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 […]
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WWPH Writes: Issue # 27
Welcome to Issue #27 and Happy Pride Month! The Washington Writers’ Publishing House (WWPH) is committed to inclusivity and diversity throughout the year, still, we are thrilled to spotlight two LGBTQ+ writers in this issue during Pride Month! The multi-talented, DC-based poet Regie Cabico shares two new poems while former New Yorker and now DC-based […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 26
Welcome to Issue 26, and to our first anniversary! We have been publishing WWPH Writes for over a year and celebrating over 50 writers! In this issue, we highlight poet, activist, and singer, Natalie E. Illum, and writer, Carly Feyerabend. In Illum’s poem, “The 18th Street Lounge Stopped Dancing After 29 Years,” the narrator reminisces […]
WWPH Writes with THE CAREER ACADEMY: Issue # 25
Dedicated to Poetry & Fiction Writers in the DMV Welcome to a special issue of WWPH Writes featuring the work of young writers from the Career Academy, an alternative public high school in Baltimore. This project was a first for the Washington Writers’ Publishing House—to use our acclaimed anthology, This Is What America Looks Like: Poetry & […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 24
Welcome to Issue 24! This issue takes a look at ways in which the narrators confront memory and challenges. In Jessica Simon’s “Stuffed Dragons,” the narrator reflects on childhood time by the sea, and though not all memories are sweet, they are still part of who we are. In “The Rest of My Life Might […]