Welcome to Issue 34, an insider’s sneak peek at work by our award-winning writers Anthony Moll and Suzanne Feldman! Our books by our 2022 award-winners, Anthony Moll and Suzanne Feldman, will be published on September 28th. We will celebrate with a reading at Politics & Prose Bookstore (main store on Connecticut Avenue) on Sunday, October […]
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WWPH Writes: Issue # 33
Welcome to Issue 33! This issue is about reflection and loss. Naomi Thiers’ poem “In Secret” reflects on growing older, and seeing a different face, but inside, something still burns. In “Moment of Silence” by Joel Goldberg, the narrator speaks from beyond our world, confused as to why no one can hear them—a victim of […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 32
As we lean into the end of summer, we are so looking forward to this autumn. On September 1st, we open our annual manuscript contests. We are seeking poetry, fiction, and new this year, creative nonfiction. Books by our 2022 award-winners, Suzanne Feldman and Anthony Moll, will be published this September as well. We will […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 31
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 […]
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 # 29
Two poems about summer, love, and growth—emotional and physical. We give you two poems as we speed through the second week of July here in the DMV. Diana Woodcock’s “Morning to Dusk” offers a ladybug snuggled waiting for the right partner, and in “The Gardener” by Lori Rottenberg, she writes, “What if marriage is a […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 23
Cassiopeia. A Vigil Moon. The night sky embraces the works of our poet, Kim Roberts, and fiction writer, Marcy Dilworth, in our twenty-third issue. The language is so precise and vivid in these texts that I feel like I am with the storytellers, searching the stars, or basking in the moonlight at a Wawa convenience […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 22
In anticipation of April, National Poetry Month, we feature two poets in this issue. First, a new poet, Liv-e, brings thoughts of summer, adolescence, and family ties in her poem, “Swim Good.” And, Steven Leyva, winner of WWPH’s 2020 Jean Feldman Poetry Prize, celebrates the re-launch of his acclaimed collection, The Understudy’s Handbook, and shares […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 21
Welcome to Issue 21! We have two sense-drenched works to share: the “ephemera” of cherry blossoms in Otito Greg-Obi‘s vivid poem “Cherry Blossoms” and Cameron MacKenzie’s equally alive and spring-infused flash fiction, “Umbrella.” (I had to look it up–this year’s 110th Cherry Blossom Festival is March 20-April 17 in Washington DC). Read about our special […]
WWPH Writes: Issue # 20
Welcome to Issue 20! This issue brings together two ideas of home—one remembered with nostalgia, the other “perfect home” undesired and somewhat feared. How do we think of spaces that we occupy, and what is the definition of home. Susan Mockler’s poem “Snowdrift” and Abby Crofton’s “The Perfect Home” offer two different approaches to consider […]