Susan Isla Tepper is a twenty-year writer and the author of 12 published books of fiction and poetry and 5 Stage Plays. She has been nominated 21 times for the Pushcart Prize in both fiction and poetry. Her play ‘The Crooked Heart’ concerning artist Jackson Pollock premiered on October 25, 2022 at the Irish Repertory Theatre in NYC. 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.  Her play CLANDESTINE is making the rounds. HAIR OF A FALLEN ANGEL, her new Novel, will be out soon from Spuyten Duyvil Books. Susan is a Brand Ambassador for The Galway Review.
http://www.susantepper.com

Maybe April

By Susan Isla Tepper 

When do you think
you will love me again—
Maybe April
after the long thaw
is a good time
love could regenerate
Unless—
you’d rather
wait for the languorous
deep summer heat
Sweat rolling off
top to bottom
the way you once

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.