| Joy to All!: A Poetry and Prose Anthology
This 84 page Anthology of poetry and short shorts consists of the writings of 59 people from across the USA and S. Africa with the theme of anything relating to the holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, Valentine's Day or weather/fall/autumn or winter.
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About the book Anything relating to the holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, Valentine's Day or fall/autumn or winter.
B Sam Barbee has a new collection, Apertures of Voluptuous Force
(2022, Redhawk Publishing). He has three previous poetry collections,
including That Rain We Needed (2016, Press 53), which was a nominee
for the Roanoke-Chowan Award as one of North Carolina’s best poetry
collections of 2016. His poems
appeared recently in Poetry South, Asheville Poetry Review, and Adelaide
Literary Magazine, among others; plus on-line journals American Diversity
Report, Verse Virtual, The Voices Project, and Medusa’s Kitchen. Dorothy Barrow was born in Zebulon, NC and loved to write from an early
age. She graduated from Wakelon high school at 16 and from Duke University
at 20. She wrote her college senior paper, thoughtfully, about the strengths
and weaknesses of Mormonism. Jenny Bates, North Carolina. Member of Winston-Salem Writers. NC
Poetry Society, NC Writers Network. Published books include, Coyote with
Coffee (Catbird on the Yadkin Press, NC 2014). Visitations
(Hermit Feathers Press, NC 2019). Slip (Hermit Feathers Press, NC
2020). Her newest collection, Where the Deer Sleep (Hermit Feathers
Press, NC 2022). Known local animal whisperer to Donkeys, Coyotes and
“Crow Folk.” S.G. (Sandy) Benson has been writing articles and feature stories since
1971. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers nationwide.
She published her first book, My Mother’s Keeper: One Family’s
Journey Through Dementia, in 2021 and is working on another. This is her
second OMP anthology contribution. She writes from her home in Warne, NC,
where she lives with her husband, Barry, and two bossy dachshunds. Kerri Habben Bosman is a writer living in Chapel Hill, NC. Her essays
and articles regularly appear in publications throughout the United States
and Canada. She is a 1996 graduate of North Carolina State University. Harry Brown holds degrees in English from Davidson College, Appalachian
State University, and Ohio University; and taught English at Eastern
Kentucky University for over forty years. He has published six poetry collections and co-edited an
anthology of KY writing. His
two latest collections are Felt Along the Blood:
New and Selected Poems and In Some Households the King Is Soul
(Wind Publications). Harry
lives with his wife Alice in Burlington, NC. C Glenn Cassidy teaches public policy with a background in a broad range of
social sciences, making him a keen observer of human behavior, as often
reflected in his poetry and short fiction. He has published more than 40
poems and short stories in journals and anthologies such as Main Street
Rag, Dead Mule School of Southern Literature, Red Headed Stepchild, Pinesong,
and others. He currently
resides in Albany, NY. Annie Chambers was born into a poor family, but was given a chance by a
blind neighbor lady. Annie was an average student until she found that she
could express through writing. She moved up the business ladder from stock
girl to marketing vice-president as her skills were discovered. She enjoys
everyday and all her gentleman callers who bring her presents. Raven Chiong began writing at age five as a pen pal to her absent
mother. Her first poetry collection, Ode to the Still Small Voice-A
Memoir of Listening will be published by Covenant Books in early 2023.
She is the new Clay County Representative for NC Writers’ Network-West.
Most importantly, Raven is the proud mama of four rescue dogs who found her
wandering around the coral pink sands of Southern Utah. Steve Cushman has been publishing stories and poems for almost thirty
years now, but still struggles with the proper use of the semi-colon.
Maybe the next poem, or story, will help show him the way.
D Tom Davis’ publishing credits include Poets Forum, The Carolina
Runner, Triathlon Today, Georgia Athlete, The Fayetteville Observer’s
Saturday Extra, A Loving Voice Vol. I and II, Special Warfare.,
and Winston-Salem Writers’ POETRY IN PLAIN SIGHT program 2013 and 2021. He
has authored several books. Tom, A retired Special Forces soldier, has
completed his memoir, The Most Fun I ever Had With My Clothes: On A March
from Private to Colonel. He lives in Sylva, NC. Rev. Dr. Nancy Jo Dederer
is a Presbyterian pastor who has served churches is Virginia, Illinois, and
North Carolina. She recently
moved to Ohio to accept a call to become pastor at Circleville Presbyterian
Church. Nancy does a lot of sermon, liturgy, and prayer writing for
her work, and occasionally writes a Christmas pageant for the church
children. She is married and
has a goldendoodle named Nicholas. Her
son, a rock-climber, lives in Austin, TX. Suzanne Delaney is a Retired RN. Born in Australia, she lived in the
Hawaiian Islands for 40 yrs and now lives in NC. A regular contributor to
OMP, her poems are included in A Bridge to ALL Nations, Poems of Nature,
Enchantment and Mystery. by Carol Mays and Suzanne Delaney. PS:
It’s Poetry. and PS: It’s Still Poetry.—An Anthology of
Contemporary Poetry from Around the World Paperback. Bob Demaree is the author of four book-length collections of poems,
published by Beech River Books. His poems have received first place in
competitions sponsored by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire and the
Burlington Writers Club. A retired educator, he lives in Burlington, NC, and
Wolfeboro, NH. Nancy Dillingham, Big Ivy poet, is a sixth generation Dillingham from
Dillingham, a small community in western North Carolina. She is associate
editor of the online poetry journal Speckled Trout Review and
coeditor of four anthologies of western North Carolina women writers. Her
latest works are Like Headlines: New and Selected Poems and the
chapbooks Revelation, I Can’t Breathe, and Vantages.
Her forthcoming chapbook is entitled A Wild Shining.
She lives in Asheville, NC. David Dixon is a physician, poet, and musician who lives and practices
in the foothills of North Carolina. His
work has appeared in Rock & Sling, The Northern Virginia Review,
Connecticut River Review, FlyingSouth, Aji Magazine, and elsewhere. He
is the author of “The Scattering of Saints” (Hermit Feathers Press,
2022). F deb y felio writes from Boulder CO. She is published online and in
print, including anthologies Hay(na)ku 15; Minnie’s Diary, A
Southern Literary Review October (2018);
Gabriel’s Horn: Startled by Joy and Startled by
Nature (2020); and Refuse to
Stay Silent (2020) a
collection by Colorado artists commemorating the centennial of the 19th
amendment. Her untitled cherita sequence was a published finalist in the MacQueens’s
Quarterly March 2021. ekphrastic challenge. Dena Ferrari is a regular contributor to OMP. Dena’s poetry are
featured in Westchester Community College of NY Phoenix (1975),
Writers Alliance Poets World-Wide anthologies
has many of her published works. Dena’s own books, Poems From the
Hearth (2010) Come Closer My Dearies (2013), Charmed Times
Three (2015), and her newest book Wyld Earth Magick (2018) shows
diversified writing styles, leaving a Living Legacy for her grandchildren.
She and her husband, Peter live in Vass, NC. Joanne Kennedy Frazer, a retired peace and justice director and educator
for faith-based organizations, is a third-act-of-life poet.
She enjoys writing on issues of justice, the natural world and
spirituality .Her work has appeared in numerous anthologies, journals and e-zines.
Her second chapbook Seasonings (Kelsay Press), will be
published in early 2023. She
lives in Durham, NC. Peggy
Dugan French is a California girl with Minnesota roots. She has been the
editor of the small print zine Shemom since 1997.
Her work has appeared in Lilliput, bear creek haiku, Shemom and
Whispers. She has worn many hats over the years, but raising her
children has been one of her greatest pleasures. Peggy lives in Cardiff, CA,
with her husband, cat and wild garden and blogs at www.peggyduganfrench.com G Bob Garrett has made several contributions to the Old Mountain Press
Anthology series. He is a nurse practitioner for Phoebe Orthopedics and
Sports Medicine, and Phoebe Urgent Care. He lives in Sylvester, GA. Michael Gaspeny’s novel A Postcard
from the Delta is forthcoming from The Livingston Press. He’s the
author of The Tyranny of Questions, a novella in verse (Unicorn
Press), and the chapbooks Re-Write Men and Vocation. Gaspeny, who
lives in Greensboro, NC, has won the Randall Jarrell Poetry Competition. James Gibson, private pilot, scuba diver, and retired corporate
manager, writes from Northville, Michigan. His first five novels featured
Native American culture in the epic “Anasazi Quest” series. His eighth
novel, To Live or Die in Taiwan was published in 2018, and a sequel, To
Live or Die in Panama is drafted. Review all his published books at www.PentacleSPresS.com
. Anasazi Princess and Anasazi Journey are now available as
Kindle books on Amazon.com. Marian Gowan is a regular contributor to Old Mountain Press
anthologies. Her work has also appeared in several southern regional
publications. She retired to the NC mountains from western NY in 2001, but
returned to NY in 2017 to be near family. Farley Granger thinks more than he writes, and he writes more than he
sees other people. He grew up in a depressed country town and understands
the struggles of poor, heartland folks. But he has a lot of hope. Farley
lives in La Grange, NC. H Gloria Harrington has been a member of both the Georgia Poetry Association
and John’s Creek Poetry Group for over ten years. Her poems have been
published seven times in the yearly anthology issues: Reach of Song.
Also, she placed 3rd in a national poetry contest several years ago. She
lives in Tucker, Georgia, and is a retired teacher. Debbie Hooper is a professional photographer working on coffee table
books using her poetry as captions. You can see her photography on her
website www.JoeBay.com
under Portfolio. She is happy
to again be a NCWN member. She and her husband are building a house in
Andrews, NC. She met Raven Chiong at the Peacock Theatre on Saturday night
and Raven told her about Old
Mountain Press’ latest anthology. J Jill Jennings’ work has appeared in Atlanta Review; Oberon; Calamari;
Reach of Song; Encore; and Please
See Me journals. Her 3 full-length books include The Poetry Alarm
Clock; Dead Man’s Flower; and Pineapple Wine: Poems of
Maui. She has
received numerous prizes and awards including the U.S Congressional
Commendation. A GA native, she now lives in Fort Myers, FL. Jerry Judge from Cincinnati recently rounded third and realized he had
gotten old. When people tell him that they like his poetry, he is grateful,
but still just writing has become the most important thing. K Fiona
Kelly is a
mid-twenties writer of plays, poems, and essays. She lives in Raleigh in
Historic Oakwood and tries to soak up the human stories associated with the
antiquity of our great state capital. She would rather write than work, go
out with her friends than be alone, travel than eat. She is growing up and
experiencing her world and life. Good topics for writing! K. D. Kennedy, Jr. lives in Raleigh, NC. He has published Eight Books (8)
books of poetry, short stories, and essays: Our Place On Time, Waiting
Out In The Yard, For Rhyme Or Reason, Progenitors: A Kennedy Genealogy, The
Works Of K. D. Kennedy, Jr., Poems Worth Remembering, Family...Forever’s
Lovesong, and Truth Instead. He has also published works in over
forty anthologies and periodicals. His works have been published in all 50
Old Mountain Press Anthologies. Katherine Kerestman is the author of Creepy Cat’s Macabre Travels:
Prowling around Haunted Towers, Crumbling Castles, and Ghoulish
Graveyards (WordCrafts Press, 2020)—a non-fiction travel memoir to
destinations associated with macabre stories in history, literature, and
film—as well as numerous horrific short stories and non-fiction articles
in anthologies and journals. She has a B.A. from John Carroll University,
and an M.A. from Case Western Reserve University; and she is a member of the
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of
America, the Jane Austen Society of North America, Mensa, the Horror
Writers Association, the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, and the Dracula
Society. She is wild about Dark Shadows and Twin Peaks, and is
known to frolic in the graveyards of Salem on Halloween. You can keep up
with her at: www.creepycatlair.co Nita Hallford Killebrew, a happily retired high school language arts and
ESOL teacher, finds joy in watching her grandchildren become readers. Along
the way, she continues to marvel at the changing seasons and tries to record
those wonders in her painting and writing. She is especially grateful for
the opportunity to be published in OMP. Jo Koster lives and writes in Rock Hill, SC, where she teaches at
Winthrop University and is a recovering administrator. One of these years
she will finish her next chapbook. L Patsy Kennedy Lain resides in Hubert, North Carolina and has two
self-published books: BACKROADS, 2021, and FLASHBACKS, 2022.
She continues to work on future books and paints weekly. Patsy had published works in multiple anthologies, several
magazines and local papers. She
has won many honors for her works in local Senior games. Patsy continues to be inspired by her past, present and her
surroundings as well as life in general. Brenda Kay Ledford resides in Hayesville, NC. Her work has appeared in all of
the Old Mountain Press anthologies. She’s received the Paul Green
Multimedia Award thirteen times from NC Society of Historians for her books
and blogs. Her works have been published in all 50 Old Mountain Press
Anthologies. K. A. Lewis graduated from the Corcoran School of Art in 1986. Her
work experience includes cake decorating, jewelry sales, a hypnosis
certification, being robbed at gunpoint, and 32 years as a custom picture
framer. She writes fantasy and SF, and since 2014, her poetry, flash
fiction, and genre fiction have been published in over twenty anthologies.
Katy and her husband live with four demanding cats in a small book-stuffed
house in Falls Church, VA. M Preston Martin is retired from both business and education. He now co-teaches at Duke’s Continuing Education program. His poems have appeared or are forthcoming in New Ohio Review, Tar River Poetry, Chaffin Journal, Kakalak, Broad River Review, Appalachian Review, Pine Mountain Sand & Gravel, anthologies including “I Thought I Heard a Cardinal Sing” Ohio’s Appalachian Voices, and Every River on Earth: writings from Appalachian Ohio (Ohio University Press). He lives in Chapel Hill, NC. Celia Miles,
a native of Jackson County, is a retired community college instructor, who
lives in Asheville. She enjoys writing and reading mysteries and historical
fiction, seeking out Neolithic sites and stone circles in her travels. She
writes about what intrigues and inspires her and early grist mills do both.
Her eleventh novel, fourth Marcy Dehanne grist mill mystery, The Secret
at the Little Lost Mill came out in May. website: www.celiamiles.com
Mona Miracle, before moving to Asheville as a librarian, was a featured
presenter at South Florida Poetry Society, and a four-category winner in
Florida Freelance Writers Annual Competition. She earned degrees at Univ. of Florida and Nova Univ.
Among her books listed at Amazon is the novel Wesley’s Gift,
set in Asheville, NC. She enjoys having OCD—Obsessive Christmas
Disorder—with crates of decorations awaiting hanging on themed Christmas
trees. www.monaraemiracle.com O Linda O’Donnell lives with her dog and four horses on a small farm in
Jacksonville, North Carolina. A
former Marine and a retired schoolteacher, she currently volunteers her time
with a writing group at the local Senior Center. Beverly Ohler has written in many forms through her career of designing
for theater, teaching, producing festivals and creating visual art which
began with her work in NYC in her early life. Five books, many varied kinds
of publications and drawing has filled her life in Western Carolina after
retiring from Warren Wilson College. Karen O’Leary is a writer and editor from West Fargo, ND. She has
published poetry, short stories, and articles in a variety of venues
including, Frogpond, Setu, bear creek haiku, Shemom, Atlas Poetica
and NeverEnding Story. She has contributed to many Old Mountain Press
anthologies. Karen edited an international online journal called Whispers
for 5 ½ years. She enjoys sharing the gift of words. www.whispersinthewind333.blogspot.com
Martha O’Quinn is a longtime contributor to OMP Anthologies.
Her poetry and prose
(non-fiction) reflect a true southern heritage. Her work has appeared in a
number of Southern publications. She
lives in Loganville, GA, mother of two, grandmother of four and
great-grandmother of six. P David W. Plunkett lives in Young Harris, GA, and is the author of two novels
Chessboard and Poisoned Pawn. His poetry and short stories
have appeared in various publications including prior issues of Old Mountain
Press anthologies. A former journalist and retired attorney, he has written
for newspapers, magazines, and professional journals. His writing has received awards from the Georgia and Alabama
Press Associations. Michael Potts’s most recent works are Slipknot and Other Dark Poems and
Death Rattle and Other Dark Tales. He is Professor of Philosophy at
Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Michael lives with his
wife, Karen, and six cats in Coats, North Carolina. R Mary Ricketson lives in Murphy NC, works as a mental health counselor and
a blueberry farmer. Her poems
often reflect the healing power of nature, surrounding mountains as midwife
for her words. Her published
collections are I Hear the River Call My Name, Hanging Dog Creek,
Shade and Shelter, Mississippi: The Story of Luke and Marian, Keeping in
Place, and Lira, Poems of a Woodland Woman. Forthcoming book: Precious
the Mule. Maria Rouphail is the author of three books of poetry:
Apertures, Second Skin, and All the Way to China. She
lives in Raleigh, NC. S Barbara Tate Sayre, award winning artist and writer, is a long time
contributor to the Old Mountain Press Anthology Series. She’s a member of
the British Haiku Society, the Haiku Society of America, the Tanka Society
of America and the Australian Haiku Society. Barbara is currently working on
a book of haibun and tanka. She and her husband Randolph currently divide
their time between Winchester, TN and Akron, Ohio. Paul Sherman sculpts snowmen on a northern slope of Mt. Mitchell, in
Yancey County, NC. His work has appeared in OMP, Silver Blade, and On
the Inside of Outside. He stocks shelves for the big one. Rishan Singh is the owner of his own brand. He is widely published in
poetry. The presented poem is dedicated to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
He won first prize for the poetry in 2011 by the PMB Museum. He is a Golden
Key recipient, recipient of the World Social Sciences Forum Scholarship. Lois Greene Stone, writer and poet, has been syndicated worldwide. Poetry
and personal essays have been included in hard & softcover book
anthologies. Collections of her personal items/ photos/ memorabilia are in
major museums including twelve different divisions of The Smithsonian. The
Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History’s current
‘Girlhood’ exhibit has a large showcase where Lois’ photo represents
all teens from the 1950’s; her hand-designed clothing and costume sketches
are also displayed. She lives in Pittsford, NY. Shelby Stephenson’s recent book is Country. He was poet laureate
of North Carolina from 2015-2018. He lives where he was born—985 Sanders
Road, Benson, NC 27504. T Carroll S. Taylor is a retired educator who lives with her husband in
Hiawassee, GA. She is a writer, poet, and playwright. She collaborated with
Raven Chong to bring their historical one-act play Beneath the Sky and
Waters to the Peacock Theater, Hayesville, NC, as part of Scribes on
Stage 2022. She loves reptiles and amphibians, especially turtles and
snakes, which often find their way into her poetry, young adult novels, and
short stories. Rebekah Timms has been a regular contributor to OMP anthologies since
2016. She began writing in her retirement years “just for the fun of it”
and has published a memoir of her mother and two books of poetry and
creative non-fiction. Her work reflects her gratitude for life and her love
of nature. She lives with her latest love: a cat named Princess Taffy. W Anna Weaver writes as a former soldier, a lover of flatlands, and a
woman “with loyalties scattered over the landscape.” Her poems have
appeared in Connotation Press, O-Dark-Thirty, One, and elsewhere.
She’s performed her poetry in 36 states and counting, and hosts an open
mic in Raleigh, NC, where she lives (and hides from Christmas) with her two
daughters. She shares tips for open mic hosts and performers at www.openmictourist.com
. Cheryl Wilder’s collection, Anything That Happens, a Tom Lombardo
Poetry Selection (Press 53, 2021), was named Second Finalist in the Poetry
Society of Virginia North American Book Award and received Honorable Mention
in the Brockman -Campbell Book Award. Her chapbook What Binds Us
(Finishing Line Press) was published in 2017. Cheryl lives near the Haw
River, NC where she’s a mother of three boys and the wife of one grateful
man. Find her at www.bornwilder.com
. Barbara Ledford Wright has been doing genealogy for several years, adding
to the “Find A Grave” project. She uses facts and fiction to develop
into stories about her ancestors. She has been published in several journals
and the Old Mountain Press anthology series. She’s a retired teacher and
resides in Shelby, NC. |
