All posts by Eric Robert Nolan

Eric Robert Nolan graduated from Mary Washington College in 1994 with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. He spent several years a news reporter and editorial writer for the Culpeper Star Exponent in Culpeper, Virginia. His work has also appeared on the front pages of numerous newspapers in Virginia, including The Free Lance – Star and The Daily Progress. Eric entered the field of philanthropy in 1996, as a grant writer for nonprofit healthcare organizations. Eric’s poetry has been featured by Dead Beats Literary Blog, Dagda Publishing, The International War Veterans’ Poetry Archive, and elsewhere. His poetry will also be published by Illumen Magazine in its Spring 2014 issue.

Just a quick reminder to vote for Publication of the Month over at Spillwords Press.

(And I have an ulterior motive for the reminder because my poem “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” was nominated.)  😉

You can register to vote at Spillwords Press right here, and then cast your vote right here in the contest.

Have fun, and thank you in advance if you happen to vote for me!  🙂



Poets Anonymous releases its Gathering 2024 poetry anthology

The new Gathering 2024 poetry anthology, which contains my poem “prayer upon an empty hilltop,” is now available over at Amazon.

You can find it right here.

This is Gathering’s second annual publication, and it is once again a joint initiative between Poets Anonymous and Local Gems Press.  I remain quite grateful for this opportunity to Bards President James P. Wagner, as well as Lesley Tyson and Megan McDonald of Poets Anonymous.  🙂



Ilario Bandini at Forli 1954 Race in Forli, Italy

An octopus omelette is an octomelette.

Because omelettepus sounds too weird.

Don’t lie.  You know you want some.


Album cover for Anika Pyle’s “Wild River,” 2021

“Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” nominated for Publication of the Month at Spillwords Press.

I received a nice early birthday present today — my poem “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks” was nominated for August 2024 Publication of the Month over at Spillwords Press.   (And I am touched that readers responded so favorably to this piece in particular, because I wrote it to honor my late parents.)

As I’ve explained here before, you have to register with Spillwords Press in order to vote.  You then have until August 29th to cast your vote here.

If you happen to vote for me, then thank you for your support!



“Landscape,” Carl Rottmann, mid-19th Century

Oil on paper, laid down on board.

Source: Philosophaire21 on Facebook

Mozzarella-cheeseburger with spaghetti sauce.

It’s … Irish-Italian fusion cooking, or something.

Delicious.  It’s delicious; let’s just leave it at that.

By the way … asking someone to pronounce the word “spaghetti” is a reliable way of testing whether or not they are a vampire.