Shelby Wedelich last appeared at this page with her poem No Horizon Will Hold Me Back. Her poetry speaks to overcoming obstacles, being undeterred by setbacks, and achieving one’s goals. A little inspiration in the month of traditional vacation–not saying don’t relax, just saying don’t relax for too long! Fire and Rain By Shelby Wedelich Ashes, […]

Gale Acuff has been writing in China. His poem today is a relatable train-of-thought exercise. Did you ever find yourself spooling an idea out to crazy lengths? Is it not easier to do that from the top of a tree on a bath of a summer day when the world sends you no worries except […]

Harris Tobias writes fiction as well as poetry in Charlottesville VA.  You can order his new book, The Greer Agency (ATTM Press), and his old books at Amazon. His most recent appearance here was with Love by the Numbers. Harris doesn’t consider himself much of a poet, but his readers at vox poetica would form a different opinion. His […]

Daniel Wilcox resides on the central coast of California with his mystery-loving wife and a hyper cat named Fizzy. He writes, reads, shoots photography, and finds time to exercise. He’s an old backpacker and misses those trips. He has hiked up the tallest peak in Arizona, to the top of Mount Whitney in the Sierra […]

Mike Lyne was born in 1967 in Ireland, survived the Irish education system almost intact, and moved to Germany, where he works in IT. Approaching the point where half his life has been spent abroad has raised the question of where his influences come from and how they mix; the search for the answers continues. […]