It’s amazing what these little poems can do. One makes you feel a moment in Marseille, and another to vacant train tracks in the dark. The conciseness of these poems is powerful–mostly relying on stark images to explore the poetic solitude and often point to meditation. These poems show us that it is not the length of […]
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WWPH Writes: Issue # 30
In May, we shouted out a special challenge: send us your Tiny Poem inspired by “Don’t Undersell Yourself” by Grace Cavalieri from our new edition of WHY I CANNOT TAKE A LOVER (see below for a special offer for this beautiful, collectible new edition!) We were delighted by the enormous response. Jona Colson and I […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 28
I In this issue, we are proud to highlight new poems and reprints from two New Editions from the poets, Grace Cavalieri and Myra Sklarew. The Washington Writers’ Publishing House is thrilled to publish a new edition of Grace Cavalieri’s Why I Cannot Take a Lover, originally published by WWPH in 1975. These intimate, brave […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 3
Dedicated to Poetry & Fiction Writers in the DMV Welcome to Issue #3 This issue highlights two writers from the WWPH community—both were previously published in This Is What America Looks Like: Poetry and Fiction from DC, Maryland, and Virginia. Two poems by Christopher Goodrich capture relationships with the present—one narrator finds himself playing a game […]