About the Book
Welcome to the Summer 2025 Issue. We have a great lineup for you this issue, with plenty of interesting and inspiring poems, including some humorous ones. We love seeing humor in the poetry we get. I think with the way the world is currently, we could all use a break for some light-hearted poetry. The best light poetry requires a deft touch and subtle lines. If you have some of those poems, send them our way! Our relationships with nature are also explored, and they seem to be an anchor for many people. Just a daily sighting of a singing bird or stream, a beautiful flower, or towering tree, and we settle a bit, content. We try for a mix of poems every issue, the ones that make you satisfied, and the ones that make unease curl. Good poetry leans both ways. We hope you enjoy the Summer 2025 collection, ready for you to read and reflect on, so spread out your lawn chair and dive in!
Our fine poets include:
Abdulmueed Balogun Adewale, Felice Alexandra, Ani Bachan, Sarah Banks, Rachel Beachy, Tuhin Bhowal, Ryan Warring Bird, Jacob Butlett, Simona Carini, Rita Rouvalis, Nancy Cherry, Ann Chinnis, David Colodney, Shutta Crum, John Davis, Eugene Datta, Roxanne Doty, Gina Ferrara, Jenna Wysong Filbrun, Elizabeth Cranford Garcia, Ken Haas, Jay Howard, Heidi Joffe, Michelle McMillan-Holifield, Jean Voneman Mikhail, Juan Pablo Mobili, Daniel Edward Moore, Sreeja Naskar, Jay Paine, Vivian Faith Prescott, Abby Pullan, Kendra Ralston, Jane Richards, Jana Richardson, Lauren Scharhag, Peter Schireson, Susannah Sheffer, Michael Dwayne Smith, Valy Steverlynck, Wally Swist, Jeffery Allen Tobin, Damaris West, Robert Wexelblatt, Sean Whalen, M. Brooke Wiese, Francine Witte, Jonathan Yungkans
