January 2nd, 2018 by admin
Poetic Matrix Press'
20th Anniversary Authors' Anthology
246 pages, Price $20.00, available from Small Press Distribution (SPD) www.spdbooks.org
With material from our 60 books and 45 authors (including new pieces from many) this is a true reflection of So Many Voices that we have had the privilege...
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Posted in: Poets Comment into the World,
August 27th, 2015 by admin
Hurricane Katrina 10th Anniversary
AS ONE MAN SAT IN AN EVACUATION
CENTER IN BATON ROUGE
he could not stop watching
the images of hurt and
crying children on TV.
Known as Grandpa Grady
the elderly man in his
River Ridge neighborhood
was sickened by the images,
was saying “ya’ll get those...
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Posted in: Uncategorized, Forever Journal,
August 27th, 2015 by admin
If you have attended to the news lately you know this is the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina that so devastated New Orleans and the gulf region. In 2010 our press had the opportunity to recognize Katrina's 5th anniversary by publishing Lyn Lifshin's book of thoughtful personal poems, Katrina,...
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April 5th, 2015 by admin
Excepts from MALALA by Lyn Lifshin published by Poetic Matrix Press
Pakistani Malala Yousafzai was awarded the Noble Peace Prize for 2014 along with Indian child advocate Kailash Satyarthi.
LIKE CHILDREN TRAILING GLORY
Malala, still playing with dolls,
believed she could change the
world, cure cancer,...
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Posted in: Uncategorized, Forever Journal,
March 4th, 2014 by admin
Malala
Lyn Lifshin
New from Poetic Matrix Press
Available on our website
ON THAT DAY
the teenagers
chattered with their
teachers as the school
bus rattled along the
country road. They
just finished a term
paper and broke out
singing a Pashton
song. That music must
have been the last
thing...
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August 14th, 2013 by admin
In Malala's Spring Dream
the pond is a
dark blossom
unfolding. If she
were to move to
the window in the
dream, there
would be white
lilies thru blinds,
suspended
instead of a
moon.
Fog lips on roots
and willows
filtering into
dreams of swans.
The light polishing
water, connecting
what...
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