Jean L. Kreiling’s poetry has appeared in several journals, including Ekphrasis, The Evansville Review, The Edge City Review, The Formalist, The Lyric, Phoebe, and SLANT. Her work was awarded prizes in the 17th International Poetry Competition (sponsored by the World Order of Narrative and Formalist Poets, 2003), and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2000.
Cross this Bridge at a Walk, is now available from Wind Publications in Kentucky.
Its sixteen narrative poems recount incidents in America’s history from the Revolution to the present, with cameo appearances by Mother Ann Lee, Emily Dickinson, Scott Joplin, and Bix Beiderbecke.
To read sample poems from the book, go to “Coxey’s Army,” “Spirea,” or “Jesus Walking on the Water.”
We offer to anyone who contributes $20 or more to The New Formalist a free hard copy of Alfred Dorn’s latest book, Visits and Vistas, signed by the author. This book is a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered copies, and only 20 of them remain available. They will be given to contributors on a first-come, first-served basis. Copies of Alfred Dorn’s earlier books are offered by on-line booksellers for prices as high as $175, and signed copies of his books are very scarce. Don’t delay!
