Edward Byrne

The VPR Poem of the Week is Maggie Schwed’s “Man Dining (The Artist’s Father),” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2010-2011 issue (Volume XII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Maggie Schwed’s poems have appeared in Western Humanities...

The VPR Poem of the Week is “June” by Lightsey Darst, which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue (Volume IX, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Lightsey Darts received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Literature in 2007....

On the anniversary of Walt Whitman’s birth date (May 31, 1819), the VPR Poem of the Week is Philip Dacey’s “Choreographing Whitman: Timber Creek,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2010-2011 issue (Volume XII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Gwen Hart’s “Spell,” which appears in the Spring/Summer 2010 issue (Volume XI, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Gwen Hart is the author of Lost and Found (WordTech Communications, 2005). Her poems also have...

The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) has announced selection of Karen Kovacik, whose work has appeared in Valparaiso Poetry Review, as the next Indiana State Poet Laureate. Kovacik will serve a two-year term beginning in January of 2012. Under the...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Christina Cook’s “Elegant Wreckage,” which appears in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue (Volume XII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Christina Cook’s poems, translations, essays, and reviews have appeared or are...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Lynnell Edwards’ “Easter Monday,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue (Volume IX, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Lynnell Edwards is the author of The Farmer’s Daughter (2003) and The...

Today marks the 150th anniversary of the battle on April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter, which began the Civil War. However, many historians believe the momentum toward the Civil War was initiated with the Harper’s Ferry raid led by abolitionist John...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Pui Ying Wong’s “Spring, Beijing,” which appears in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue (Volume XII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Pui Ying Wong is a native of Hong Kong and is bilingual in English and Chinese. She...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Alice Friman’s “This April,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2003 issue (Volume IV, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Alice Friman is the author of nine collections of poetry, most recently Vinculum from LSU...