Edward Byrne

The VPR Poem of the Week is Sandy Longhorn’s “The Summer Saint” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2011-2012 issue (Volume XIII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Sandy Longhorn is the author of Blood Almanac (Anhinga Press), which won the...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Ron Paul Salutsky’s “Camping” which appears in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue (Volume XIII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Ron Paul Salutsky holds an MFA in Creative Writing International from University of Las...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Jared Carter’s “Artifice” which appears in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue (Volume XIII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Jared Carter’s fifth book of poems, A Dance in the Street, has just been released by Wind...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Joey Nicoletti’s “The Cook-Out,” which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2005-2006 issue (Volume VII, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Joey Nicoletti is the author of Borrowed Dust (Finishing Line Press). His poems...

The VPR Poem of the Week is "Mountain" by Nick Conrad, which appeared in the Fall/Winter 2007-2008 issue (Volume IX, Number 1) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Nick Conrad has had poetry published widely in literary journals, including Alaska Quarterly...

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 Darst received a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship for Literature in 2007....

The VPR Poem of the Week is Floyd Skloot’s "Sock Basketball," which appears in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue (Volume XIII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Floyd Skloot’s Selected Poems: 1970-2005 (Tupelo Press, 2008) won a 2009 Pacific NW...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Al Maginnes’s "Old Records," which appears in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue (Volume XIII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Al Maginnes's latest collections are Ghost Alphabet (White Pine Press, 2008), winner of the...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Eleanor Swanson’s "Everglades," which appeared in the Spring/Summer 2011 issue (Volume XII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Eleanor Swanson's recent poetry collection is Trembling in the Bones (Ghost Road Press,...

The VPR Poem of the Week is Larry D. Thomas’s "Signs," which appears in the Spring/Summer 2012 issue (Volume XIII, Number 2) of Valparaiso Poetry Review. Larry D. Thomas, a member of the Texas Institute of Letters, was the 2008 Texas Poet Laureate....