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  There’s a feral dreaminess to Larissa Nash’s poetry. And myth is nothing if not feral and dreamy, which is why I’m so very pleased to feature Ms. Nash in this week’s Fickle Muses. She takes us from the ocean rocks and the weariness of a dangerous creature in “The Last of the Lily...
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  We here at Fickle Muses are not as fickle as one might think. The poem need not be a persona of an actual god or a modern reinterpretation of a particular myth to satisfy our craving. I do love a poem where literary figures intertwine with biblical figures. And even mere statues of said...
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May 5, 2013 Oh, poetry editors. We have too many fears. There are days when even we forget all that connects us. The essential us. Humanity in all its fierce and fragile ways. How we can reach back in our collective consciousness and touch our shared history with firm fingers. It is not an...
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  Ah, the end of April. So little of spring left and I’m recovering from a vicious allergy attack from the crazy winds of New Mexico. But this week’s edition of Fickle Muses more than makes up for nature’s little foibles. Sometimes I crave a poem deliciously sinuous in language. Angie Harrison’s set, “Leto,” “Bloodsister” and...
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We are so honored to feature Juan J. Morales this week! Juan has been a great friend and past Fickle Muses contributor since the beginning. He’s also a poet after my own heart in that he does not waste words or space on the page, giving us stark, yet vivid, imagery. His glimpse into the...
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  Happy Sunday, all! Welcome to a new issue of Fickle Muses. This week’s feature poet is Iris Gribble-Neal and I’m delighted to showcase her three poems, all modern interpretations of Greek myth. She does a wonderful job taking on Agamemnon, Nestor and Clytemestra. Her imagery is rich and imaginative. I also admire her layered...
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Another week, another great new poem. This one, by Lisa Litrenta, is a powerful take on the “evil stepmother” element of fairy tales. In a way, the stepmother serves as a catalyst for men who lose wives but have daughters. How that woman must be replaced almost immediately or, even worse, the daughter takes...
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Thank you all for your patience as we work through some editorial and staff changes. We’re pleased to announce that we will begin publishing again on March 31. We have suspended fiction submissions for the foreseeable future to deal with a backlog but are still accepting poetry and art. We look forward to hearing...
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Thanks to the guest editors who’ve kept things running behind the scenes while I’ve been in project overload, Fickle Muses is back tomorrow! Particularly, thank you to Art Editor Dianne Schlies and Guest Editors Jason McCall, Terence Kuch, Sucheta Dasgupta, Katie Manning, Robin Kish, and others TBA. And thank you to our readers and...
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…while I work out updates to the design and content of the website.
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