Heron Clan XI: 2024 Poems from Katherine James Books has been published. It includes such poets as Lola Haskins, Hiram Larew, Ed Lyons, Doug Stouber, Brad Strahan, and Karren Alenier (a.k.a. the Steiny Road Poet).
Here are some snippets from poets that caught Steiny’s attention
What There is to Lose [excerpt]
A Golden Shovel with thanks to Louise Gluck
by Frances Klein
Leather shoes in the rain, of course, and the endless why
of your child’s third year. A pillowy slice of cake. Love.
Cloud-Speak [excerpt]
by Brad Strahan
What comes from this cloud of words?
Surely not rain. – Blood perhaps?
Surely not coins. – Maybe stones?
Not hail, perchance pale maidens
dressed in wet veils.
Stage Fright [excerpt]
by Earl Carlton Huband
You sit, staring straight ahead.
Your jaw tight. Hot. The spotlight
focused, overhead a hood
poised, the final curtain drops.
To submit for the 2025 Heron Clan anthology, send three poems and a 50-word bio to
katherinejamesbooks@gmail.com
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