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Echo – Jennifer A. McGowan

Published on July 27, 2019August 3, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Our poem of the week comes from the Summer issue of 3rd Wednesday. It was part of series of mythology inspired sonnets by our featured poet, Jennifer A. McGowan.

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Tallahatchie River Speaks of Lonliness

Published on July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 by Editorial Staff

In just six lines in a single sentence, Krystal Nikol of Detroit has produced a poem of immense power. It was one of three winning poems in our One Sentence Poetry Contest, a contest we’ll repeat for the winter issue, opening for entries in mid-August.

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Objects in the Mirror

Published on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Our “Poem of the Week” is a preview of the summer issue of 3rd Wednesday, now at the printer. It’s one of three winning poems from the 3rd edition of our popular “One Sentence Poetry Contest”. It’s the second win for Michigan poet, Jane Wheeler, who can pack a lot of story into a single sentence.

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Estuary

Published on June 10, 2019 by Editorial Staff1 Comment

Our poem of the week was worthy of an honorable mention in 3rd Wednesday’s annual poetry contest. It’s from Vol. XII, No. 2.

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His Words Are Lost In Noise

Published on May 24, 2019May 24, 2019 by Editorial Staff

This elegantly written little poem is like a photograph. Close your eyes and you can see, not only the details the poet chose, but the scene beyond, especially if you’ve been in a fishing village anywhere in The Caribbean.

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Ed Note: Garifuna is an Arawakan language spoken by about 200,000 people, mainly in coastal areas of Honduras, Belize, Guatamala and Nicaragua. It originated on the island of St. Vincent in the Antilies.

Poems from InsideOut

Published on May 18, 2019 by Editorial Staff

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Ohio Blue Tip

Published on May 14, 2019May 14, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Our “Poem of the Week” comes from the winter issue of Third Wednesday. It’s a single sentence from former Poet Laureate, Ted Kooser.

Forgetting the Color of Hansel’s Hair

Published on May 7, 2019 by Editorial Staff

Our “Poem of the Week” is one of three winning poems from this year’s Annual Poetry Contest. Contest judge Robert Fanning said, “…what made these winning poems shine was a line or an image that astonished me, diction that flickered with deeper meaning, and an ear tuned to the extraordinary music of language.”

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