Claudine Nash’s collections include her full-length poetry book Parts per Trillion (Aldrich Press, 2016) and her chapbook The Problem with Loving Ghosts (Finishing Line Press, 2014). She also recently edited the collection In So Many Words: Interviews and Poetry from Today’s Poets (Madness Muse Press, 2016) with Adam Levon Brown. Her poetry has been nominated for a Pushcart prize and has appeared in such publications as Asimov’s Science Fiction, Cloudbank, Haight Ashbury Literary Journal and Yellow Chair Review amongst others. She also is a practicing psychologist. Website: www.claudinenashpoetry.com.
February 1, 2017
Two Poems by Ananya S. Guha: "Kashmir" and "In Saharan Africa"
Ananya S Guha lives in Shillong in North East India. He has been publishing his poetry over thirty years. He is a senior academic in India's Indira Gandhi National Open University.
Two Poems by Lynda McKinney Lambert: "Nine Postcards from Prague" and "der Hirsch"
Lynda McKinney Lambert writes Poetry and Creative Non-Fiction Essays. Her book, “Concerti: Psalms for the Pilgrimage,” was published by Kota Press and is available on Amazon. Her work has appeared in literary magazines, newspapers, academic books and journals since 1985. She is a retired professor of fine arts and humanities from Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA. Currently, Lynda has 3 books in development for publication in 2017.
A Poem by Thomas Piekarski: "Donner Lake"
Thomas Piekarski is a former editor of the California State Poetry Quarterly. His poetry and interviews have appeared widely in literary journals internationally, including Nimrod, Portland Review, Mandala Journal, Cream City Review, Poetry Salzburg, Pennsylvania Literary Journal, Boston Poetry Magazine, and Poetry Quarterly. He has published a travel book, Best Choices In Northern California, and Time Lines, a book of poems.
A Poem by Bilkis Moola and Artwork by Shameeg van Schalkwyk
Bilkis Moola is an Educator who works as a Head of Department in Languages at a school in Vukuzakhe, a township located in Volksrust, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. Her first published anthology, “Wounds and Wings: A Lyrical Salve Through Metaphor” was received throughout South Africa and launched her poetic persona. It evolved as an introspective quest for recovery from her personal narrative of an abusive marriage. She presently divides her time between professional responsibilities and postgraduate studies in Education. Her pen continues to sketch the flotsam in her mind from the passion in her heart on shreds of paper that bloom into poems.
Visual artist- Shameeg van Schalkwyk
Visual Art by Darrell Urban Black
Darrell Urban Black I was born in Brooklyn, New York, I grew up in Far Rockaway, New York. In high school, I excelled in science with an affinity for outer space. In June 1969, as America fulfilled J. F. Kennedy's dream to put the American Stars and Stripes into the dusty surface of the moon My fascination with spaceships grew. As a child I made spaceship models eventually placing my artistic visions on paper resulting in some 500 drawings. Phantasmal spaceships eventually carried me to unique wonderland of strange forms and colors.
Visual Art by Junior McLean
Junior McLean is Bronx
native, for a time lived in Anderson, Indiana and back, current freelance
digital artist and graphic designer since 1996 and a digital cover “2D/3D”
artist for Gaming, Fantasy, Sci-Fi; and fractals which have been used for
public exhibitions and more.
Currently, he
multi-tasks, runs a small freelance business, sells art online, and is just
looking to get himself out there for the world to see.
Autobiographical Essay by Raymond Greiner: "The Marietta Hole"
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.
Flash Fiction by Kip Hanson: "Losing Clint Eastwood"
Kip lives in sunny Tucson, where his wife makes him watch Poltergeist while insisting clowns are not scary. You can find his work scattered about the Internet, at Foundling Review, Inkspill, Bartleby Snopes, and a few other places, proving that a blind squirrel does occasionally find a nut. When not telling lies, he makes a few bucks cobbling together boring articles for technical magazines.
Fiction by Martin Chan: "And the Oscar Goes to Jail"
Martin Chan is an international student who is dedicated to expressing his emotions and thoughts through pens and paper. Besides writing, he is also an avid reader.
Flash Fiction by Elena Croitoru: "Da Capo Al Fine"
Elena Croitoru
is based in London and is working on short stories, novels and poetry.
She followed University of Oxford's Advanced Creative Writing Course and
is currently studying for the Diploma in Creative Writing at the
University of Cambridge. Her work has appeared in Ekphrasis - A Poetry Journal, Amaryllis Poetry, Foliate Oak, The Front Porch Review
and other magazines. One of her stories has been selected as an
Editors' Choice in Bewildering Stories' Fourth Quarterly Review of 2015.
She also works as a software developer.
Fiction by Jason Ford: "A Hidden Identity"
Jason Constantine Ford is from Perth in Australia. He writes for the love of
writing. His major influences poetry and fiction are Edgar Alan Poe, William
Blake and Gerard Manley Hopkins. Most of his poetry is rhyming poetry as he is dedicated
to it. He also writes fiction. His main influences for fiction are Bram Stroker
and Phillip K. Dick. Jason is interested in the genres of Science Fiction,
Fantasy and Horror. He has a personal page at https://myspace.com/
Flash Fiction by Jennifer Criss: "The Chocolates"
Jennifer Criss graduated
from Ball State University with a minor in Creative Writing. Jennifer writes mostly short stories but has
discovered a love for writing poetry. Her poetry has been published in
Poebita Magazine, Whispers, The Poet Community, NY Literary Magazine and
Indiana Voice Journal. Her work also appears in several print
anthologies. She was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2016. She now works at Ball State, is a busy mother of two girls
and the art editor at Indiana Voice Journal.
December 3, 2016
December 2016/January 2017 Issue's #29 & #30: "The Winter Edition"
Three Poems by Prerna Bakshi: "Buried in the Snow in Kashmir," "The Ethical Dilemma: Kids and Santa Claus," and "The Winter Divide"
Prerna Bakshi is a writer, poet and activist of Indian origin, currently based in Macao. She is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and the author of the recently released full-length poetry collection, Burnt Rotis, With Love, which was long-listed for the 2015 Erbacce-Press Poetry Award in the UK and cited as one of the ‘9 Poetry Collections That Will Change The Way You See The World’ by Bustle in the US. Her work has been published widely, most recently in The Ofi Press, Red Wedge Magazine, TRIVIA: Voices of Feminism and Prachya Review: Literature & Art Without Borders, as well as anthologized in several collections. More here: http://prernabakshi.strikingly.com/
Three Poems by John Grey: "A Traveler on a Stormy Night," "Goodnight," and "This Grip on Me"
John Grey is an Australian poet who lives in the U.S. He has been published in New Plains Review, Stillwater Review and Big Muddy Review, with work upcoming in Louisiana Review, Cape Rock and Spoon River Poetry Review.
A Poem by Dr. Mel Waldman: "The Phone Always Rings"
Dr. Mel Waldman is a psychologist, poet, and writer whose stories have appeared in numerous magazines including Indiana Voice Journal, Liquid Imagination, The Brooklyn Literary Review, and others. He is a past winner of the literary Grandiva Award in Psychoanalysis and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. He is the author of 11 books.
A Poem by KJ Carter: "The Sacred Fragrance"
KJ Carter (Kathy Jo) is a nurse educator, musician, and writer from Central Indiana. She is also a member of the Indiana State Poetry Association and Last Stanza Poets. Previous works were published in the July issue of IVJ and in the Poets of Madison County Anthology. She credits her family and pets as her “Muse”’
Three Poems by Jenny Kalahar: "The Yeti's Christmas," "Christmas Is," and "A Child's Christmas Cookbook"
Three Poems by Daya Bhat: "Hegemony," "Identity," and "Kanakambika"
Daya Bhat, from Bengaluru Karnataka, writes poetry and short fiction. She has published her first book of poems with the Writers Workshop (India) in 2013. Her poetry and short fiction have appeared in Kitaab, Off the Coast, New Asian Writing, The Tribe, The Bangalore Review and Earthen Lamp Journal among others.
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