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. Susan is a Brand Ambassador for The Galway Review. A Youtube video for her new novel: https://youtu.be/W2HVIc4NrqY

TELEGRAPHED

By Susan Isla Tepper

You ask why it’s cold
I have no answer—

to this or
your myriad other
concerns

telegraphed during sleep

some faraway place
I expected would be
a glorious scene

every possible delight

Alexis Rhone Fancher is the author of 10 books of poetry, most recently Brazen (NYQ), and Triggered (MacQ Press). Her photos are published world wide. Her photo book of 100+ Southern California poets will publish in 2025 by Moon Tide Press. A multiple Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize nominee, .Alexis lives and creates in the Mohave Desert. www.alexisrhonefancher.com