Edward Byrne

The VPR Poem of the Week is Jackie Bartley’s “The Moon Through Blue Glass” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2004-2005 issue (Volume VI, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Jackie Bartley is the author of a number of poetry collections,...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Julie Bruck’s “Snapshot at Uxmal, 1972,” which appears in the Fall/Winter 2010-2011 issue (Volume XII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Julie Bruck’s books include The Woman Downstairs (1993), The End of...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Bernardine Evaristo’s “The Price You Pay, My Beautiful Wife,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2003 issue (Volume IV, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. This poem is an excerpt from The Emperor’s Babe, a...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Michelle Bitting’s “Premiere,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2008-2009 issue (Volume X, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. This poem also has been published in Poetry from Paradise Valley, an anthology of...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Charles Wright’s “Nostalgia,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2001 issue (Volume II, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. This poem also has been published in Poetry from Paradise Valley, an anthology of poems...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Pamela Gemin’s “Desire,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2010 issue (Volume XI, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. This poem also has been published in Poetry from Paradise Valley, an anthology of poems from...

The VPR Poem of the Week is “The Bookstore on Broadway, in Albany: AWP Conference 1999” by Janet McCann, which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2000-2001 issue (Volume II, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Janet McCann’s collections of poetry...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Daniel Tobin’s “Hope Chest,” which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2002 issue (Volume III, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. This poem also has been published in Poetry from Paradise Valley, an anthology of poems...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Kwame Dawes’s “Rituals Before the Poem,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2009-2010 issue (Volume XI, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. This poem also has been published in Poetry from Paradise Valley, an...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Kevin Pilkington’s “Promises,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2005-2006 issue (Volume VII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. This poem also has been published in Poetry from Paradise Valley, an anthology of...