The seasonal treat of The Orchards Poetry Journal is here! It is always such a pleasure to savor the thoughtful, inventive, lyrical work of the poets included. In this issue, I am especially happy to be published alongside two poems by my friend, Sally Nacker.

Below are the very glasses that inspired the poem. They were made in France, as is the newly available version of the legendary libation they were designed to hold (scroll down to see the inventive packaging.)

Hoping you will enjoy the intoxicating variety of the holiday weeks ahead, as well as the distilled language in the poems in this issue of one of my favorite journals!

LESLIE