Translated by Luciana Moroianu About three weeks ago, I wrote some about our trip from Des Moines to Iași, Romania (by way of Chattanooga, Margate, and airports in Atlanta, Paris, and Bucharest) over on Patreon, which is where I'm writing most of my stuff about Romania. You can sign up here. Most of the posts … Continue reading “Dumnezeu” by Magda Isanos
“Adultery” by James Dickey
Adultery by James Dickey As you may have read, I’m doing a project at Patreon titled “Eating Popeyes in Romania” which is about our family’s ongoing experiences in Iași while Amy is a Fulbright Scholar. Amy just posted a piece about our epic journey to get here on her Substack and you should all go … Continue reading “Adultery” by James Dickey
“Nobody’s Poem” by Michael Waters
I started trying to publish poems just before the internet exploded into life. This was the late 90's and I was a nontraditional student English major Creative Writing minor just getting my feet wet. At some point I remember going to a bookstore and buying the Writer's Guide, this massive book full of submission guidelines … Continue reading “Nobody’s Poem” by Michael Waters
Reclamation Part 4
This is the fourth installment about my multi-section poem responding to Robert Frost's "The Gift Outright." Here's a link to parts 1, 2 and 3. When I was young, the world felt impossibly small to me, but simultaneously too large to fathom. By young I mean the time when this poem takes place, so high … Continue reading Reclamation Part 4
