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!
Roanoke, VA.
Somewhere in or around Hollins. One of the things you see looking south is the Roanoke — Blacksburg Regional Airport.
Look for a surprise appearance by Mr. Turkey Vulture!
Old people thoughts I totally had today:
“This McDonald’s is exceptionally clean. The staff should be commended.”
“Home wasn’t a set house, or a single town on a map. It was wherever the people who loved you were, whenever you were together. Not a place, but a moment, and then another, building on each other like bricks to create a solid shelter that you take with you for your entire life, wherever you may go.”
— Sarah Dessen
(This quote was found on the Ravenous Butterflies Facebook page.)
I finally got a shot of the heron that hangs out around the beaver dam (?) down at the Roanoke River.
You can pre-order your copy of the Gathering poetry anthology, assembled by Poets Anonymous for release at its book launch on August 22nd in Fairfax, Virginia. The anthology will include my poem, “Smiling Among Inert Shipwrecks.”
Details can be found here at the website for Local Gems Press, which is collaborating with Poets Anonymous to produce the book.
The August 2023 issue of Down in Dirt Magazine just dropped (Volume #210), including my short poem, “Nothing.” The theme of this issue is “At the Zoo.”
You can purchase a copy of Volume #210 right here at Amazon.
Or, you can read the entire issue online for free. My piece can be found right here.
Thanks once again to Editor Janet Kuypers for permitting me to showcase my work in such an outstanding literary magazine!
No, it wasn’t due to the infamy of me having once lived there. I have not yet fully scandalized a building.
This article is from two years ago — but I just saw this today when an alum shared it.
WOW, the memories I have of that place.
Alvey Hall Demolition at University of Mary Washington
Eric Robert Nolan, Author 