Poetry – Page 41 – Third Wednesday Magazine

Two Poems by Nancy Huggett

Published on April 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff

Two Poems by Jim Tilley

Published on April 6, 2023 by Editorial Staff

First Meeting: Parkinson’s Support Group / William Palmer

Published on April 5, 2023 by Editorial Staff

A Poltergeist Haunts a Person Rather Than a Place / Stephanie Frazee

Published on April 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff1 Comment

The Celebration of Nonsense / Terry Allen

Published on April 2, 2023 by Editorial Staff

Terry Allen’s poem is one of three prize winning poems in 3^rd Wednesday’s annual poetry contest.

“A Celebration of Nonsense” grabbed my attention with its absurdity and humor. However, through the humor, the author made an interesting point about work and creativity in our culture.

David James, Contest Judge

Terry Allen is an emeritus professor of Theater Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, where he taught acting, directing and play-writing. He is the author of the chapbook Monsters in the Rain and two full-length poetry collections: Art Work and Waiting on the Last Train, with a new book of poems appearing in 2023: Rubber Time. His poems have appeared in many journals, including I-70 Review, Third Wednesday, and Popshot Quarterly. In addition, he work has been nominated for an Eric Hoffer Book Award, a Best of the Net Award and a Pushcart Prize.

The Punch Line / Ellen Romano

Published on March 31, 2023 by Editorial Staff1 Comment

A Conversation with Henri Rousseau about his “Vue de Bois de Boulogne” / Joanne Durham

Published on March 30, 2023 by Editorial Staff

The Spring Issue of 3rd Wednesday

Published on March 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff

SmallCoverSpring2023 The spring issue is our annual contest issue. This year we were pleased to have David James to judge our contest. David currently serves as the president of The Poetry Society of Michigan. He recently retired from teaching at Oakland Community College where his popular courses included Composition I and II, Creative Writing, Advanced Creative Writing, Introduction to Playwriting and Screenwriting, Advanced Screenwriting, and Introduction to Literature: Poetry and Drama. In 2006, David was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Award for teaching excellence.

David’s books include Alive in Your Skin While You Still Own It, 2022, Wiping Stars from Your Sleeves, 2021, A Gem of Truth, 2019,

Nail Yourself into Bliss, 2019, Going Down, Friend, 2017 (chapbook) and My Torn Dance Card, 2015.

David was charged with picking 3 winning poems and a handful of honorable mentions from nearly 200 entries of up to 3 poems each, a monumental task, and he made excellent choices for us.

In addition to our editors’ picks from regular submissions, many of the poems in this issue came originally from contest entries. We offer everyone who enters the contest a second chance opportunity for publication as a regular submission. David James had to eliminate a lot of poems to get to his final choices and among those poems that didn’t make the final cut we found many gems.