J. K. Durick is a writing teacher at the Community College of Vermont and an online writing tutor. His poems have appeared in Boston Literary Magazine, Thrush Poetry Journal, Black Mirror, Deep Water Literary Journal, Third Wednesday, Shot Glass Journal, Orange Room, Poetry Super Highway, and Rainbow Journal.
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July 2015:
"My Mother's Poem"
"The Waver"
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Donal Mahoney, a native of Chicago, lives in St. Louis, MO. He has worked as an editor for The Chicago Sun-Times, Loyola University Press and Washington University in St. Louis. He has had poems published in or accepted by The Wisconsin Review, The Kansas Quarterly, The South Carolina Review, The Beloit Poetry Journal, Commonweal, Public Republic (Bulgaria), Gloom Cupboard (U.K.), Revival (Ireland), The Istanbul Literary Review (Turkey), Black-Listed Magazine, Opium 2.0, Calliope Nerve, Haggard and Halloo, Rusty Truck, Pirene’s Fountain (Australia) and other publications. Click for a list of Donal's poetry, articles, short stories and more.
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Gil Hoy received a B.A in Philosophy from Boston University, an M.A. in Government from Georgetown University, and a law degree from the University of Virginia. Gil also is an elected member of the Brookline, MA Democratic Town Committee, and served as a Brookline Selectman for 12 years.
Gil studied poetry at Boston University, and started writing his own poetry in February of this year. Since then, Gil’s poems have been published in Soul Fountain, The New Verse News, The Story Teller Magazine, the Clark Street Review, Eye On Life Magazine, Stepping Stones Magazine, Harbinger Asylum and The Penmen Review.
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Lisa Paulick moved to Brooklyn from Chicago eight years ago. She received her BFA in creative writing from Brooklyn College. As a preschool teacher, she enjoys reading many different stories to children. She has submitted her own children’s manuscript for publication and is in the process of preparing her poetry portfolio for MFA candidacy.
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Celestial K. has been a poet since she learned to rhyme in elementary school. She holds a BA in English and minor in Music from Wesleyan College and a Masters in Teaching from the former Augusta State University, now Georgia Regents University, and teaches high school English.
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I have put my name in as a volunteer to help out with the Massachusetts Poetry Festival in Lowell, Massachusetts, October 15th through 18th. On Saturday morning, October 17th, they are conducting 40, count 'em, 40 poetry workshops. Whether I am volunteering or not, I will be there as much as I can, and will post a full report right here on The Poetry Locksmith.
Link: http://masspoetry.org/
Watch this space. I will be searching out stunning new poetry for your reading pleasure.