It is almost sweet corn season, here in southern Minnesota, and I am so pleased that now I can share with you a poem I wrote last summer, based on a true, split-second encounter with sweet corn and a hummingbird.
This isn’t news but it bears repeating: I am continually impressed by how Third Wednesday supports writers, artists, students, and readers. Not only is this journal filled with imaginative work, these editors–working literary and graphic artists themselves–are always seeking new was to help contributors connect with audiences and with each other. In the past few years, they have started a Poem of the Week feature on their blog (subscriptions are free); they have made issues available for free download in PDF format (the print format is available for a modest $8 on Amazon); and, most recently, they have begun hosting Zoom Launch Readings for contributors as each new issue is published, allowing us to put names and voices to work on the page and to connect at a deeper level that is often possible with international journals.
The new issue can be read online HERE. It can be ordered in printed format HERE. And, of course, subscriptions for four issues a year are welcome at the Third Wednesday website. If you are a poet, graphic artist, or fiction writer, I urge you to take a look at their submission guidelines–the deadline for the upcoming issue is August 15, 2021. Fiction writers, please note that this is also the deadline for the 2021 George Dila Memorial Flash Fiction contest!
Happy Reading! LESLIE
Liz, You certainly know how to make me laugh! Thank you for the comment!
Leslie. You ARE the sweetest scented flower-poet because you’re the only one who could possible make me feel the hummingbird’s movement via type. Thanks for the ride!
Thanks, Beth!
Congratulations Leslie! What a lovely and tender poem.