Susan Isla Tepper has a new Novel just out titled “hair of a fallen angel” from Spuyten Duyvil Books, NYC.  A twenty-year writer, she’s authored 12 books of fiction and poetry and 5 stage plays. Honors include 21 Pushcart Prize Nominations. 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. Susan is a Brand Ambassador for The Galway Review.  http://www.susantepper.com

BURSTS

for Miles

It wasn’t supposed to rain today
today should have been brilliant
skies puffy against a cerulean blue
you dabbed on your canvasses
turning them into bursts of light.
You’ve been too put upon
my fault, all our faults,
we leaned on you for everything.
You didn’t say no, not one time.
Though once you came in
the back door shouting
your head felt about to burst apart.

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.