Zimbabwean poet and prose writer of Malawian extraction (b. Harare,Zimbabwe, 1959). Published in Australia, The US, Germany, Ireland,Ghana, Malawi and South Africa among other places in the English-speaking world. Studied at the University of Malawi,Chancellor College. Briefly at Dalhousie in Nova Scotia for Graduate Studies. New Leftist by inclination. Interested in Poststructuralist Theories and Children’s Literature. Taught in Zimbabwean high schools and the Zimbabwe Open University (ZOU). Now an independent researcher.
May 9, 2017
Novel Excerpt by Colin Dodds: "Watershed-after the second World Trade Center was destroyed"
Colin Dodds is the author of four books, Another Broken Wizard, WINDFALL, The Last Bad Job, and Watershed. His writing has appeared in more than two hundred publications, and been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net Anthology. Colin’s book-length poem That Happy Captive was a finalist for the Trio House Press Louise Bogan Award as well as the 42 Miles Press Poetry Award in 2015. His his screenplay, Refreshment, was named a semi-finalist in the 2010 American Zoetrope Contest. Colin lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and daughter. See more of his work at thecolindodds.com.
Highlight: Books by IVJ Authors
This month, we are once again featuring a few books written by authors published in IVJ. We've also opened an amazon bookstore page where you can purchase these books, and many more, written by our authors. If you have published content in Indiana Voice Journal, and you have a new book out and would like it listed in our bookstore, please let me know and I will add your book to our Bookstore page.
Literary Places-Highlight: Setu: A Bilingual Journal of Arts from Pittsburgh
Setu, a monthly journal is edited by an international board of talented Hindi and English authors, poets, journalists and critics from across the planet.
This artistic venture focuses on diasporic writings in Hindi and English and features most happening, cutting-edge works in both the important languages.
Closed for Summer Break!
We are currently closed to submissions. We hope everyone has a great summer. See you in September! We will announce when we are reading again for the September/October issue.
April 5, 2017
April 2017, Issue #33
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| My Body Knows Unheard of Songs by Toni Cogdell |
Welcome to the 33rd issue of Indiana Voice Journal. Our featured visual artist for this edition is Toni Cogdell. Her work is stunning! She has also honored us with a couple of creative nonfiction essays that rock. Be sure to check out the other essays, visual art, stories, and poems by authors whose words will take your breath away.
With the publication of this issue, we've added a few new features to our journal. Check out our new Bookstore! We are featuring books written by authors published in IVJ. It is not yet complete. If you have written a book, published content with us, and would like your book listed on our bookstore page, please send the Amazon info.We are also giving space, occasionally, to a new feature titled "Literary Places". We hope you enjoy this issue!
POETRY
VISUAL ART
CNF/ESSAYS
FICTION
SPECIAL FEATURES
Three Prose Poems by Michael Chin: "“The Greatest,” “Everybody Hates Reggie Miller,” and “Size of Water.”
Michael Chin was born and raised in Utica, New York and is a recent alum of Oregon State's MFA Program. He won Bayou Magazine's Jim Knudsen Editor’s Prize for fiction and has work published or forthcoming in journals including The Normal School, Passages North, Iron Horse, Front Porch, and Bellevue Literary Review. He works as a contributing editor for Moss and blogs about professional wrestling and a cappella music on the side. Find him online at miketchin.com or follow him on Twitter @miketchin.
Three Poems by Michael Kagan: "Kissing the Dice," "Inhumanity Roaming," and "The Chords of Karma"
Michael Kagan is a jazz musician from Toronto Canada. A few years ago he heard a poem in the music and he's now "trying to say it right." He's been published in The Poet Community and Leaves of Ink.
A Poem by Philip Matthew Butera: "Cottage"
Philip Matthew Butera grew up in Buffalo, NY, earned a BS degree From Gannon College in Erie, PA, went on to serve in the US Navy then received a MA in Psychology from Simon Fraser U. in Vancouver, Canada. He expanded his education with post graduate courses in Psychology and Creative Writing. He is the author of two books of poetry, “Mirror Images and Shards of Glass” and "Dark Images at Sea." His first novel, “Caught Between” - the true story of an off duty NYC cop who killed a mafia leader’s son is due out shortly. He is a contributing editor who writes a weekly Art and Literature column for EatSleepWrite.net. He also has a column in the quarterly magazine, Per Niente. He lives in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Three Poems by Donal Mahoney: "A Limp Others Can’t See," "Mourning a Child at Midnight" and "At Least Now I Can Say Goodbye"
Donal Mahoney lives in St. Louis, Missouri. His fiction, nonfiction and poetry have appeared in various publications, including The Wisconsin Review, The Kansas Quarterly, The South Carolina Review, The Christian Science Monitor, The Chicago Tribune and Commonweal. Some of his work can be found at http://eyeonlifemag.com/the-poetry-locksmith/donal-mahoney-poet.html#sthash.OSYzpgmQ.dpbs=
Three Poems by John Grey: "Highlights," "Weather Forecast," and "Stars"
John Grey is an Australian poet and US resident. He has been published in New Plains Review, Stillwater Review and Big Muddy Review, and has work upcoming in Louisiana Review, Columbia College Literary Review and Spoon River Poetry Review.
Three Poems by Joseph Kleponis: "Love's Odyssey," "Love's Call," and "Leaving"
Joseph Kleponis is, a retired teacher of English & American Literature lives north of Boston, Massachusetts. He has had poems published in Boston Literary Magazine, Leaflet, the Journal of the New England Association of Teachers of English, paperwasp, Eucalypt and other small literary journals.
Three Poems by Ken Allan Dronsfield: "Twilight's Crescendo," "Burnt Toast With Tepid Tea," and "Taint of Pity (Revision 2)"
Ken Allan Dronsfield was been nominated for The Best of the Net and 2 Pushcart Awards for Poetry in 2016. His poetry has been published in various publications throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and Africa. Ken loves thunderstorms, walking in the woods at night, and spending time with his cat Willa. Ken's new book, "The Cellaring", a collection of haunting, paranormal, weird and wonderful poems, has been released and is available through Amazon.com. He is the co-editor of the poetry anthology titled, Moonlight Dreamers of Yellow Haze available at Amazon.com. A second anthology, Dandelion in a Vase of Roses will be released soon.
Two Poems by Kevin Doherty: "AFTER THE RAIN" and "ON FINALITY"
Kevin Doherty is a 63-year-old native Californian who lives in Long Beach. He enjoys freelance writing, visual art making and creating autobiographical poetry as a means to process and make meaning of personal experience. He works as a designer and art teacher by day and plays solo pre-war Country Blues on acoustic guitar in small venues on weekends.
A Poem by Bob Eager: "Melba Toast Kind of Feelin' "
Bob Eager’s work has appeared in Stray Branch, Leaves of ink, Camel Saloon, Vision With Voices among others. Bob also can be seen reciting poetry on a video channel called Charisma Corner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LE_Mq1x2w. In this poem, Bob addresses the question: "Is Melba Fake or Real Toast?"
Three Poems by Robert Ronnow: "White Waits," "in a Day," and "Absolutely Smooth Mustard"
Robert Ronnow's most recent poetry collections are New & Selected Poems: 1975-2005 (Barnwood Press, 2007) and Communicating the Bird (Broken Publications, 2012). He lives in Williamstown, Mass. Visit his web site at www.ronnowpoetry.com.
April 4, 2017
Three Poems by Sarah E. Morin: "MARILYN UNWRAPPED," "I AM A WOMAN OF MANY COMPLEXITIES," and "EULOGY FOR A SLINKY"
Sarah E. Morin has three great passions in life: God, books, and working with young people. She serves as a kidwrangler at Conner Prairie History Museum in Fishers, Indiana. She writes and performs unruly fairy tales and poems. Her first Christian fantasy novel, Waking Beauty, was published in April 2015. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and a state officer of Poetry Society of Indiana. When she grows up she wants to be a child prodigy. Visit her at sarahemorin.com.
Three Poems by Anwer Ghani:" "Rainy Tears," "Rainy Moments," and "Rainy Wishes"
Anwer Ghani is an Iraqi poet and writer. He was born in 1973 in Alhilla city. His writing has appeared in Adelaide, Peacock, Otoliths, Algebra of Owls, and others literary journals. He is also featured in the Inner Child Press anthology "The Year Of The Poet" by William Peters. Anwer Ghani is the founder of "Expressive Narrative’s Group" and the chief editor of "Arcs" an expressive narrative’s magazine. He had, in Arabic, forty books in poetry, literature, and religious sciences. His books are available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Anwer-Ghani/e/B06XK5BJBR. Here is his website; Anwer Ghan Writing .
Three Poems by Denny E. Marshall: "Haiku (No Title)," "Transformer," and "Lost on a Line"
Denny E. Marshall has had art, poetry, and fiction published in various journals. Most recently, he has had poetry published in Bewildering Stories #696. His website is at www.dennymarshall.com
Three Poems by Dan Jacoby: "city of new orleans, illinois central," "landscape," and "obligations"
Dan Jacoby is a former principal, teacher, coach, and counterintelligence agent. He is a graduate of St. Louis University, Chicago State University, and Governors State University and lives in Beecher and Hagaman, Illinois. He has published poetry in Anchor and Plume (Kindred), Arkansas Review, Belle Rev Review, Bombay Gin, Burningword Literary Review, and Indiana Voice Journal, to name a few. He He is a member of the American Academy of Poets and the Carlinville Writers Guild and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2015. He is currently looking for a publisher for a collection of poetry.
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