EV Noechel has been active in rodent rescue for a decade and currently fosters small animals (rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, and degus, to name a few) for Carolina Pet Rescue. She has been the recipient of the Kelty Award for Outstanding Local Animal Rights Activism as well as the Culture and Animals Foundation grant for […]

Matt Pasca makes his home on the south shore of Long Island with his wife Terri and orange-haired sons Rainer and Atticus. A graduate of Cornell University and Stony Brook University, he has taught creative writing, mythology, and literature at Bay Shore High School since 1997. He was named New York State Teacher of Excellence […]

This poem was inspired by “Eurydice,” an adaptation by Sarah Ruhl. And this is Ronald Fischman’s first poem to appear at vox poetica! Eurydice’s Stones By Ronald Fischman laughing like stonesfallingin percussive 3-3-2mocking deathlaughing is not allowed must talk like stonessoft likepores in your skin openingwhat would they have to saycreative ways, perhaps,to tell you […]

Michael Ceraolo’s most recent poem to appear here was One Boy’s (and Man’s) Finery, published as part of Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags. Free Speech Canto XVII By Michael CeraoloLibrarians had long been inveterate censors,                                                                 andhad only come out fully against censorshipin 1948,             and it wouldn’t take too longfor someone to become a victim in […]

Kay Middleton’s most recent poem to appear here was Will not drown (January 2012). Porcelain men By Kay Middleton A collection of fragile souls lines the shelf of my heart.Fine-looking fellows with Lyle Lovett lyrics,Robert Redford hair, Ringo rhythm andJimmy Stewart kisses. The way they are positionedthey cannot see the others and each believes (HA!)that he is […]