Susan Isla Tepper is a twenty-year writer and the author of 12 published books of fiction and poetry and 5 stage plays. Her new Novel titled ‘HAIR OF A FALLEN ANGEL’ was released by Spuyten Duyvil Press, NYC, in November. She has been nominated 21 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. Adapted from an earlier novel, it was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Tepper’s Novel Satire titled ‘Office’ has been released as a Second Edition by Wilderness House Press. Susan Isla is a Brand Ambassador for The Galway Review.
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ON THE ROAD
By Susan Isla Tepper
On the road I met bread
the shape-shifter
loaf or sliced
bread came on to me
insisting I choose or
I’ll shiv you, said bread
On the road I met rain
flailing at sunlight
trying to break through
rain dancing
to prove superiority
and further numbed
by thirty-one rainbows
On the road I met disease
stinking of strong cheese
some long name
oozing when sweaty
in disguise
a mild swiss variety swearing
repeatedly out its holes
On the road I met stardust
a silvery sort
glitter that sparked
my double vision
made in a third world country
when it moved shedding
showing its nakedness
On the road I met wine
by then
so damned thirsty
OK blood from a paper cup
lips cracked
during the transformation
a silver chalice
I had to decline
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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