Joseph V. Danoski |
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The March Selected Poet is Joseph V. Danoski Please feel free to email Joseph at: dojonaki@aim.com |
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THE WORM WAS TURNING, TOO Somewhere in the city, Deep within the woodwork, Sleepers were awakened Children, they were ringing Seedlings were awaiting People in the spirit Somewhere in the city Peepers, they were singing BAD DREAM She left me in an empty dimension, By what miracle or magic black I lost her at a big intersection, It hit me in my midwinter crisis, My home is now a house of detention, And what artistry or alchemy I’m living in this wintery dimension, THE DAY THAT MARY CAME TO STAY The cicadas have all gone silent now, The autumn asters have come and gone, It was a late spring, and an early fall; I remember the first June bug in May, She brought color to my world of gray, I saw the trees bud, and the leaves fall; |
Joseph V. Danoski lives happily on the “plains of his imagination” in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. He published his first book of poems, Shock Waves: Letters from the Edge, back in 1987, under his old pen name, Jonathan Konrad. This book is still being sold in local bookstores, and has been reviewed favorably a number of times. Through the years, Joseph has had quite a few of his poems published in the city’s newspaper, The Berlin Reporter, where for a time he had a byline in its poetry corner. In 1997 he was asked by the Chamber of commerce to write something appropriate for the Berlin Centennial Celebration. After researching the history of the area and the paper-making industry, he wrote a poem titled, The City Built from Trees, which he was subsequently invited to read at City Hall. Joseph is a writer of letters and essays on diverse subjects, with strong opinions on many topics; but first and foremost, a poet of horror, science fiction and fantasy. His other activities include playing music, gardening, and stargazing. Recent publications include Penny Dreadful, The Nocturnal Lyric, Psychopoetica (U.K.) Hadrosaur Tales, The Quest (India), Black Petals, Yellow Mama, Sanitarium Magazine, and The Horror Zine.
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