Hi and welcome to Lightwood, Issue # 14, Summer 2023 (or for many readers, Winter 2023).
One of the great ways to help heal the world’s chaos is by tapping into our creativity, sharing it and nurturing it in others. Lightwood’s mission is to continue this, and we hope you find it an oasis and a sense of community. Enjoy reading our latest issue, spread the word to others so that they can experience Lightwood.
And think about contributing, either by submitting your writing and/or artwork (or encouraging others to submit) or by donating any small amount to help us sustain the magazine.
Stay well and let’s continue to discover the road that brings wellness to the world.
Laurence Carr, Publisher
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Welcome to Lightwood, Issue #14, Summer 2023.
Hi and welcome to Lightwood, Issue # 14, Summer 2023 (or for many
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Happy Birthday, Paul McCartney// The Rock n Roll Curmudgeon Rides Again/an essay/review by Mike Jurkovic
Paul McCartney @ 81 Honestly, I’ve been obsessing over the following hypothesis forever,
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Porous and Prompt/ two poems by Sally Van Doren
Porous For the moment, this wet moment in the waning minutes of July,
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Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Part 2, a totally subjective retrospective by Mike Jurkovic
The Rock n Roll Curmudgeon Rides Again Author’s Disclaimer: I want to thank
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Donegal Silkie/ Poem by Dennis Doherty
I’d said to the waiter, “Well, we’re in Donegal. Might as well try
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Good Humor/ poem by Jo Pitkin
In summer, just as twilight snuggled in each night, we waited in blueing
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New Poems/ poems by Steven P. Klepeis/ book review by Laurence Carr
Mixing world mythology, scientific observation, meditative thought, and personal outlooks in one book
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Standoff With a Blue Heron/ poem by Betty MacDonald
Startled, he unfurled his sail-like wings and rose from where he stalked the
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I Hated Uniforms/ poem by Lucia Cherciu
I was taller than all the other girls in school and that uniform
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Immigrant Prodigal Daughter/ poems by Lucia Cherciu/ book review by Laurence Carr
As editor and publisher of Lightwood magazine, I’ve appreciated the poetry of Lucia
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What I Do In the Dark/ poems by Noah David Roberts/ book review by Robyn Hager
In Noah David Roberts’ fifth collection of poetry, they shock their audience with
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Slow to a Trickle/ micro-fiction by Jess Nadelman
She stood under the Residence Inn metal awning, waiting for the third NYC
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Anticipating Reading Jane Kenyon’s Last Book of Poems/ poem by Matthew J. Spireng
I consider the Japanese cherry tree in my yard, that it may not
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By Chance/ poems by Emily H. Axelrod/ book review by Alec Solomita
By Chance is published by Kelsay Books, 2023, (61 pages, ISBN:978-1-63980-282-1) “By Chance”
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Skin/ poem by Maggie Hall
Skin There are seven colors in the rainbow There are six colors of
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In January, the Geese by B.J. Buckley, winner of the Comstock Review’s 35th Anniversary Chapbook Contest/ a book review by Mary Beth Hines
Grounded in rural Montana and Wyoming, B.J. Buckley’s collection In January, the Geese (Comstock Review,
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Lightwood congratulates poet Ken Holland
Congratulates to Lightwood poet and reviewer Ken Holland, for receiving the First Place
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Larry, Another great Lightwood number. Congrats!! David
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Enjoying this very much, Larry. Thanks!
Dennis
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