This first review is just about as good as it
gets! Please email me your comments
to add to our Reader Comments page online. Just to let
you know, this issue has made its way from the USA to UK
to S. Africa & Mexico - back to the USA to Brown
University Rockefeller Library - University of Wisconsin
Madison Library - John A. Logan Library - will go to NY
Public Library with Skyline and to Poets House in NYC -
it's in Amitabh's prestigious locations and other eye
catching locations. Hey it even went to Al Gore in
Tennessee! and to some New York politicians. We're
making the rounds
5/27/09
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Victoria,
I felt compelled to write to you again after reading
most of the
volume of "A Hudson View" (Summer 2009) which I received
yesterday.
As a high school English teacher, I read countless
amateur
publications of prose and poetry alike. However, I must
tell you that
your publication was like a breath of fresh air. How
refreshing it is
to read a publication devoted solely to the celebration
of poets for
no other reason than to showcase talent which would
otherwise go
unnoticed!
Each piece in this volume is unique, each voice speaks
its own message
with raw emotion....yet they all unite so harmoniously
to speak about
the trials and tribulations of the human condition.
Foggy has always spoken so highly of you, and now I can
see
why.....Bravo, Victoria, to you and your entire staff,
on a job well
done!!
Best regards,
Jill Lapin Zell
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Dear Victoria:
I'm delighted to once again be published in A
Hudson View Poetry Digest. What stands out for
me in this issue is the diversity, in subject
matter, style and poetic voice.
I realized my own two poems came from different
times and places within me: "When the Warrior
Returns" was originally written in 1976.
"Coriander, Paprika, Nutmeg" was written in April
2009. To someone coming upon them across the page,
it might seem like two poets with the same name.
Three poems I especially admire in this issue are:
Michael Cleary - "Warm"; Phillip Rosenberg - "Where
I Am Going"; and Nazma Khan - "My Calcutta".
Then there's the pure voice of Shameela Abraham.
Under the auspices of the Santa Rosa, CA chapter of
the American Association of University Women (AAUW),
I've been helping a young Peace Corps volunteer in
Steenbok, South Africa teach literature and
especially poetry. I'm forwarding Shameela
Abraham's "Outdoor Siesta," which I think Jessica's
7th grade girls will especially enjoy.
So you see, Victoria, the international nature of
A Hudson Review continues to expand.
All the best, Arlene L. Mandell
5/29/2009
Exciting Summer 2009
Volume 4 Issue 2: Elite 88 page collection of International
poetry composed by renowned and promising upcoming poets.
Readers are consumed by reflections of eloquent verse,
created by thirty-three skillful & passionate writers
including the works of, Jacob Erin-Cilberto, Michael Cleary,
Rick Spuler, Victoria Valentine, Dennis Patrick Slattery,
Stephanie Pope, Dr. Andrew Lucy, and more. Hudson View
nominates for Pushcart Prize each November. Ideal gift or
for plane, boat, train and car rides, or for professional
waiting rooms while readers pass the time as they journey
through hours of exceptional entertainment. A marvelous book
packaged inside elegant, colorful covers with fantastic
artwork by Maria Zeldis. Poignant interior art included in
grayscale. An exquisite taste of "Pure Poetry” archived at
the New York Public Library, Rockefeller Library @ Brown
University in Rhode Island, University of Wisconsin Madison
Library, John A. Logan Library, Illinois & Poets House in
NYC on special occasions. Also distributed in South Africa
where Hudson is archived in the National English Literary
Museum (N.E.L.M.), Grahamstown. Includes 2 Poetry Book
reviews.
Victoria, Hudson View Summer Poetry Digest, Is
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sensational. I stayed
up last night mesmerized by the amazing work of all the
poets in this issue. Every publication you produce is
exceptional, but I think this one touched me more deeply
than any before. Each poet seemed to reach out and
shine in his or her own special way, yet the blending of
voices was incredible. I also want to compliment you on
the cover design and layout, It was definitely a major
accomplishment. Thank you for all your hardwork and for
being the special person you are. It's no easy
feat, uniting writers internationally and producing a
publication of such excellence. Patty Mager
6/7/09
Summer Poets 2009
Victoria Valentine
Rena Lee
Brian Landis
Matthew Kostik
Joseph Reich
Patty Mager
Arlene L. Mandell
Rod Peckman
Dennis Patrick Slattery
Joanne Samraney
Bishnupada Ray
Rick Spuler
Patricia Ann Doneson
Ruth Holzer
Brian Anthony Hardie
Gary Beck
Phillip Rosenberg
Jonathan Hobratsch
Shameela Abraham
is a clinical data manager at the East London Hospital
Complex. Her passion for the written
word inspires her to write poetry in her
spare time and her work has been
published online as well as in print. Her
poems are included in,
The Other Voices,
a cyber–anthology celebrating the
diversity of poets as well as
Journeys.
Daniel Ames has recently published
poetry in
Magnolia: A Florida Journal
of Literary and Fine Arts
,
The Centrifugal Eye, Nefarious Ballerina, Flutter
Poetry Journal, Opium Poetry
and The Inquisition.
More poems are slated for
2009 publication in
Edison
Literary Review, and Thick with
Conviction.
To
learn more about Dan’s poetry, visit
poetdanielames.com, or email him at
dan@poetdanielames.com.
Jonathan Ballam
:
I am a hunter of images, the unseen and the ordinary. At
the
age of ten I was weaned on W.B. Yeats,
Ted Hughes and R.S. Thomas. I spent my
early childhood in Pretoria and then
stayed in Mooi River, Hilton, and now
finally Durban. Published in South
African Poetry Journal, Fidelities.
Gary Beck
has spent most of
his adult life as a theater director and worked as
an art dealer when he couldn’t earn a
living in the theater. He has also been a
tennis pro, a ditch digger and a salvage
diver. His chapbook ‘Remembrance’
was published by Origami Condom Press
and ‘The Conquest of Somalia’ was
published by Cervena Barva Press. A
collection of his poetry ‘Days of
Destruction’ has been published in 2009
by Skive Press. His original plays
and translations of Moliere,
Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced
Off Broadway and toured colleges and
outdoor performance venues. He
currently lives in New York City, where
he’s busy writing. His poetry and short
stories have appeared in numerous
literary magazines.
Barbara Brooks
,
author of “The Catbird Sang” chapbook studies with Cathy
Smith Bowers and is a member of a poetry
group in Chapel Hill, N.C. She has
had work accepted in Hospital Drive,
Margie Review, and Broken Plate among
others. She is a physical therapist at
UNC Hospitals and lives in Hillsborough,
N.C.
Michael Cleary’
s
Hometown, USA
won the 1992
American Book Series Award
scheme for under-privileged and street
children, presented a paper on peace
in Mauritius, is deputy chair for
PenWise literary forum, and a member of live
poets society. Govender is due to launch
African Blossoms shortly.
Brian Hardie
is a
24-year-old writer from Portland. He’s been writing
poetry
since the age of seven, and has been
published in a number of small press
journals including The Pebble Lake
Review (Austin, TX), Conceit Magazine
(San Fransisco, CA) and Angel Exhaust
(UK). He has also toured the West
Coast and Midwest as a musician. You can
hear is music at www.myspace.com/
farestandthefieldsoffrance He’s
currently in the process of writing a book of
abstract poetry.
Jonathan Hobratsch
was born in Dallas,
Texas. He moved to New York City
after receiving his MFA in Creative
Writing at Texas State University in San
from San Diego Poets Press. His second
collection,
Halfway
Decent Sinners,
was published by WordTech Communications
(2005). He has twice received
an Individual Artist Grant from the
State of Florida (1986 & 1999) and won the
2006 Paumanok Award. His work appears
regularly in anthologies and journals
such as
The Texas
Review, Louisiana Literature, Seattle Review.
Patricia Ann Doneson
’s
book,
Songs of Silence, was published in
1998. She
has performed her poems in Washington
D.C., New Mexico, Arizona,
Washington, and Colorado. She feels that
poetry is only half-alive until it is
spoken, and she shares openly her own
journey through the healing art of
poetry. Patricia Ann presently resides
in Colorado where she continues her
pursuit and craft of the poetic voice.
jacob erin-cilberto
lives and teaches
in Southern Illinois. He has written and
published poetry since 1970 and enjoys
teaching poetry workshops to spread
his love for the genre. He was nominated
for a Pushcart award for 2006-2008.
Yevgen Fedotov
was born in Ukraine
in 1980. Throughout his life he has lived
in many countries in Europe and North
America. Currently he resides in Canada,
where he works assisting international
students adjust to the Canadian fastpaced
academic life. Yevgen’s inspiration
comes from daily interaction between
technology and the human condition.
Vino Govender was born in Bizana
Transkei. He lived and was schooled in
KwaZulu Natal, and is an entrepreneur
and ex radio DJ. He coordinated feeding
Marcos, Texas. Currently, he is writing
a play, researching anything Napoleonic,
and trying to find a coffee shop that
allows loafing. In 2006, he was nominated
by Texas State University for the AWP
(Associated Writing Programs) Award.
He has had the honor to work with such
magnificient poets as Naomi Shihab
Nye, Cyrus Cassells, and Kathleen Peirce
over the course of his studies.
Ruth Holzer’
s
poems have appeared in
Slant,
Connecticut River Review,
California Quarterly, and Red
Wheelbarrow
,
among others. She has two
chapbooks, “The First Hundred Years” and
“The Solitude of Cities” (Finishing
Line Press) and has been nominated
several times for a Pushcart Prize. A
native New Yorker, she now lives in
Virginia and works in the information
management field.
Nazma Khan
was born into a
progressive and politically active Bengali family
of West Bengal, India. She grew up in
Calcutta and then went on to spend a
major part of her life in the ex-Soviet
Union. Currently she lives in the US and
wishes to return to India one day.
Writing is her new found indulgence.
Matt Kostik
attended the
University of Vermont and has many happy memories
of Burlington. He did his graduate work
at Middlebury College and took
advantage of the opportunity to travel
and study abroad. He currently lives in
Boston where he likes to run along the
Charles and secretly root against the
Boston teams. His family lives in Fresno and he likes
visiting them.
Brian Landis
is as reliable as a
habañero and has written poetry for thirty
years; his longest piece is 50 pages,
the shortest is four words. He has been
irregularly published and set to music.
Brian is a Jungian psychotherapist
practicing in San Luis Obispo,
California.
Rena Lee
is the penname of
Rena Kofman; poet and writer, a retired Professor
of Hebrew from the City University of
New York. Rena Lee is the author of
eleven books in Hebrew. Her poetry,
short stories, and literary studies were
published (in both Hebrew and English)
in many magazines, literary
supplements, anthologies and scholarly
journals.For more details, listings,
awards, reviews of her writings and
samples thereof, please visit her internet
site www.renalee.net
Linda Levokove
has degrees in Art,
Interior Design, and Psychology. She is a
Design Consultant and teaches classes in
interior design. She has been
published in several anthologies and
reviews and is currently working on a
poetry collection titled “Walk On The
Heart Side”. Linda is a member of the
Virginia Writer’s Club, the Poetry
Society of Virginia, and a poetry critique
group that meets weekly.
With qualifications in natural medicines
and psychotherapy, together with a
doctorate in molecular biology,
Andrew Lucy
is a
published scientist who
currently holds the post of Life
Sciences Director at the Management
Development Institute of Singapore. An
enthusiastic cook and proud father,
Dr. Lucy also enjoys poetic composition.
Clearly he has yet to decide which
side his brain is on.
Arlene L. Mandell
,
who lives in Sonoma County, CA, wine country, is a
frequent
contributor to
Hudson,
Skyline and numerous other journals. She recently
won First Prize in the Redwood Writers
Poetry Contest.
Patty Mager
,
a retired banker and investor, has been writing poetry
for ten
years. Patty has been published in
literary anthologies including
The Elms,
Literary House Review, Skyline Magazine,
SpinningS Intense Tales
,
and
Bottlecap Magazine
.
The
Webster-Kirkwood Times did an article on
Patty and
four of her poems were featured, she has
been published in both the American
and Fort Worth Haiku Society Journals
and was a nominee for the Pushcart
Award in 2008.
Kate McNairy:
My poems are concise and spare, yet intense. I write to
make
sense out of my world. I have been
published in
California
Quarterly, Best
Poem, Chronogram, Many Waters, Word
Thursday
among other
magazines.
I have B.A. and M.A. degrees from
University at Albany and have been a Writing
Adjunct Instructor at Empire State
College.
David M Myles
is a Freelance
Technophile and writer currently living in the
Ohio Valley. Originally from New York
City, Mr. Myles has lived all over the
United States gathering experiences and fixing errant
computers and network
As Editor of Celebrated Thoughts and
Epiphany of a Poet,
Annette Nasser
is
as diversified as the next writer. She
enjoys reading and publishing many
talented and gifted writers from around
the world and back. She has been
published in various literary magazines
and has received a past award.
Rod Peckman’s
poems have appeared in numerous journals, including
Barnwood, Juked, Thieves Jargon,
Clapboard House, Silenced Press, and
Babel Fruit.
He is acutely aware of his tendency towards solipsism,
but always
hopes his insular world might hold some
universality. He lives in the woods 43
minutes outside of Seattle and works for
a large library system in Western
Washington State, answering questions
with varying degrees of confidence.
Cultural mythologer and essayist,
Stephanie Pope
is published
in numerous
poetry journals including the premier
issues of
Literary
House
and
A Hudson
View International
where she received
a Pushcart Prize nomination in 2007
and 2008. Stephanie published her first
poetry volume,
Like A
Woman Falling
in 2004.
Bishnupada Ray
is a Reader in
English in North Bengal University. His poems
have appeared in
Indian
Literature, New Quest, Makata, A Hudson View and
Tonight—An Anthology of World Love
Poetry.
Three volumes of his poetry
have been published by the Writers
Workshop, Kolkata, India.
Joseph Reich
is a social worker
who works out in the strange state of grace
of Massachusetts: A displaced New Yorker
who sincerely does miss diss-place,
m
ost of all the Thai food, Shanghai
Joe’s in Chinatown, the fresh smoothies on
Houston Street, and bagels and bialy’s
of The Lower East Side. He has a wife
and handsome little son with a nice mop
of dirty-blonde hair, and when they
all get a bit older, hope to take them
back to play, to pray, to contemplate in the
parks and playgrounds of New York City.
Joseph has had poetry published in
numerous magazines and journals.
Phillip Rosenberg
grew up in Tujunga, California and currently lives with
his
wife and two cats in a 470 sf cabin in
the Mojave desert. His poems have
appeared in national publications
including
Black Moon
and Fine
Homebuilding Magazine. The 10th
anniversary edition of his collection,
Raised
In the Shadow
is available at amazon.com and www.philliprosenberg.com.
Joanne Samraney
lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and is a member of the
International Poetry Forum’s Board of
Associates. She authored the poetry
chapbook,
Grounded Angels, which won the
2001 Acorn-Rukeyser Award
and co-authored
Breaking Bread with the Boscos, a
collection of family
memoirs and recipes. Her poems have
appeared in several literary magazines
and journals.
Dennis Patrick Slattery,
Ph.D. is Core Faculty, at Pacifica Graduate Institute.
He is the author or
co-editor of 12 books as well as numerous articles and
reviews. He is currently finishing a
volume on Teaching
With Soul
with Jennifer
Selig. Varieties
of Mythic Experience: Essays on Religion, Psyche and
Culture,
co-edited with Glen Slater, was
published in 2008. Poetry volumes include
Casting the Shadows: Selected Poems;
Just Below the Water Line: Selected
Poems;
and
Twisted Sky: Selected Poems.
Rick Spuler’s
poems have appeared in the following anthologies,
journals,
and poetry magazines:
The Album
of International Poetry, American Poetry
Anthology, Descant, Fragments, The
Rose’s Hope, Voices International, Alura,
and Ublue.
He is currently working an a collection of short stories
and poetry
(Memorabilia
and Other Assorted Forgettables).
For nearly 20 years he has
served as Senior Lecturer in German at
Rice University in Houston, TX.
Victoria Valentine is a publisher,
writer and environmental activist. She has
published two books (At
The Stroke Of Midnight, 24 tales of terror,
and
The
Cutest Little Duckie color children’s
novella) thru waterforestpress.com which
she founded in 2008. Victoria has been
writing throughout her entire life and
publishing since 2001. Anthologies:
Hudson View Poetry Digest, Skyline
Review. Literary House Review
prints & Expressions
Literary Collection Ezine.
5/27/09