The new issue of Eye to the Telescope just dropped on the theme of Dragons, and I’m delighted to share the company of so many other fine poets this quarter.
Per the editors introduction: “Like many creatures, dragons have evolved over time. Their scales, temperament, and wingspan vary across regions and continents. Humans know the salty claws of the mother-of-all, a legless serpent trickster in the grass, and flying bringers of rain, creatures who refuse to take the same shape two days in a row. In this issue of Eye to the Telescope, we get to enjoy the diversity we expect from dragons as the writers introduce us to characters we do not expect. These dragons are fierce, tame, frigid, weathered, erudite, hoarding, snuggle-able, and more. These poems don’t let science get in the way of what’s possible: they sing deeper truths.”
My poem “Anno Naga” is featured in this issue, just in time for the Southeast Asian New Year this week. I hope you enjoy all of the poems!
This quarter’s poems are:
Queen Fu Hao • Deborah L. Davitt
The Strange Old Carp • Garrett W. Vance
Even in Fire, Desire Remains • Akis Linardos
The Last Dragon’s Lament • Stuart Conover
Menomin’s Dragon • Sandra J. Lindow
The Last Dragon • Ngo Binh Anh Khoa
Meetings of the Dragon Book Club • Jenny Thompson
Dragonette • Elizabeth Kuelbs
Yet I Dare • Robin Rose Graves
Wyrm • F. J. Bergmann
The Bog Dragon • Daniel Bulone
pawns • D. A. Xiaolin Spires
To the Draconis amonkirae Who Visits My Desert Garden • Carol Edwards
Remember Me • R. Jean Bell
The Dragon’s Dirge • R. W. Thorne
Frost Dragon • Linda Kay Hardie
You can defang the dragon, but it’s a dragon still • H. V. Patterson
Dragon Tanka (or Dragon Heart) • Sharmon Gazaway
As Within, So Without • Lachlan R.
Phantasy • Julie Shiel
Dragons • John C. Mannone
Project Cyvern • Nick Zverloff
A Dragon to Slay • J. K. Graves
Dragon’s Wisdom • Justine Norton-Kertson
What Guards the Mesa • Bunny McFadden
The Year of the Dragon • Christina Tang-Bernas
the dragons of old stone walls • Marisca Pichette
On Dragon Food • Mary Soon Lee
Anno Naga • Bryan Thao Worra
Stardragon Ecdysis • Delta Caelum
Bakunawa the Sea Dragon Eats the Fifth Moon • Vince Gotera
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