Stephen Page featured in Hedgerow # 136

crepuscular light

on the bare elm branches

tiny buds

by Stephen Page

Find a copy of the journal here: https://www.amazon.com/hedgerow-136-journal-small-poems/dp/B09MYVWP6F

or here: https://hedgerowhaiku.com/2021/12/16/136/

“Wine” by Stephen Page

Happy Sunday, everyone!
Issue 3 is ready and available to download at our website: https://www.lastleavesmag.com/last-leaves-issues! (Stephen Page’s poem is on page 50). We can’t begin to express how wonderful this issue was to put together. We had the largest number of submissions yet, and we hope to maintain that trend as we continue towards Issue 4.
To that effect, we wanted to let you all know personally that we’ll be shifting the length of our submission window from three months to two months. It will give us a month extra to read through submissions and devote the care and time to laying out the magazine.
If you’re interested in submitting again, we open for Issue 4 submissions on December 1st. Keep an eye on our website and Instagram (@lastleavesmag) for information on the theme!
Our sincerest thanks for your continued support and patience. It means the world to use every time we receive a submission, and the kindness from every submitter is what truly drives this volunteer project forward.
Thank you again, and we hope you have a safe, happy Halloween if you’re out there celebrating.
Sincerely,

Last Leaves Editors
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The editors are: Cailey Johanna Thiessen, Kiera S. Baron, and Maina Chen.
https://www.lastleavesmag.com/ | Instagram: @lastleavesmag

Stephen Page’s poem is on page 50.

Stephen Page is part Native American. He was born in Detroit. He is the author of A Ranch Bordering the Salty River, The Timbre of Sand, Still Dandelions, and The Salty River Bleeds. He holds degrees from Palomar College, Columbia University, and Bennington College. He likes dog-earing pages in books.

Here are the editors’ blogs:

https://johannacailey.wixsite.com/freelance, https://ksbaron14.wixsite.com/ks-baron, and https://www.mainachen.com/

Bridges, Woodlands, and Open Road

Stephen Page’s Lit Rep Has Entered Cincinnati, drove around the suburbs, eaten-on-the-road food, stayed in a roadside hotel, seen a horrible car accident, and left, enjoying the freedom of the road and the beauteous countryside. She has placed “The Salty River Bleeds” and “A Ranch Bordering the Salty River” in the following locations:

Sharonville Public Library

Deer Park Public Library

Madeira Branch Public Library

Old Milford Library

Goshen Branch Public Library

Owensville Branch Public Library

Clermont County Public Library

Doris E. Wood Branch Library

Joseph-Beth Booksellers

Detroit Rocks!

Stephen Page’s Literary Representative recently passed through the City of Rock, Motown, birthplace of the U.S. car industry. She managed to find a home for “The Salty River Bleeds” in the following places:

Pages

Your Violet Hair Ribbon

“Your Violet Hair Ribbon” by Stephen Page

Last night you slept with your head on my chest,

My nose in your hair.

While I dozed the violet ribbon upon my wrist

Broke and fell off. This morning I searched for it

But could not find it, anywhere. I tied a new one

To my ankle. Hid another in my journal cover.

Did you have the same dream I did last night,

You with your head on your husband’s chest,

My wife with hers on mine?

madswirl editor’s note: A ribbon of deception; identities mistaken, lovers mismatched. So hard to awaken… – mh clay

To read MORE mad poetry, visit http://www.MadSwirl.com!

http://madswirl.com/poetry/2019/08/your-violet-hair-ribbon/

As published on MadSwirl

And included in the book, “The Salty River Bleeds,” by Stephen Page https://www.finishinglinepress.com/product/the-salty-river-bleeds-by-stephen-page/ and published by Finishing Line Press.

Poetry Mini Interviews by Thomas Whyte with Stephen Page (Part 1)

http://poetryminiinterviews.blogspot.com/2019/08/stephen-page-part-one.html?m=1

Poem by Stephen Page in new Voice and Verse

issues 45-46 combined: http://swpoetry.weebly.com/english-section.html

Stephen Page has won the First Place Award in Poetry for the 2019 Bravura Literary Journal.

Dear Stephen,

Congratulations! We are delighted to inform you that your piece “In the Room of the Dead” has won the first place award in Poetry for the 2019 Bravura Literary Journal.

As a recipient of this award, please understand that this is an incredible accomplishment. From the competitive pool of over 500 submissions, not only was your piece selected for publication, but it also earned the esteemed honor of taking first place in its category.

Congratulations on Your Momentous Achievement,

2019 Editors of Bravura

the literary journal of Palomar College

Noctua Review XII (with a poem by Stephen Page)

Noctua Review issue XIII

Below is the link for the digital issue of Noctua Review. Check it out!!

https://issuu.com/noctuareview/docs/noctua_review_vol._xii_issuu

With a poem on page 37 by Stephen Page, entitled “Parrot Plague,” which by the way, will be included in a book by Stephen Page to be released later this year.

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