Jon Wesick writes micro -poems, the depth is belly pit and as the beat drums up our heart-caves. Reason within is water-pot tight-filled with mind-tilting metaphors. The imagery is a combative testimonial of defiant ghosts of historical wars fought and lost or fought and won. The set of poems is a memoir of past struggles and legacies. His diligently weaved verses are both bold and militant, readers might be persuaded to come to the conclusion that the poet is a former combatant of war and that his versifications are a prolific recollection of his rigorous experiences in some revolutionary struggle. Poet Jon Wesick pens beautiful but bold verse that identifies with history, the struggles and the cultural past. Wesick is an accomplished poet, widely published author and an acclaimed literary arts projects Editor. TIME OF THE POET REPUBLIC is profoundly gratified to profile excellence, prowess and creativity in the personality of great literary arts projects Curator, Published Poet and Distinguished Editor Jon Wesick. Together We Rise- (Blurb by Mbizo CHIRASHA)
Sue Burge ,your poetry beverage tastes literary vitamin , paradox and lyrical protein.
Sue Burge, your poetry is a concoctional beverage - mix of protest , literary sanity and lyrical dexterity . Cinematographic imagery and satire -sweetened reason are rich ingredients to flavor this diligently brewed mind-drumming versification . The poetic refreshment tastes paradox as the lines are creamed by peanut -paste of praise and marmalade- jam of protest. Verses are thoroughly simple in presentation , the meaning is grindingly psychical and the reason is hard to grind . The poet is a seasoned chronicler serving her readers with bitter sweet paradoxical morning soups , throat scalding metaphoric crank, nerve- jamming and mind spinning metaphor spiced beverages. The Poet in Burge versifies boldly about daily life matters , love , anger , hope , promise ,polarity , hypocrisy ,unfairness , ignorance and savagery .Her poetry defines and describes life and all that surrounds us as humanity . TIME OF THE POET REPUBBLIC takes pride in publishing a distinguished creative writing scholar, internationally renowned poet, hallowed storyteller and literary arts projects curator Sue Burge . Together We Rise-( Blurb by Mbizo CHIRASHA)
Call for Manuscripts and Poetry for WordCity Monthly’s Special December Issue!
An invitation from WordCity Monthly's Editorial Board We're planning to publish two special holiday issues, one in December and the next in April, to celebrate world religions. Christmas and Hanukah are first on the calendar, and we welcome poetry, fiction, flash fiction, essays, memoir and book reviews that pull on the threads of both religion … Continue reading Call for Manuscripts and Poetry for WordCity Monthly’s Special December Issue!
A Candid Writers- Lounge Colloquy with our hallowed Poetry Professor Emeritus Dewitt Clinton.
The newest collection of poems (October 2020) is a book length poetic adaptation of 114 poems in Kenneth Rexroth’s 1971 publication (New Directions) of his One Hundred Poems from the Chinese.Poet, editor and publisher Michael Dickel (Is A Rose Press) and his team worked on developing a stunning presentation, with a world book launch scheduled from Milwaukee on Nov. 11, 7:30 pm CST. “By a Lake Near a Moon: Fishing with the Chinese Masters” was a delight to work on, especially as I had spent many previous years developing Holocaust response poems, some short and some very long. I admit I was looking for something to help cleanse my old spirit of such dark times. Perhaps I can send a flyer from the host, Boswell Books of Milwaukee. The next book project is accepted for possibly late 2021 or early 2022, newer poems under the working title, “Hello There,” a collection of mixed poems from years ago, and a few months ago. I hope these three newer books will add to earlier books based on Conquistador narratives, primarily translated Spanish narratives. Who knows what’s next, or if there will be a “next” in these Covid-19 times.
Literary giant Moaen Shalabia pens nerve-shredding and mind-jamming Verses
Moaen Shalabia pens grief -laden poetry depicting harsh realities of human struggles . His versifications are memoirs of death , war , psychological pain and emotional torture. The poems are in sync with the ghosts of war and mass exoduses in that land permanently haunted by unwinding bickering , political hatred and religious polarity . The passionately weaved imagery casts somber experiences of refugees of war suffering from both soul -shelling religious and class stigma in lands far away from their birthplace . It is a gory tale told by survivor of decadent moments and sorry times. Moaen Shalabia is an internationally renowned poet , his nerve -shredding and mind- jamming writings are fit to be patched among other great voices on podiums of literary stardom . The poet , writer and chronicler is widely published , translated and profiled around the globe. TIME OF THE POET REPUBLIC celebrates the birthday of this multi-award-winning luminary with a profile feature article of his English and Malay poetry, profile and book covers. Our determination is to exhibit excellence , prowess and dexterity as we feature this great literary giant, Moaen Shalabia.
Erma Odrach, in Conversation with Olga Stein.
Erma Odrach, in Conversation with Olga Stein photos: Erma Odrach and her father, Theodore Odrach Interview with Erma Odrach, translator of Wave of Terror Introduction Theodore Odrach was born Theodore Sholomitsky on March 13th, 1912, near Pinsk, Belarus (the area was then a part of Czarist Russia; between 1921-39 it fell under Polish rule; … Continue reading Erma Odrach, in Conversation with Olga Stein.
Inside the Literary Arts Café with Darcie Friesen Hossack (A Tribute Digital Exhibition)
Darcie Friesen Hossack, my revolutionary literary arts activism twin sister. Your creative vibe is nerve -shredding and the verve of your prowess is extraordinaire. In a short space of just two months, you have accomplished a decade long accomplishment. Your tenacity mesmerizes, your resilience is revolutionary. Your mental box is a red honey- beehive blessed with dripping sweetness of positive literary consciousness and artistic glory. Your heart -cave is a pot frothing with ingredients of diligence, excellence, dexterity, prowess, love, tolerance, creativity and positivity. Revolutionary sister, your star is rising and will never dim. You are a trailblazer, a pacesetter and a trendsetter. I believe in singing the beauty and the prowess of legends as they walk on this clay earth. Among other comrades, I salute Poetry Chef Michael Dickel, Producer Emeritus Thomas Block, Poetry Tigress Nancy Ndeke, The Zine Team and BeZine publication, and the indomitable literary arts lioness Jamie Dedes, Acclaimed Editor Michael Rothenberg, Publisher Lola Thomas and the Diasporan family. All Brave Voices, Poets, readers, supporters and friends from around the globe. Despite mounting challenges. We keep writing, we keep resisting and representing. This my profound dedication and pit belly gratitude to the elephantine of work, you are doing at Word City Monthly. Darcie Friesen is the Associate Editor of TIME OF THE POET REPUBLIC and Managing Editor of WordCity Monthly .A prolific and widely published around the word. Hossack is the author Mennonites Don't Dance . Aluta Continua!!! Revolutionary Sister Darcie Friesen Hossack. Together We Rise- (DEDICATION by Mbizo CHIRASHA).
Acclaimed Wordsmith Laurent Caroline(Turunç) dishes extraordinary poetry.
Laurent Caroline(Turunç),Iam intrigued by watertight truths and psyche- drilling verses. Am dazed by the depth of reason and consciousness is dished with a pinch of salt . We are marinated in salted waters of truth . Revolutionary writing , the poet paints gory images of OUR unrepentant earth as well her brush strokes sigh exclamation- marks of the promise of dawn. The hair -harrowing imagery reveals rot , gloom , pain , anxiety and faked happiness of the world haunted by sin , decadence and savagery .The poet in Laurent Caroline(Turunç) rebukes human society to abstain from vile and evil .She aims her poetic arrows onto the eyes of barbarians thriving on savagery , arrogance and ignorance. The revolutionary poet takes a swipe on selfish poets and writers , her peers . Laurent wants them to along avenues of truth and corrupt-less streets. She sings for the retain of earthly sanity by drilling literary consciousness our mental boxes . Her militant -revolutionary voice is oiled by rarity and candidness. Extraordinary. This poetry instalment is diverse and powerful.It is packed in three languages , Turkish , French and English thus it reaches a diverse audience of different cultures. Laurent is a serial versifier deserving high -ranking accolades in writing and spoken word. TIME OF THE POET REPUBLIC is profoundly gratified to publish and profile the VOICE OF REASON , peoples poet , mason of truth and an extraordinary wordsmith Laurent Caroline(Turunç)-( Blurb by Mbizo CHIRASHA)
Doyens of Poetry Susan Joyner-Stumpf and Nancy Ndeke signatures October with WORDPLAY IN A WHIRLPOOL.
Nothing attracts me more than prowess and dexterity. For with these critical and creative ingredients. We are profoundly psyched up AND our literary consciousness is re-wired. WORLD PLAY IN A WHIRLPOOL is an all-powerful, sweet but infectious read, it haunts the reader forever. It tastes mature like red wine in old wineskins. It smells seasons like first drops of the first rain. Thus, is a scorcher, it strikes the nerves like the giant tongs of the sun during the dry season. It’s a metaphoric blast furnace that blazes and fires up iron hearted earthly dwellers into a repentant humanity of pure steel, we are baptized by the intriguing imagery as we are ritualized by the smoking waters of satire. We are born again. WORLDPLAY IN A WHIRLPOOL is heavy with subject matters that transcends from hope, death, disease, ecosystem, cultural anthropologies, biblical allusions, psychical exercises, climate change, menacing pandemics, positive change, race and perception change. WORLD PLAY IN A WHIRLPOOL is poetry that coils your heart caves and you vomit the bile of sins. It blows up your mental boxes, you shiver and weep. It rips off satans doeks to expose zealots, charlatans and political maggots corrupting and rotting the beauty of this our beloved earth. It fumigates the pandemic infested air as the earth fails to breathe due to unbridled human cruelty and wanton sin. It exposes the now sorrowful baldheaded landscapes, once shining with the verve of flora and fauna. The whirlpool arouses the skeletal sandy riverbeds that were once upon havens of laughing hippos, cackling water hens and dancing fish. it is poetry that weeps and as such wiping tears of bereaved mothers that lost so many lives during the menacing seasons of the cantankerous corona virus. It is a beautiful but heart-rending epitaph to black lives lost in barbaric racial battles, a touching eulogy to the earth succumbing to the dramatic effects of climate change, heatwaves and hurricanes. This Wordplay is an embodiment of promise, lost hope, love, loss, pain, sunset and moonshine. It is a spiritual whirlpool to transfigure ill minded political goblins and evil-minded war devils to repent from terrorism and warlords. The lyrical dexterity is superbly concocted with reason , history , spirituality ,identity and more WORD PLAY IN A WHIRLPOOL is a collaborative venture of Kenyan Poetry Tigress Nancy Ndeke and the Colorado Rockies Poetry Lioness Susan Joyner-Stumpf (Review by Mbizo CHIRASHA
