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D.R. James

Four Poems – D. R. James

Fours poems – “The Day I Got My Timing Down,” “Another Time, This Same Moon,” “Early Morning Love Song,” and “Whose Life Is It, Anyway?” – by poet and retired educator D. R. James.

Adam Sarlan

Three Poems – Adam Sarlan

Three poems – “Walt Whitman,” “Bethesda Fountain,” and “Good Again” – by Massachusetts poet Adam Sarlan.

Connie Johnson

Three Poems – Connie Johnson

Three poems – “& It’s Jazz Artistry,” “Unspoken,” and “Into the Unknown” – by California-based poet and writer Connie Johnson.

Barbara Ficarra

Three Poems – Barbara Ficarra

Three poems – “Wonder,” “Happiness & Grace,” and “You are Enough” – by author, poet, and health care leader Barbara Ficarra.

Catherine Ventry

Four Poems – Catherine Ventry

Four poems – “Brake Failure in Terza Rima,” “Private Mythologies,” “Spartan Boy,” and “Thought Experiment” – by Hudson Valley poet Catherine Ventry.

Last Stop USA

“Last Stop, USA” by Joseph Dunnigan

Joseph Dunnigan visits Piermont, discovering local history at the library and learning about the village’s WWII connections, a forgotten pier, and vibrant community.

Photo of a suburban house with a flag in the front yard

“Neighbors” by Dari Reynolds

“Neighbors,” a personal essay about a black wife and her white husband who leave their apartment in the city and purchase their first home in a nearby suburb, by Dari Reynolds.