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“Shorthand” [by Jim Cummins]
At funerals you get a sense of 'team': "He bore his burden well"–stifling a yawn; "She wasn't someone you'd enjoy tea with, exactly, but–"; "They kept on keeping on." Each mask that hides a…
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Rochelle Hurt Guest Author July 7-11
This week we welcome Rochelle Hurt as our guest author. Rochelle is the author of The Rusted City, a novel in poems published by White Pine Press in the Marie Alexander Poetry Series (2014). Her work…
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Meet the Press: Nin Andrews in Conversation with Debra Di Blasi and Sam Witt of Jaded Ibis Press
NA: Tell me about Jaded Ibis Press? DDB: Jaded Ibis Press is an imprint of the multimedia company, Jaded Ibis Productions. We publish and produce literature, art and music that are intellectually, culturally and…
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On the Fourth of July, 2014: “Immigrant Picnic” [poem by Gregory Djanikian]
Ghetto Picnic Photo by Matt Weber It's the fourth of July, the flags are painting the town, the plastic forks and knives are laid out like a parade. And I'm grilling, I've got my…
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MICHAEL COLLIER: AN APPRECIATION [by Peter Ferry]
A few years ago when I taught in The Netherlands, a metaphorical distinction between my students at home and my Dutch students took form in my mind. If my American kids waved their arms…
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NICK COURTRIGHT: AN APRECIATION [by Peter Ferry]
Nick Courtright’s poetry in his new volume Let There Be Light (Gold Wake Press, 2014) is serious stuff that refuses to take itself too seriously. It is all about discovering the light, lyrical and…
