HWA POETRY SHOWCASE VOL. 5, TOC ANNOUNCED

Hi Everyone:

This year marks the fifth installment of the HWA Poetry Showcase, and I could not be more thrilled to be editing this volume. Over the years, it's been wonderful watching poetry gain momentum, and it's a breath of fresh [graveyard] air to see both new and seasoned writers submitting to the showcase. It has been a true honor to read all of the work submitted, and the judges (Mercedes M. Yardley and Michael A. Arnzen) and I had a blast going through everyone's poetry and discussing the work.

As such, it is my pleasure to share with you this year's lineup.

Ready?

Table of Contents

1. Mother of Monsters by Trisha J. Wooldridge
2. Attack of the Panic by Timothy P Flynn
3. A Log Book Discovered on an Alien World by Terrie Leigh Relf
4. Her Name by Susan Snyder
5. Creature, Monster by Steve Dillon
6. My Death by Simone Volponi
7. Amalgamation by Sara Tantlinger
8. Alice Escapes the Machinery of the Cosmos By Swallowing the Tongue of Her Unspoken Dream by Saba Syed Razvi
9. Still Life by Robert Perez
10. It’s Coming by Rob E. Boley
11. These Dreams by Randy D. Rubin
12. So She Burns It All Down by R. J. Joseph
13. Beginding by Querus Abuttu (Dr. Q)
14. Psalm by Peter Adam Salomon
15. Call Me Mary by Naching T. Kassa
16. Screaming Skulls by Michael H. Hanson
17. The Ghost of Whitechapel by Marge Simon
18. Angels of Death by Lori R. Lopez
19. If I Only by Lisa Lepovetsky
20. Revenants of the Antipodes by Kyla Lee Ward
21. He Said by Kerri-Leigh Grady
22. The Tired Old Life by Kenneth W. Cain
23. My Garden by Kathryn Ptacek
24. A Face in the Rain by John Palisano
25. Safety Labels on Hospice Beds by Joanna Nelius
26. Saint Mark’s Eve by Janice Leach
27. Mulch by James Frederick Leach
28. On the Verge of Sleep, At the Edge of a Shadow by James Ebersole
29. The Witch Hunt by Jacopo Della Quercia
30. The Demon at the Foot of Her Bed by G.O. Clark
31. Some Velvet Mourning by Frazer Lee
32. Twenty Hours by Elizabeth Massie
33. The Church Service by Edward Ahern
34. Charmed by E. F. Schraeder
35. Dolls by Donna Lynch
36. Broad Daylight by Denise Dumars
37. Sins of the Father by David E. Cowen
38. I Am by Cynthia Pelayo
39. Savor by Colleen Anderson
40. Gathered Words by Cindy O’Quinn
41. The Joy of Sewing by Christina Sng
42. We Built This City (on Tired Bones) by Chad Stroup
43. Return to the Prehistoric Garden by Chad Hensley
44. Blood Work by Carina Bissett
45. The Temptation of the Moon to Shadow by C.R. Langille
46. Thirst by Annie Neugebauer
47. The Dead in Spring By Ann K. Schwader
48. Moloch Dreams by Angela Yuriko Smith
49. Libri Haruspicy by Amanda Hard
50. In This House by Allan Rozinski

A heartfelt congratulations to everyone above!

I'll post more information about pre-orders, etc. once I have them, but in the meantime, I encourage everyone to continue writing and to continue submitting your work out there! Furthermore, applications are still being accepted for the Dark Poetry Scholarship via the HWA, and mentoring is available via Crystal Lake Publishing and the HWA for those interested in working with someone one-on-one.

More soon!

With spilled ink and burnt parchment, 

Stephanie M. Wytovich