As the weather here in North America changes from hot, humid late summer to cool, golden Autumn, settle in with a hot cup of coffee and light a pumpkin spiced candle to enjoy the richness of this issue of Dragon Poet Review, a lush harvest of diverse writers and artists spanning over five countries and twenty-two states.
- Here’s a spicy, spooky excerpt to entice you, from a re-imagined fairy tale fit for Halloween:
–from Baba Yaga, by Catherine Link:
” [ . . . ] During the night, Victoria heard groaning. Peeking into her grandmother’s bedroom, Victoria watched as the old woman cut her thumb open with a knife and squeezed blood into the doll’s bowl. The doll lifted the bowl to her lips and drank. A high-pitched squeaky voice spoke in a foreign language.
The doll held the bowl out for more, and Grandmother laughed.
“You greedy. Alright, I ask big wish. You deserve more.”
Again and again, she sliced open her fingers and drained blood enough to fill the bowl. The doll drank, slurping blood like soup.
In the morning, Grandmother looked happy. [ . . . ]”
Read the story to find out what happens!
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Summer-Fall 2018 Issue Dragon Poet Review
Cover Art: “Autumn,” Photography, Copyright © 2018 by Jianqing Zheng
Special Announcement:
We at Dragon Poet Review are pleased to welcome Jayne Shimko to our Editorial Board! We are growing and growing here at the journal, and we are excited to see what the future holds. See her bio in the “About” section of this website.
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This Valentine’s Day, cuddle up with our latest issue of Dragon Poet Review. This is our most international issue yet, with writers and artists from more than five countries, and of course, states all across the USA, from “sea to shining sea.” So, grab a box of candy, a snuggly blanket, and cozy up by the fire with these beautiful voices from around the world. Here’s a little taste to whet your appetite:
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MARCH’S SPIRIT
Yvonne Carpenter
Like whiskers on the chin
of the Winter Witch,
snow wisps across the road.
She twirls her wide skirt,
chilling us with its stirring,
swats her great broom,
and kisses,
thrusting her icy tongue deeply
into our unwilling throats.
She coaxes calves
from the womb before they are ready.
then wraps their tender flesh in frost.
She leaches juice
from batteries,
turns ponds solid,
gleefully slams our cars, twists our bones.
Hear her howling
as she dances across our lowly conceits.
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Winter / Spring 2018 Issue Dragon Poet Review
Cover Art: “Mushroom Path,” Photography, Copyright © 2018 by Roxann Perkins Yates
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Summer / Fall 2017 Issue
Dive in to the creative depths of the Summer / Fall 2017 Issue of Dragon Poet Review, featuring brilliant poetry, prose, and art, as well as a special interview with Susan Gardner of Red Mountain Press. Here is an excerpt from her poem, “Deep Water” from Lifted to the Wind:
“[. . .]plunge in, drown in brilliant delight
weightless, jubilant
float besotted [. . .]”
So, too, do we hope you will “float besotted” in the richness of this issue! Enjoy!
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Summer / Fall 2017 Issue Dragon Poet Review
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