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. A new play titled EVA & ADAMO is set to go up this year at THE TANK, NYC. Susan is a Brand Ambassador for The Galway Review. A Youtube music video for her new novel at: https://youtu.be/W2HVIc4NrqY
http://www.susantepper.com

Invasion

By Susan Isla Tepper 

Little town built up
around narrow roads
postage stamp lots
& fields
overgrown
where tractors loll
—what’s become
of the men who

Homes in rows
slapped together
far too modest
to be designated houses—
could be grafts of
skin covering deep wounds

At noon you stop
pulling over
traffic light
few cars coming the other way

the sky is thrashing
sunny then darkest cloud cover

You eat your sandwich
also slapped together
out of the brown bag;
There’s an apple, too,
money being tight;
chewing, thoughtful
looking for clues
Why am I here.

Photo By Glenn Bowie

 

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.