A photo of poet and translator Pierre Joris

Remembering Pierre Joris (1946-2025)

The Hudson Valley Writers Guild joins the literary community in mourning the loss of Pierre Joris, a poet, translator, and essayist whose influence reached far beyond the page. While his

George Moore

Four Poems – George Moore

Four poems – Child Down a Well,” “Across the World,” “From Away,” and “I Think it is Impossible to Sleep” – by George Moore

Barbara Ficarra

Three Poems – Barbara Ficarra

Three poems – “Self-Comparison,” “Reflection,” and “Roots” – from writer, international speaker, academic author, and poet Barbara Ficarra.

Alexondra O’Connell

Three Poems – Alexondra O’Connell

Never Too Late I don’t know the difference between poetry and a diary entry. Isn’t life just poetry in its truest form? Its twists and turns, its trials and tribulations,

Tim Stobierski

Three Poems – Tim Stobierski

Three poems – “Hands,” “I’m okay, it’s just that,” and “Before my father was ash” – by New Haven, CT, poet Tim Stobierski.

Mike Jurkovic at the Calling All Poets open mic on April 5, 2019

Five Poems – Mike Jurkovic

Five poems – “The Whereabouts of Heaven,” “My Love Don’t Dream, She Vignettes,” “dense thickets,” “Mediums Mystics and Madmen,” and ‘salt water taffy” – by Mike Jurkovic.

typewriter on table with books

Three Poems – Richard Rose

Three poems – “Eyes of Stone,” “The Midnight Toilet Clog,” and “The Two Minute Novella” – by writer and poet Richard Rose.