Tag Archives: National Poetry Month

To preserve formatting, this poem has been saved as a PDF. Please click on the link below to access it. Before the Memorial Day Weekend Copyright 2026 Marian K. Shapiro Bio: Marian Kaplun Shapiro, now 86 years old, is a … Continue reading →

BACKYARD ROSES When the hour is sad in Septemberand when it isn’tJon or I, at the kitchen tablelooking out at the backyard garden newly minus its chorus of black-eyes susansobserves, “There are two roses plus what looks like a bud.”“Yes there … Continue reading →

UntitledMenopausal earthdropped her shawl one winter day:flowers in the snow.Copyright 2026 by Claudia Gary Bio: Claudia Gary’s new poetry collection, Time and Other Solvents, is a story of healing. She teaches Sonnet, Villanelle, Persona Poem, Meter, etc., at The Writer’s … Continue reading →

It’s hard to believe that 13 years have gone by and that 30 for 30, a project I started on a whim, is still going strong. Every year, there are poets who tell me that they look forward each year … Continue reading →

I’m pleased to announce the thirteenth annual 30 for 30 Poetry Celebration, sponsored by Potomac Review, which will once again take place this year at www.mikemaggio.net. This year’s theme is: Suddenly, a flower in a snowfield Your poem should be … Continue reading →

Green CathedralMy mother in home hospice phones crying but let’s not talk about the breast cancer. Her tears for a tree are nothing new.Now she’s 97 but she was doing this in 1962 when she read Silent Spring by Rachel … Continue reading →

To preserve formatting, this poem has been saved as a PDF. Please click on the link below to access it. For Emily Whenever We May Find Her Bio: Sally Toner (she/her) is a Pushcart nominee whose poetry, fiction, and non-fiction have appeared … Continue reading →