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Poems by Marian Shapiro and Jan Bohall

Marian Shapiro Late Coming soon? Dead? © 2019 Marian Kaplun Shapiro At the edge of 80, Marian Kaplun Shapiro is now experimenting with new visual forms of poetry, intending to put together a new chapbook this year. She continues her … Continue reading

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Poems by Robyn Greenhouse and Diane Wilbon Parks

Robyn Greenhouse Tattered corners, image fades, fingers trace smiles of younger facesGrant me one secret power? Strength to rewind time and linger in your love © 2019 Robyn Greenhouse Robyn has worked many jobs, but her favorite job has been … Continue reading

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Welcome to 30 for 30 2019

Today marks the six year anniversary of 30 for 30, a project I started in 2013. It was a way to engage people, to attract people to my web site and to make it a place where others could find … Continue reading

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Virginia State Poet Laureate to Read at ArtSpace Herndon

Virginia State Poet Laureate Henry Hart will read at ArtSpace Herndon on Friday, February 1 at 7 PM. He will be joined by award-winning poet Bill Glose. An open mic will follow. The event runs until 9 PM and is … Continue reading

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Michele Madigan Somerville

Elegy for Paul Violi & After “Abundance” In Fra Paolo’s great picture “Canal Street,” everything’s half off. Nothing’s quite right, the gutters have been purged of vagabond whizz, cigarette butts and squid viscera all power- washed away by civil currents … Continue reading

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National Poetry Month – 30 for 30

April not only brings showers, blossoms and warm weather, it is also National Poetry Month, a month devoted to the vibrant voices who make up the poetry community, who toil in the nuts and bolts of language and who produce … Continue reading

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My Confession (a poem to the NSA)

My Confession “Bless me father, for I have sinned…” Don’t bother culling through my life. You see, my telephone calls are quite mundane. My emails consist of routine requests, everyday replies and endless bytes of spam, spoofing and phishing events. … Continue reading

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Reading from the Writer’s Center

On Sunday, February 3, we had a reading from Before  There Is Nowhere to Stand, an anthology related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. Poets included Judy Kronenfeld, Rick Black, Bonnie Morris, Sam Hamod (who could not make it) and myself. I … Continue reading

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