The Spring 2026 Issue arrives with an intersection of tradition and transformation. This issue moves beyond the surface-level imagery of the season to explore ‘renewal’ in all its complex forms: the shedding of old skins, the persistence of survival, and the resilience of the human spirit. These poems celebrate a diversity of thought, proving that while the ground may be familiar, what grows from it is always new. 78 pages of inspiring poems for the season. This Issue’s cover art is by Assistant Editor Elya Braden.
Our fine poets for this Issue include:
Lisa Ashley, Laurel Benjamin, Laura Buxbaum, Michael J Carter, Ann Cefola, Whitney Cooper, Genevieve Creedon, Marc Alan Di Martino, Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi, Veronica Fletcher, Laura Foley, Alfred Fournier, S.G. Fowler, Christopher Garland, Melissa Gish, Ewen Glass Therese Gleason, Gloria Heffernan, Lam Ho, Karen Paul Holmes, Jack Mackey, Christopher McCormick, Jennifer Mills Kerr, Susan Kress, Bridget Kriner, Lavinia Kumar, Sydney Lea, Marigold Lord, Christel Maass, Andy Macera, S.B. Merrow. Paula Reed Nancarrow, Lillian Nećakov, Connie Post, Paul Potts, John Pring, Anita S Pulier, John Repp, Sara Quinn Rivara, Mary Kay Rummel, C.C. Russell, Will Sedgwick, Annie Stenzel, Trae Stewart, Alison Stone, Nancy Takacs, Judith Taylor, Veronica Tucker, Pradeep R. Varadwaj, Melody Wilson, Alina Zollfrank
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