Impspired in the United Kingdom released its 13th volume today, featuring three of my poems: “At the Coffee Shop,” “Autumn Girl” and “A Poet’s Short Note to His Muse.” (These pieces were previously published online in Impspired Issue 26.)
You can purchase a paperback copy of Impspired Volume Thirteen right here over at Amazon.
As always, I am grateful to Editor Steve Cawte for allowing me to see my work published by such an outstanding literary magazine!
Corner of Market Street and Salem Avenue, Roanoke, VA.
Courtesy of my dear friend Anna, who sent me this neurographic painting. Neurographic art is a meditative process in which artists channel their subconsciouses to create.
Thanks, Anna! Your painting now has a permanent home upon the Wall of Important Keepsakes.
I almost said “Sorry for the funky music,” but they keep saying “Play that” and I am indeed a white boy.
I actually wanted to remove audio entirely from this video, but I can’t figure out how to do that with Youtube. (Damn it, Jim. I’m a poet, not a video editor.)
Roanoke, Virginia.
This video was shot from Salem Avenue to the north. (Roanoke, Virginia.)
Franklin Road in Roanoke, Virginia.
The former Roanoke Times building is now the administration offices for Roanoke City Public Schools.
It feels so weird to me — maybe because the building was one of the first landmarks I remember seeing when I first came to Roanoke.
I am absolutely honored today to see three of my poems published in Issue 26 of Impspired in the United Kingdom. The three poems are “At the Coffee Shop,” “Autumn Girl” and “A Poet’s Short Note to His Muse.”
You can find all three poems right here. The print edition will be released at the end of January.
Thanks once again to Editor Steve Cawte for allowing me to see my work appear in such an outstanding independent literature magazine!
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 