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A Promise by Irina Moga A dark wave of sheer meanness flickered in Snowman’s eyes. He had spied a pink, hand-written note zigzagging slowly from the window on the first floor. Snowman found the descent of the pink post-it note downright irritating; rare snowflakes, blown by westward winds, could not assuage his outrage at the faint lilac whiff let off by the note. He felt speechless. Speechless with rage? Jealousy? Desire, maybe? He wasn’t too sure; his feelings seemed to b

Read my poem "Platinum Blonde" in the November 2024 issue of Uppagus. I started writing this poem with a fuzzy, pop art rendition of...

Have you ever wondered why the October morning light is different from what we experience at other times during the year? I do not have...

I had a great time at this year's Eden Mills Writers' Festival thanks to the complimentary ticket I won as a runner-up in the "Read at...

Bonjour ! Lisez mon poème au parfum de l’hyacinthe « Miroir & labyrinthe » dans « Le Pan poétique des muses » . Je prends pour point de...

“Chirp-chirp-chirp, grey autumn rain, did not think you’ll fall again” I paid no attention to early 1900’s poets while in school. Not...

Je ne prêtais guère attention aux poètes du début du XXe siècle à l’école. Pas assez intéressants, pas assez modernes pour être discutés...

The poems in this collection share a "truant disposition" (in the words of W. Shakespeare).

On November 12, 2023, I will be reading some of my latest poems in English and French as part of the National Public Readings (NPR) in...

You can read about my heart to heart with the Japanese poet Takuboku Ishikawa (1866-1912) in "The Starlight Scifaku Review" :...

How often do we get the opportunity to visit an art and poetry exhibition? My guess is - not that often. Just like the Halley Comet,...

Ah, qu’il est beau ce recueil de poèmes en prose - LES RÉBELLIONS INUTILES (Éditions Douro, 2022) par Miguel Ángel Real. Arrangé comme...

International literary prize "Dina Sahyouni"

Exciting news.... https://twitter.com/pictopoems/status/1488655404326342664 I found out that my poem "In Corfu" published in The Flying...

I'm looking forward to seeing the anthology "Éphéméride - feuilles détachées" in print in February. It's a substantive collection that...

The Mandelbrot Set is a representation of the fractal equation. (A fern's leaf is a good example of a fractal.) I've always been...

I am glad to share one of my latest series of mini-poems, published in the French literary Magazine PRO/P(ROSE) MAGAZINE. I love the...

This week's "One Minute Poem" - from a poetry reading series organized by the "Poet's Corner" was one of my poems from "Variations sans...

I am glad to have a poem in Issue 14 of the Delmarva Review. The Delmarva Peninsula , located off Chesapeake Bay is divided between the...

On this last day of October, I am glad to see an extract from my latest book "Variations sans palais" in the French literary magazine...