Sandra Forte was born in Brooklyn, NY, but where does she live now? Yes, you guessed it: Virginia Beach, VA! She is the first-generation American daughter of Russian immigrant parents. Before retiring, Sandra worked as an executive with an international self-help group. In the context of that position, she wrote many published articles and reports. […]
It's just poetry, it won't bite
What If
You have read the work of Rae Spencer at vox poetica before: Lore appeared here in July 2009. This thought-provoking poem makes illustrative use of compact phrasing to convey complex concepts. It gets better with every read! To read more of Rae’s work, visit www.raespencer.com. What If By Rae Spencer What if there is […]
The Future
Sharon Poch is another Virginia-based writer. There really must be something in the water! Poch’s work has been published in Moondance and two poetry anthologies. She recently won a Christine Sparks Award for poetry. A late bloomer, she fell in love with poetry on the cusp of middle age after raising three children, a husband, […]
Happy Birthday Bret Harte!
Bret Harte was born on August 25, 1836. His poetry and short stories made him an icon of the American West, although he did work as a diplomat and spent the last 24 years of his life in Europe, where he died at the age of 64 of throat cancer. This poem reads beautifully! The […]
Happy Birthday Robert Herrick!
The official birthday of Robert Herrick is unknown, but August 24, 1591, was the day he was baptized, so it signifies his arrival and gives us an excuse to celebrate! Herrick was a sometime cleric who remained unmarried all his life. It has been conjectured that his father committed suicide before infant Robert turned two. […]
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