New Poetry

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

David Walsh

Three Poems – David Walsh

Three poems – “Broken,” Finding Normal,” and “Lost Souls” – by poet and writer David Walsh.

Laura Beth Johnson

Three Poems – Laura Beth Johnson

The poems – “Skyline,” “Virginia P.,” and “Altar” – by Albany-based award-winning poet and songwriter Laura Beth Johnson.

Nancy Byrne Iannucci

Three Poems – Nancy Byrne Iannucci

Three poems – “Hands,” “Dry Well,” and “Forsythia Wreath” – by Troy-based teacher and poet Nancy Byrne Iannucci.

Cameron Morse

Three Poems – Cameron Morse

Three poems – “The Sun Comes Out,” “The Shoulders of Rain,” and “Little Things” – by poet and editor Cameron Morse.

Mike James

Three Poems – Mike James

Three poems – “Impossible Things Before Breakfast,” “The First Born,” and “Valentine Reversals” – by poet and editor Mike James.

Julia Ponder

Three Poems – Julia Ponder

Three poems – “Green,” “Choice,” and “Transplanted Wildflower” – by Hudson Valley writer, poet, and English teacher Julia Ponder.

Matthew Sisson

Three Poems – Matthew Sisson

Three poems – “Fountain Pen,” “The Barbershops in My Neighborhood,” and “Along Cartesian Lines: A Three Axis Coordinate System Approach to Poetry” – by poet Matthew Sisson.

Karen Fabiane

Three Poems – Karen Fabiane

Three poems – “Somewhat WildFlowers,” “All that is dear to me & everyone,” and “Referenced” – by the great local poet Karen Fabiane.

Anna Boughtwood

Three Poems – Anna Boughtwood

Three poems – “Wandering Here,” “Excuses, Excuses,” and “Eyed” – by local poet and writer Anna Boughtwood.

Liz Grisaru

Two Poems – Liz Grisaru

Two poems – “Memorial Day” and Untitled” – by upstate New York poet and writer Liz Grisaru.

Photo of poet Tohm Bakelas

Three Poems – Tohm Bakelas

Three poems – “day two, no power,” “becoming an adult,” and “today is still spring” – by poet and publisher Tohm Bakelas.