Poem of the Week – Page 6 – Third Wednesday Magazine

“Fairgrounds” / Ted Kooser

Published on February 17, 2020March 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Our Poem of the Week was first published in fall 2018 issue of Third Wednesday. Here is Ted Kooser’s poem, Fairgounds.

Shirt Dad / Dallas Itzen

Published on February 6, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Here’s our poem of a week, a single sentence poem from 3rd Wednesday’s winter issue by Dallas Itzen of Brooklyn, New York.

Aunt Eudora’s Harlequin Romance

Published on January 25, 2020March 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff

For our 3rd Wednesday poem of the week we go back to 2015 and this jewel by our own associate editor, Marilyn Taylor. It has since had reprints in Poetry Magazine and at American Life in Poetry.

Driving My Daughter to School – Sarah Russell

Published on January 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff2 Comments

Sarah Russell’s poem was an entry and $100 winner in 3rd Wednesday’s recent One Sentence Poetry Contest. When we wrote to notify her, we told her that her’s was one of the worst run-on sentences we’ve ever seen, but that it served this prose poem perfectly.

One Minute to Midnight / David Chorlton

Published on December 23, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Here is 3rd Wednesday’s poem of the week from the Winter Issue. In his cover letter David wrote: “I’m happy to see print magazines continue in the digital age, as I prefer to hold my reading matter in my hands than to look at a screen! I write because doing so hasn’t lost its meaning to me, and because I feel I’m in good company among (most) others who write.“

That Same Old Thing / Dave Somerset

Published on December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Third Wednesday’s Poem of the Week is from the Winter 2020 issue which just went into the mail to subscribers and contributors. It’s available in print at Amazon and you can read it for free online by clicking Free Issues at our website.

Almost Eleven Years / Larry Levy

Published on December 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Larry Levy’s poem first appeared in 3rd Wednesday and later in The Orchard Poetry Review. It’s been nominated by Orchard for a Pushcart Prize.

The Encore / Ivan Young

Published on November 27, 2019 by Editorial Staff

3rd Wednesday’s Poem of the Week is taken from our Autumn 2019 issue. You can download the complete issue and many others for free HERE.

Homeplace / Susan McLean

Published on November 18, 2019 by Editorial Staff

3rd Wednesday’s poem of the week is from the fall 2019 issue of the magazine. You can download and read the entire issue for free here, and you can order a print copy from Amazon for a very low price.

Contained There

Published on November 10, 2019December 17, 2019 by Editorial Staff

3rd Wednesday’s poem of the week is a list poem by Texas poet, Alicia Salzmann. The digital edition of the fall issue is available to read online for free, as all future issues will be. The print edition is available for purchase at Amazon.com.