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30 for 30 on the Dennis Price Show

Tonight at 8PM EST, some of this year’s 30 for 30 poets will be featured on Hotline with Dennis Price on Fairfax Public Radio. The following poets will be featured: Susan Scheid, this year’s winnerCathy Hailey, this year’s judgeEd Morin … Continue reading

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Stand With Palestine

Over the past couple of weeks, the Israeli aggression against the occupied Palestinian population has intensified. If you stand for justice, you must stand with the Palestinians. I call for all people to protest the Israeli government’s treatment of Palestinians … Continue reading

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Yasmine Maggio – When Family is Far, Food Offers a Sense of Belonging During Ramadan

Here’s an article from my daughter Yasmine Maggio that just came out toddy on Serious Eats.

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A Survey for Our Readers

Dear Reader: Thank you for stopping by our web site. In an effort to understand our readership, we are asking you to kindly fill out the following survey. This will help us understand your interests so that we can continue … Continue reading

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30 for 30 Survey

Dear 30 for 30 participants and visitors: Kindly consider filling out the following survey about the 2021 30 for 30 poetry celebration. If you were a participant, I’d like to know how your experience was. If you were a visitor, … Continue reading

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And the Winner is…

Cathy Hailey, this year’s 30 for 30 judge has selected Susan Schied as this year’s winner. Judge’s Statement I enjoyed the diverse approaches poets took to meet Mike’s challenge, some providing more evidence of the collaging technique within the poem … Continue reading

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Cathy Hailey

And now a poem from our judge: Listening to Trees    I In April’s final week, a flourish  of green stippling fills spaces  held by sky, thickening leafscape,  deepening hues forming forest  understory. Canopy trees call my  name, beckon me … Continue reading

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Sally Zakariya

Piano Man   It’s always dusk when I hear him through the open window. He plays a swaying melody, lyrical flights with a darker underpinning of dissonant harmonies.   Drawn to the music, two mockingbirds alight on the wire tonight, … Continue reading

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Edward Morin

                        Year to Date   Months of Covid-induced sequestration helped me get work done as I multi-tasked my anxious brain into a mental fog.   In February, geese and buffleheads skidded on thin ice in the Huron River while I … Continue reading

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Kayla Hare

To preserve formatting, this poem has been saved as a PDF. Please click on the link below to access it. Arsenic Dance Bio: Kayla Hare is a poet and flash fiction writer from Birmingham, Alabama. She is currently in her … Continue reading

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