New Poetry

Albany Poets highlights and features new poetry by poets and writers from right around the corner and around the world.

E.S. Russell

Two Poems – E.S. Russell

Two poems – “Her Gaze” and “I Don’t Mind II” – from poet and author E.S. Russell.

Kevin Ridgeway

Four Poems – Kevin Ridgeway

Four poems – “Backyard Apocalypse”, “Erased by Nostalgia”, “Mom Never Got a Boob Job”, and “Dad Was a Needle Hype” – by Kevin Ridgeway from Up The River, Issue Eight.

Ivory Miller

Two Poems – Ivory Miller

Two poems – “Time” and “Oceans Can Hear” – by singer-songwriter/drummer/guitarist/poet Ivory Miller.

Carson Pytell

Four Poems – Carson Pytell

Four poems – “Transgress”, “Growth”, “Shows”, and “Matilda” – by Upstate New York poet Carson Pytell.

Ron. Lavalette

Three Poems – Ron. Lavalette

Three poems – Amuse-Bouche, Some Things, Sometimes, & Voice Activated – by Ron. Lavalette from Up The River, Issue Eight.

Rebecca Schumejda

Two Poems – Rebecca Schumejda

Two poems – “327 Days After Sentencing” and “Three Days Before Sentencing” – from poet Rebecca Schumejda.

Photo of poet Dan Vollweiler

Two Poems – Dan Vollweiler

Two poems – “Ode to Political Wingnuts” & “A Betting Clerk is the Life For Me” – from the June 2019 Poets Speak Loud feature Dan Vollweiler.

Kenneth Salzmann

Four Poems – Kenneth Salzmann

Four poems from local poet and writer Kenneth Salzmann. His most recent book is “The Last Jazz Fan and Other Poems”.

Brett Petersen

Two Poems – Brett Petersen

Two poems – “A Poem About Something” and “A Loving Friend to Lick Your Hand” – from March 2019 Poets Speak Loud featured poet Brett Petersen.

Gwil James Thomas

Three Poems – Gwil James Thomas

Three poems from Bristol, England native Gwil James Thomas. His new chapbook, “Writing Beer, Drinking Poetry” will be published in 2019.