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The Poeming Pigeon, #13

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The “Superstition” issue of The Poeming Pigeon: A Journal of Poetry & Art (Issue #13) is 162 pages featuring poetry by Ellen Bass, James Crews, Andrea Hollander, and Paulann Petersen plus poetry and artwork by 76 poets & artists from around the globe.

Cover Design by Robert R. Sanders, featuring art “Prowling After Midnight” by artist Beverly Ash Gilbert of Gig Harbor, Washington.

Contributing Artists:

Beverly Ash Gilbert • Carella Keil • Dale Champlin • Elaine Franz Witten • Estelle Meadoff • Jan Baross • Jeanne Julian • Jone Rush MacCulloch • Judith Skillman • Linda Briskin • Pattie Palmer-Baker • Robert R. Sanders • Romana Tarlamis

Contributing Poets:

Jan Ball • K.S. Baron • Jan Baross • Ellen Bass • Jenny Blackford • Rose Mary Boehm • Katy Brown • Paul Bufis • Dale Champlin • Jennifer Clark • Daphne Clifton • James Crews • Steven Dieffenbacher • Susan Donnelly • Ann Farley • Laurel Feigenbaum • Linda Ferguson • Eric J. Forsbergh • Sylvia Freeman • Gabby Gilliam • Tony Gloeggler • Peter M. Gordon • Melanie Green • Jan Haag • Catherine Hamrick • Leslie Hodge • Andrea Hollander • Christopher J. Jarmick • DB Jonas • Tim Kahl • Casey Killingsworth • Tricia Knoll • Sigrun Susan Lane • Abigail Licad • Jone Rush MacCulloch • Carolyn Martin • Joy McDowell • Matt McGee • Hannah Mead • Jessica Mehta • James Merrill • Judith Montgomery • Susan Woods Morse • Charlene Stegman Moskal • Kathy Nelson • MaryJane Nordgren • Francis Opila • Paulann Petersen • Vivienne Popperl • Jeannie E. Roberts • John Rowe • Robert R. Sanders • Shawn Aveningo Sanders • Joel Savishinsky • JoAnna Scandiffio • Penelope Scambly Schott • Allegra Jostad Silberstein • Ona Siporin • Amy Smith • Doug Stone • Shawn Dallas Stradley • Colette Tennant • Michael Waterson • Julia Wendell • Ingrid Wendt • Melody Wilson • Sally Zakariya

 

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The Poeming Pigeon: From Pandemic to Protest

Scheduled Release Date: Oct 15, 2021

Our 11th Issue

When the world came to a stop, poets picked up their pens. From a global pandemic to the Black Lives Matter protests; from a highly contested election to murder hornets; and from devastating wildfires to deadly disasters, these poems not only share the truth of what we endured, they reveal the heartbreak, frustration, and anger, tempered by our resiliency and hope for a better tomorrow.

CONTRIBUTING POETS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE:

Dee Allen • Pamela R. Anderson • Tiel Aisha Ansari • Devon Balwit • Carol Barrett • David Belmont • J V Birch • Joann Renee Boswell • Sarah Bricault • Suzanne Bruce • Nancy Cook • Brittney Corrigan • Mick Corrigan • Terry Cox-Joseph • Kelly Cunningham • Tracy Davidson • Ann Farley • Linda Ferguson • Eric Forsbergh • Catherine Fraga • Josh Gaines • Tim Gillespie • Erika B. Girard • Darlene H. Glover • Joanne Godley • Adrianna Gordey • Jan Haag • Anne Harding Woodworth • Suzy Harris • Nicci Harrison • Andrea Hollander • Hadley Hutton • Linda Jackson Collins • David James • Marilyn Johnston • Jeanne Julian • J.I. Kleinberg • Lynn M. Knapp • Tricia Knoll • Elizabeth Kuelbs • Lynda La Rose • Bethany Lee • Rebecca K. Leet • Sherri Hope Levine • Lori Levy • Robinwyn Lewis • Sue Fagalde Lick • Annie Lighthart • Ellaraine Lockie • Christopher Luna • Heather M. F. Lyke • Carolyn Martin • Kate Maxwell • M. F. McAuliffe • Eileen McGurn • Carter McKenzie • Hannah Mead • Barbara A. Meier • Jacob Miller • Angie Minkin • Joan Moritz • Wilda Morris • Susan Woods Morse • CJ Muchhala • Annie Klier Newcomer • Cristina M. R. Norcross • Susan Oguche • Bibiana O. Ossai • Ronald J. Pelias • Alan Perry • Bruce Pratt • Jennifer Pratt-Walter • Donna Prinzmetal • Anne Rankin • Susan Rich • Sandra Rivers-Gill • Danielle Roberts • Jeannie E. Roberts • Maria Rosales • Ed Ruzicka • Joel Savishinsky • JoAnna Scandiffio • Deborah Bachels Schmidt • Eileen Ivey Sirota • Merna Dyer Skinner • Emily-Sue Sloane • Joseph Stefani • Barbara E. Stevens • Bill Stifler • Stephanie Striffler • John Sweeder • Judy Taylor • Mark Thalman • Pasquale Trozzolo • Dianalee Velie • Bill Verble • Alise Versella • Rashna Wadia • Phyllis Wax • Ann Weil • Phillip Wilson • Sharon Wood Wortman • Robin Woolman • Jane Yolen

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The Poeming Pigeon: Cosmos

Scheduled Release Date: Dec 1, 2020

Our 10th Issue

From entertainment to fashion to techno-widgets, pop culture can mirror the beliefs and lifestyles of a society at any given time. Not only does the iconography of pop culture influence consumerism, the objects associated with it can also be a welcomed distraction from our oftentimes stressful world. We invite you to relax and enjoy these 72 poems through their wide lens of whimsy, nostalgia, and social commentary.

CONTRIBUTING POETS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE:

Gilbert Allen • Amelia Annen • Shawn Aveningo Sanders • Lana Hechtman Ayers • Zeina Azzam • Devon Balwit • Sam Barbee • Joann Renee Boswell • Michael B. Carroll Jr. • Alan Catlin • Dale Champlin • Margaret Chula • Jennifer Clark • Steven Cordova • Brittney Corrigan • donnarkevic • Judy Dykstra-Brown • Matthew Farr • Linda Ferguson • Eric Forsbergh • Kate Gallagher • Brian Garrison • Peter M. Gordon • Debbie Hall • Evelyn Hampton • Ed Higgins • Karen Paul Holmes • Kate Horowitz • Donna Isaac • Karen Jones • Jeanne Julian • Tricia Knoll • Linda Kraus • David Lawton • Sherri Hope Levine • Sue Fagalde Lick • Fran Markover • Carolyn Martin • David E. Matthews • Eugene A. Melino • Deborah Meltvedt • Karla Linn Merrifield • Amy Miller • Jacob Miller • Sharon Lask Munson • Keli Osborn • Julia Morris Paul • Geoffrey Philp • Clela Reed • Jeannie E. Roberts • Penelope Scambly Schott • Christopher Scribner • Amie Sharp • Bruce Taylor • Colette Tennant • Judith Terzi • Mark Thalman • Lauren Tivey • Rick G. Trumble • Phyllis Wax • Jay S. Whitney • Patricia Williams • “Catfish” John Wojtowicz

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The Poeming Pigeon: Cosmos

Scheduled Release Date: Feb 22, 2020

Our 9th Issue

What’s out there in the great beyond? Could we survive on Mars? What is dark matter? Are wormholes the secret to time travel?  Human curiosity is as vast as the universe itself, and these poems may provide some unique answers—or at least a little stardust to sprinkle in your morning coffee.

CONTRIBUTING POETS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE:

Aileen Bassis • Alan Catlin • Anna Leahy • Annette Langlois Grunseth • Aoife Reilly • Aurore Sibley • Beatriz F. Fernandez • Bill Frayer • Bonnie Larson Staiger • Brad G. Garber • Brent E. White • Brigit Truex • Brittney Corrigan • Bruce Meyer • Bruce Pratt • Carol Levin • Carolyn Martin • Casey Bush • Catherine Fletcher • Cheryl A. Van Beek • Christopher Luna • Cicada • CJ Muchhala • Colette Tennant • Dale Champlin • Dane Karnick • David Belmont • Debbie Fox • Deborah Bachels Schmidt • Delia Garigan • Devon Balwit • Diana Cole • Doug Stone • Douglas Spangle • E R Lutken • E.C.M. Rowntree • Elidio La Torre Lagares • Ellen Huang • Eloise Unerman • Eric Forsbergh • Gregory Loselle • Gretchen Rockwell • Heather Truett • J V Birch • Jan Haag • Jeremy Birkline • Jessica Parker • Jill G. Hall • Joan Moritz • Joann Renee Boswell • Joseph Ridgway • Judith Arcana • Judith Kelly Quaempts • Judy Dykstra-Brown • Karen Mandell • Karin L. Frank • Kathy Ackerman • Katy Brown • KB Ballentine • Ki Russell • Kieran Egan • Kristen O. Bobst • Lana Hechtman Ayers • LAW Fraser • Libi Siporin • Linda Ferguson • Liz Nakazawa • M. Ann Reed • M. C. Aster • Marilyn Johnston • Mark L. Levinson • Melody Leming-Wilson • Mia McGregor • Michael Kellichner • Patti Jeane Pangborn • Pattie Palmer-Baker • Rachel Baila • Rebecca Smolen • Robert René Galván • Roddy Williams • Sally Zakariya • Sam Barbee • Samantha Tisdel Wright • Sharon Wood Wortman • Steve Dieffenbacher • Steve Williams • Tamara Fricke • Tim Kahl • Tom Sheehan • Tricia Knoll • Trina Gaynon • Vinnie Sarrocco • Vivian Wagner

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The Poeming Pigeon: Sports

Scheduled Release Date: May 4, 2019

Our 8th Issue

Dive into this sports-themed collection and you’ll quickly become a fan, as our poets relive their glory days and share their love of the game. Whether you’re a competitive athlete, a dedicated amateur, or an armchair quarterback, we invite you to the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat—it’s all here between these pages. On your mark, get set. Go!

CONTRIBUTING POETS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE:

Alan Catlin • Alan Robert Proctor • Amie Sharp • Amy Miller • Anne Harding Woodworth • Barbara A Meier • Bill Cushing • Bill Frayer • Brigitte Goetze • Brittney Corrigan • Carolyn Dahl • Carolyn Martin • Charles Halsted • Christopher Scribner • Claire J. Baker • D.R. James • David E. Matthews • Devon Balwit • Diane Averill • Diane de Echeandia • Don Thompson • Donna Prinzmetal • Dwayne Brenna • Emily Waters Shearer • Eric Forsbergh • Gina Forberg • Gretchen Fletcher • Hannah Jane Weber • Jacob Miller • Jamie Brian • Jan Haag • Jeffrey Hantover • John Herold • Joseph Ridgway • Joshua Plack • Joy McDowell • Judith Terzi • Karen Poppy • Karla Linn Merrifield • Kris Demien • Linda Neal Reising • Livia Meneghin • M.G. Stephens • Marc Meierkort • Margaret Chula • Margaret DeRitter • Margaret R. Sáraco • Margaret Van Every • Marjorie Moorhead • Matthew Harrison • Michael Estabrook • Michael Fedo • Naila Claudia Schulte • Neil Creighton • Nils Nelson • Patrick Swaney • Paul Glenn • Penelope Scambly Schott • Peter M. Gordon • Phyllis Wax • Ralph La Rosa • Rick Kempa • Robert Beveridge • Robert Walton • Roger Sippl • Ron L. Dowell • Scott F. Parker • Scott M. Bade • Sharon Wood Wortman • Stephen McGuinness • Stuart Forrest • Stuart Gunter • Toni Partington • Tony Gloeggler • Tricia Knoll • Victoria Stefani • Vivienne Popperl

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The Poeming Pigeon

“In The News” Vol 4.1, Issue #7

Release Date: Sept 15, 2018

We live in a world where access to breaking news is available 24/7. But how often do we go beyond the headline? What happened next? What was the impact on our fellow humans across the globe? Can we learn? Can we change? Can we make a difference? We invite the world to read these poems and start a conversation—perhaps one that is way overdue.

 

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In the News – Who Made the Cut?

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We received a record number of submissions from poets around the globe for our upcoming “In the News” issue of The Poeming Pigeon.  Congratulations to the following poets who will be appearing in our upcoming issue, due for release in August.

Alan Catlin • Anita S. Pulier • Anne Casey • Bett Willett • Brad G. Garber • Brian Garrison • Brigitte Goetze • Brittney Corrigan • Carolyn Martin • Cathy Cain • Charissa Menefee • Charles Rammelkamp • Charlotte Mandel • Christopher Luna • Christopher Stolle • Claudine Nash • Colette Tennant • D.R. James • Dan Raphael • Daniela Gioseffi • David Belmont • David Lawton • Deborah Jang • Dianalee Velie • Dotty LeMieux • Ed Mabrey • Eleanor Berry • Eleanor Kedney • Elizabeth Kirkpatrick-Vrenios • Elizabeth Kuelbs • Emily Madapusi Pera • Eric le Fatte • Gary Fisher • Heather Truett • Heidi B. Morrell • Ingrid Wendt • Irene Bloom • J.I. Kleinberg • Jamie Brian • Jan Ball • Jane Blanchard • Jane Yolen • JD Amick • Jeanne Julian • Jeff Fearnside • Jo Angela Edwins • Joan Colby • Joanne M. Clarkson • Judith Skillman • Judith Terzi • Judyth Hill • Julene Tripp Weaver • Junious Ward • Kathleen Patterson • Kathryn Staublin • Katy Brown • Kelly Konya • Ken Cathers • Laura LeHew • Liam Stegman • Linda C. Conroy • Linda Ferguson • Linda Kraus • Linda Strever • Lindy Low Le Coq • Louisa Clerici • Lucy Duggan • Lynn M. Knapp • Marc Swan • Marilyn Johnston • Martin Jon Porter • Maryah Converse • Matt Farr • Melanie Green • Michael H. Lester • Michael S. Glaser • Naila Claudia Schulte • Nancy Flynn • Pamela Ahlen • Pat Brisson • Pattie Palmer-Baker • Paul Bufis • Paul Genega • Pesach Rotem • Phyllis Wax • Ralph Long •  Sandy Deyoe • Sarah Lilius • Sharon Alexander • Sharon Wood Wortman • Sherry Chandler • Stephen C. Pollock • Steve Williams • Suzanne Bruce • T. McClelland • Tara L. Carnes • Tim Gillespie • Tom Hogan • Tracy Davidson • Tricia Knoll • Trina Sotira • Valerie Forde-Galvin • Veer Frost • Vivienne Popperl • Wendy Brown-Baez

 

The Poeming Pigeon: Love Poems (Vol. 3.2)

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THE POEMING PIGEON

LOVE POEMS

Release Date: Dec 1, 2017

What our world needs now is love! So, for our 6th issue, we bring you 85 love poems. Throughout these pages you’ll find poetry that speaks from the heart directly to yours. Our poets go beyond flowers and candy romance to share the real beauty of companionship and commitment. Experience love that grows from gratitude, and endures beyond the earthly boundaries of time and space.

 

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CONTRIBUTING POETS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE:

Alexa Mergen • Ann Grant • Aria Wolf • Babo Kamel • Barbara A. Meier • Brad G. Garber • Carol L. Deering • Carol Levin • Carolyn Martin • Cathie Sandstrom • Charlotte Mandel • Cheryl A. Van Beek • Claudia F. Savage • Connie Post • David Kann • Delia Garigan • Diana Rosen • Diane L. Averill • DiTa Ondek • Eleanor Kedney • Elizabeth Stoessl • Elizabeth Tornes • Emily Glossner Johnson • Eric le Fatte • Gabriella Brand • Gareth Culshaw • Gretchen Fletcher • J. Nille • Jane Yolen • Jenny Doughty • Jessica McKenna • Jessica Siobhan Frank • Joan McNerney • JoAnna Scandiffio • John C. Mannone • Jonathan Glenn Travelstead • Judith Arcana • Judith Barrington • Judith Kelly Quaempts • Karla Linn Merrifield • Kenneth Pobo • Konstantin Nicholas Rega • Laura Grace Weldon • Laura LeHew • Laurie Kolp • Linda Ferguson • Linda Simone • Linda Strever • Lisa Randall • Liz Nakazawa • Lucia Galloway • Luke Valmadrid • M.S. Rooney • Margaret R. Saraco • Marilyn Johnston • Mark Elber • Mary C. Rowin • Michael Estabrook • Pam Kress-Dunn • Pattie Palmer-Baker • Penelope Scambly Schott • R.W. Jagodnik • Robert Beveridge • Sally Zakariya • Samantha Irene • Sharon Scholl • Shawn Aveningo Sanders • Sherri H. Levine • Susan P. Blevins • Suzanne Bruce • Suzy Harris • T.J. Smith • Terri Niccum • Terry Severhill • Toni Hanner • Tricia Knoll • Victoria Stefani • William A. Greenfield • Zeina Azzam