Susan Isla Tepper is a twenty-year writer and the author of 11 published books of fiction and poetry and 5 stage plays. She has been nominated 20 times for the Pushcart Prize in both fiction and poetry. Her play ‘Crooked Heart’ concerning artist Jackson Pollock premiered on October 25, 2022 at the Irish Repertory Theatre in NYC. In May of this year it will be featured at ORIGIN THEATRE COMPANY PLAYS IN MAY. Adapted from an earlier novel, it was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Another play, LADY IN A POST BOX, co-written with poet and writer Ciaran O’Driscoll is moving toward production in Ireland. Her third play, 28 MARVIN AVENUE is making the rounds. Two new Novels are forthcoming. Susan is a Brand Ambassador for The Galway Review. http://www.susantepper.com
MY EYES A FLAG
go down
half-mast, now
So many women
and girls
tortured, murdered, maimed
In the name of what?
Febrile monsters— these
chicken-brained men
cutting up females
like wood to stoke
the ovens
where they baked the little babies.
Glenn Bowie is a published poet, lyricist, and photographer from the Boston area. He also owns and operates an elevator company that supplies custom-built elevators for clients from New England to Hollywood. Author of two poetry and photograph collections (Under the Weight of Whispers and Into the Thorns and Honey) on Big Table Publishing, he donates all profits from his books to various charities for the homeless and local animal shelters.
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