Introduction to July 2024 Poetry (Q3)
My apologies for the late edition of poetry, which were unavoidable due to a family crisis. But I hope you will consider these poems as “worth the wait.”
In this issue we have a wide variety of excellent poems, many have some connection with each other:
- evolution by Mark A. Fisher (Tehachapi, California)
- Popular Metamorphosis by Kenton K. Yee (Emeryville, California)
- Starlight by Jay Caselberg (Frankfurt, Germany)
- It Didn’t Fall in a Day by Larina Warnock (Phoenix, Oregon)
- Pearls in Galactic Oysters by John C. Mannone *(Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
- If There Are Horses Now by Faith Allington (Seattle, Washington)
- An Exposure of Evolution by Ann Thornfield-Long (Norris, Tennessee)
- My Bone Whisperer by Robert Frazier (Nantucket, Massachusetts)
- On Mars by Kathleen S. Burgess (Chillicothe, Ohio)
Please enjoy!
John C. Mannone
* In general, as your poetry editor, I only contribute a seasonal poem in the first quarter. But due to a last-minute withdrawals of two poems, I felt that sustaining an organically forming arc that was important enough to find replacements to fill that need, including my contributing a previously published poem for which I take no monetary compensation. However, as a reminder, we do not accept previously published work (unless possibly by special invitation). Poetry also no longer receives simultaneous submissions because of the time spent making editorial suggestions and finding/creating artwork. Please be careful how you word your compliance to this (it has already resulted in a withdrawal). We don’t want literary work created by AI (poems using AI to make a point will be considered but full disclosure must be made). And as you already know, poets are only notified of acceptances. If you do not receive an acceptance before the issuance of the first quarter issue, it is safe to assume your work will not be used for the first or second quarter issues; similarly, if you do not receive an acceptance before the issuance of the third quarter issue, it is safe to assume your work will not be used for the third or fourth quarter issues. I cannot stress enough to read the guidelines, since they change from time to time.
