Steph is, and she states this boldly, a Hoosier at heart. Raised in the west side,
attended college in the north, and now living in the tip of Broad
Ripple, she's caught the bug of being a Midwesterner. Well, she was born in
Ohio, but we can ignore that.
July 7, 2016
Two poems by Bruce Owens: "Quiet Within" and "Taking a Walk"
Bruce Owens has been writing poetry for 50 years.
One of his poems appeared in the Robinson Jeffers Newsletter (No. 93
& 94, Winter & Spring) in tribute to friend, and fellow poet
William Everson. He has been a guest lecturer at various colleges in California,
lecturing on the nature of the creative process, and he has conducted
poetry workshops, mainly with young adults, especially those struggling
with various addictions or having come from an abusive household, using
poetry as an instrument of discovery for both self, and as an entry into the
world around us. His collection of poems: Eddies in the
Rush (ISBN 0-971256-0-0 [149 pg.]) was endorsed by C.C. Bailey and poet William Stafford (1914-1993) a
"National Book Award recipient."
Three poems by Dan Jacoby: "Fort Holabird," "tay ninh 1970," and "national anthem"
Two poems by Mercedes Webb-Pullman: "The Harbour of Freedom" and "The Dairy-woman's Dance"
Mercedes Webb-Pullman graduated from Victoria University Wellington with an MA in Creative Writing 2011. Her poems and stories have appeared in Turbine, 4th Floor, Swamp, Reconfigurations, The Electronic Bridge, Otoliths, Connotations, The Red Room, Typewriter, and Cliterature, among others, and in her books. She lives on the Kapiti Coast, New Zealand.
Two poems by Jeff Burt: "Election" and "Independence Day"
Jeff Burt works in mental health and has been published in Amarillo Bay, The Nervous Breakdown, Atticus Review and forthcoming in Per Contra and Clare Literary Journal. He has work published previously in Indiana Voice Journal.
Three poems by Jessica Goody: “Unanswered Prayers” “War Declared” and “Liberty Ladies”
Three poems by Robert Beveridge: "Freedom," "Liberty" and "Liquid Prisoner"
Robert Beveridge makes noise (xterminal.bandcamp.com) and writes poetry just outside Cleveland, OH. Recent/upcoming appearances in Chiron Review, Riverrun, and Third Wednesday, among others.
Three poems by Prerna Bakshi: "Coming Out," "This Morning," and 'What's the Name of your pind?"
Prerna Bakshi is a writer, poet and activist. Her work has been published widely, most recently in Indiana Voice Journal, Off the Coast, TRIVIA: Voices of Feminism, and Peril Magazine: Asian-Australian Arts & Culture. She is a Pushcart Prize nominee and the author of the recently released book, Burnt Rotis, With Love, which was long-listed for the 2015 Erbacce-Press Poetry Award in the UK. More of her work can be found at: http://prernabakshi.strikingly.com/
A poem by Judy Moskowitz: "Born Into Freedom"
Judy Moskowitz started playing piano at the age of three and became a professional jazz musician. She has performed throughout the New York City area and was part of the jazz scene in New York. Judy started writing poetry three years ago and has been published by Michael Lee Johnson in Midnight Dreamers Of The Yellow Haze, The Poet Community.com, Whispers Of The Wind. Leaves Of Ink, Robin Hislop editor of Poetry Life & Times. She currently resides in Boca Raton Florida where she continues to play jazz and write poetry. They live side by side in her veins and soul.
Three poems by Lazola Pambo: "I Am of This Gender," "Sexual Discourse," and "The Dignity of Human Rights"
Lazola Pambo is a South African poet, novelist and essayist. His poems have been published in “The Kalahari Review,” “Aerodrome,” “New Coin,” “Nomad’s Choir,” “Black Magnolias Literary Journal,” “Sun & Sandstone,” and “Aji Magazine,” among others. You can follow him on Twitter @LPambo.
Three poems by David Allen: "What is Freedom," "Freedomland" and "Preparing for the Reunion"
David Allen is a freelance writer and poetry editor of Indiana Voice Journal. He was born in South Carolina and raised on Long Island, NY, which is enough to make anyone a bit crazy. He is a former sailor, war resistor, and journalist, writing for newspapers in Virginia, Indiana, and the Far East before retiring to Central Indiana. His poems and short stories have been published in several journals and he has two books of poetry, "The Story So Far," and "(more)," both available from Amazon.com. He has a blog at www.davidallen.nu and is an active member of the Last Stanza Poetry Association in Elwood, Indiana.
Two poems by Donal Mahoney: "When My Wife Is In Her Garden," and "The Whole Mad Swirl"
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=
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
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