Category: Poetry
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“Justice and Mercy” and other poems by R. Diaz
Ryan Diaz is a writer and theologian from Queens, NY. He holds a BA in History from St. John’s University and is completing a MA in Biblical Studies. Ryan’s work has been featured in Tempered Rune Press and The Washington Institute. He lives in Long Island with his wife Janiece.
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“Making Beef Bourguignon” and Poems by S. Barichko
“Steve Barichko” is a pattern the universe is maintaining that will one day be flipped off like a lightswitch, recycled like a crashing wave back into the ocean, only to crash again as another wave in another time and place. His work has most recently appeared in Daily Drunk Magazine.
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New Poetry by John Grey
John Grey is an Australian poet, US resident. Recently published in Soundings East, Dalhousie Review and Connecticut River Review with work upcoming in West Trade Review, Willard and Maple and the MacGuffin. The work of John Grey has been previously featured in In Parentheses YOU SERVED It’s age that gets you in the end, not…
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Call for Submissions: In Parentheses (Volume 6, Issue 2)
The reading period for the next issue of In Parentheses is currently open! We are accepting submissions for our next issue which will be released on October 15th, 2020. The reading period for all submissions will extend until October 5, 2020. Our Volume 5 Collection has been our best year since the start of our…
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“All Good Things” and “Atlantic Beach” (by A. James)
Albi James (pseudonym) was born in Nova Scotia, grew up in Windsor, Ontario, and now lives in Calgary, Alberta. He has been a labourer, musician, and teacher – not necessarily in that order. His poems have appeared in various journals, anthologies, and in a collection. He is also the author of His Own Misfortune, a…
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The Fruit Trees and Other Poems (by M. C. B. Dixon)
M. Christine Benner Dixon lives, writes, and grows things in Pittsburgh, PA. Working in both prose and poetry, her writing has appeared in Vastarien: A Literary Journal, HeartWood Literary Magazine, pacificREVIEW: A West Coast Arts Review Annual, Paperbark Literary Magazine, Tiny Seed Literary Journal, American Literary Realism, and DreamSeeker Magazine.
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Prose Poetry by M. Douaihy
Margot Douaihy, PhD, is a queer writer and editor. She is the author of ‘Scranton Lace’ and ‘Girls Like You,’ both published by Clemson University Press. Her true-crime poetry project, ‘Bandit Queen: The Runaway Story of Belle Starr,’ will be published in 2021. Douaihy’s work has been featured in PBS NewsHour, Madison Review, and Colorado…
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Indigo (by C. Stewart)
Crystal Stewart lives in the North of England. She is a playwright, workshop facilitator and creative producer. The pandemic has led her back to her first loves, poetry and prose writing. She is drawn to magical realism and takes inspiration from writers such as Jeanette Winterson and Angela Carter.
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Poetry and Rain in the Time of COVID (by P. Hostovsky)
Paul Hostovsky is the author of ten books of poetry and five poetry chapbooks. He has won Pushcart Prize, two Best of the Net awards, the FutureCycle Poetry Book Prize, and has been featured on Poetry Daily, Verse Daily, and The Writer’s Almanac. Website: paulhostovsky.com
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Everything Must Go (by J. Gerhardt)
Julia Gerhardt is a writer living in Chicago. She was nominated for the Best Microfiction Anthology 2020 and Best Small Fictions Anthology 2020. She has previously been published in Queen Mob’s Teahouse, Rogue Agent, and others. Her work is forthcoming in the Comstock Review and Cacti Fur.
