all. He ghost blogs, writes poetry, nonfiction and an occasional magazine piece. He loves writing and wishes he had not waited decades to pick up the pen. He sees baseball as a metaphor for…. Oh, he’s sorry, he keeps promising not to do that. Send emails to [email protected].
A poem by Zoe Maynard: “The Shire Horse”
Zoe Maynard is currently a UK student studying English at the University of Northampton. She has studied critical theories, American contemporary literature, post-war literature, and has gained knowledge of different creative writing approaches. Her poetry has recently been featured in "The Poeteer: A 21st Century Poetry Publication."
https://zoepoetry.wordpress.com/
https://zoepoetry.wordpress.com/
Three poems by Elizabeth P. Brooks: "Cry Out," " My Freedom," and "Oh Freedom."
Elizabeth P. Brooks is originally from Trinidad and Tobago and now calls Tampa Bay home. She is deeply concerned about human dignity and the need for social justice. She is outgoing, loves the sound of laughter and the power of the word. She is a performance poet and has had several poems and two non-fiction essays published in Indiana Voice Journal. She is the author of a recently published chapbook ,“You May Applaud Now and other poems” and she is currently working on a novel and many other projects. She is a reference librarian at Saint Leo University in Dade City, Fla., and volunteers as an adult literacy tutor in Tampa.
A poem by Joan Leotta: "Bridge to Freedom."
A poem by Mikel K: "I'm a challenge to the process."
Three poems by Andy Brown: "Freedom Lost," "Death's Freedom," and "Is this Freedom?"
Andy Brown is an ex-prisoner, recovering addict and winner of community regeneration awards. He performs spoken word under the alter ego of The Grandad from Knowle West, relating his experiences of living in an area ranked within the worst hundred to live in within the UK.
June 3, 2016
June 2016, Issue #23
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| "Jester" courtesy of Gretchen Ford |
IVJ would like to wish everyone a happy, safe summer. Make time to read-The features in this issue are outstanding! Special thanks to Gretchen Ford for the use of her stunning visual art.
Please scroll down to browse or click on the author's name to go directly to their feature. Enjoy!
CREATIVE NONFICTION/ESSAY'S
FICTION
Bill Pruitt, Charles E.J. Moulton, Raymond Greiner, Nicholas Bridgman, Muhammad Nasrullah Khan, Howard Richard Debs, Raima Larter
Bill Pruitt, Charles E.J. Moulton, Raymond Greiner, Nicholas Bridgman, Muhammad Nasrullah Khan, Howard Richard Debs, Raima Larter
VISUAL ART
POETRY
Tony Brewer, Adam Levon Brown, Ken Allan Dronsfield, Wayne Russell, Shirley Jones-Luke, Martin H. Levinson, Karen Berry, Marianne Lyon, Steve Klepetar, Andrew Hubbard, Ayesha Fayyaz, Lynda McKinney Lambert, Adam Sedia, Karlo Sevilla, Judy Young, Joseph S. Pete, Jenny Kalahar, James Keane, Ilhem Issaoui, Heath Brougher, Godspower Samson Oboido, Duane Vorhees, Damian Rucci, Dominic J. Scopa, Patsy Barbara Rahn, Namrata Pathak, Don Beukes, Patrick Daniel Read, Blanca Alicia Garza
Three Poems by Blanca Alicia Garza: "Words as Weapons, Rev 2", "Crimson Faith", "Shake the Ashes"
Blanca Alicia Garza is a published poet from Las Vegas, Nevada.
She is a nature and animal lover, and enjoys spending time writing. Some
of her poems are published in the new Poetry Anthology, "Moonlight
Dreamers of Yellow Haze", now available at Amazon.com. Other published
work can be viewed at: www.thepoetcommunity.com, www.
Three Poems by Patrick Daniel Read: "Where Is Home", "Speaking Out (Poets United In Verse)", " The Real You"
Patrick Daniel Read is a 45 year old disabled army vet, and has written poetry for 30 years. He is an author and poet, and runs several groups on Facebook, the main one being Starving Poets Tour
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Three Poems by Don Beukes: "Derelict," "Erutan Mai," and "Broken"
I was born, raised and
educated in Cape Town, South Africa in the last two decades of Apartheid
and also have British and EU citizenship. Now a retired teacher of
English, I am following my passion to write poetry and hoping to share
my literal mentality with our global village, hoping to make global
citizens check their moral compass now and then in an ever changing
world. As a person of mixed race heritage, I want to share my
experiences whilst growing up, living and working in a totalitarian
racist regime. https://about.me/donbeukes
A Poem by Namrata Pathak: "Devi in a Metropolis - I."
A Poem by Patsy Barbara Rahn: "The Ten Teeth of Death."
Patsy Barbara Rahn is a poet and prose writer. Her work has appeared in various journals and anthologies. She has read her work in Toronto, Los Angeles, and Bloomington, Indiana. She is a founding member and chairperson emerita of the Writers Guild at Bloomington.
Two Poems by Dominic J. Scopa: "Seventh Birthday" and "Photo of an Excavated Grave."
Domenic J. Scopa is a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee and the 2014 recipient of the Robert K. Johnson Poetry Prize and Garvin Tate Merit Scholarship. His poetry and translations have been featured in Poetry Quarterly, Reed Magazine, Borderlands: Texas Poetry Review, Reunion: The Dallas Review, and others.
Three Poems by Damian Rucci: "Finding Fire," "Gone," and "I've Been Writing."
Three Poems by Duane Vorhees: "Airy Poppings," "Deign Not to Name," and "Bones."
Duane Vorhees was born in Germantown, Ohio, near the Indiana border. He moved to nearby Farmersville when he was 10 and spent his adolescence there -- or, rather, his adolescence spent him! After high school he briefly attended "The" Ohio State University before graduating from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio with a degree in American Studies. And then, predictably enough, he left Ohio for good (or bad, of course, depending on one's preference). He has spent most of his life abroad, mainly teaching in Korea and Japan for the marvelously redundantly named University of Maryland University College. Now he is happily retired in Khon Kaen, Thailand, where he publishes a daily creative arts magazine, duanespoetree.blogspot.com
Three poems by Godspower Samson Oboido: "When I Meet You in Dallas," "New York," and "The Cacophony of Silence."
Three Poems by Heath Brougher: "Rusty Wheels," "Constant Mutation," and "On Display"
Three Poems by Ilhem Issaoui: "Untitled Poem 1," "Untitled Poem 2," and "Accabadora’s Steps."
Ilhem Issaoui is a 23 year old Tunisian translator, poet, and short story writer. Some of her poems and short stories have appeared both online and in print in magazines including: Three Line Poetry, Salis Online Magazine, Mind Magazine, Mad Swirl Magazine, and Danse Macabre. She has one book of poetry entitled "Fragments of a Wounded Soul."
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/ilhemissaoui
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/ilhemissaoui
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/.
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