Three Poems – Naomi Bindman
Three poems – “Why write when it’s all been done before?,” “Found Poem: Texting with my Brother,” and “lament” – by poet & educator Naomi Bindman.
New Poetry
Albany Poets highlights and features new poetry by poets and writers from right around the corner and around the world.
Three Poems – Nancy Shiffrin
Three poems – “Keeping Distance,” “Limbo,” and “The Mystery of Breathing” – by poet Nancy Shiffrin.
Three Poems – Maria Weber
Three poems – “All the beautiful things,” “The first 3 months and forever,” and “For my baby” – by Maria Weber.
Three Poems – Timothy Resau
Three poems – “A Rainy Night in Ore Town Revisited,” “An Imaginary Vision of Us,” and “Imaginary Balconies” – by poet & writer Timothy Resau.
Three Poems – Aishwarya Khale
Three poems – “The Lighthouse Under the Sea,” “In the Midst of Loneliness,” and “The Watch” – by poet and fiction author Aishwarya Khale.
Three Poems – Rhonda Rosenheck
Three poems – “Piñatas,” “That Song,” and “Now Starts the Telling” – by local poet, humorist, and bible-translator Rhonda Rosenheck.
Three Poems – Liz Grisaru
Three poems – “Walking to the Cove,” “Prose Poem I,” and “Once I Took Some Pebbles” – by poet and writer Liz Grisaru.
Four Poems – Denise Garofalo
Four poems – “Rejuvenated,” “Never Too Late,” “Is It Spring?,” and “Wind” – by poet, writer, and librarian Denise Garofalo.
Three Poems – Bruce Robinson
Three poems – “Debris Field,” “Archival,” and “Chastened” – by poet and writer Bruce Robinson.
Three Poems – Stephen House
Three poems – “control games,” “of the Ocean,” and “her tissue” – by poet, playwright, and actor Stephen House.
“Wading in Cloud Pools” by Margaret McDermott
Margaret McDermott’s poem “Wading in Cloud Pools” won First Prize in the 2022 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Poetry Contest.
“My Mother was Effortlessly Cool” by Nancy Klepsch
Nancy Klepsch’s poem “My Mother was Effortlessly Cool” won Second Prize in the 2022 Hudson Valley Writers Guild Poetry Contest.
