The Works in Progress page has become so popular, it wasn’t possible to print every submission in 2025. These are but a few of the poems received which haven’t, until now, met the page. Going on four years, it’s been a pleasure to share creative works by talented poets and artists sprinkled throughout the Valley […]
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Works in Progress
Speak UpBy Samuel Adams Jr., a.k.a. Clay Boland Jr.Carbondale Speak up nowBefore it’s too late.Defend the nation you loveFrom the forces of hate. It’s 1776 againAnd time to mendThe rights that our ancestorsFought valiantly to defend. We ChooseBy Nancy Bo Flood My friend chose this day todieThis week of spring equinoxat noon. In the groceryI […]
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Convergent Circus: an eclectic delight
The Convergent Circus was an eclectic experience of visual performances, art, poetry, music, sound, light and spiritual connection through the four elements. It even included a bit of time travel! You entered through a door that immediately became a portal to a different world, and followed a meandering, luminary path through tall grass to the […]
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Larry Day: thriving in the chaos
Larry Day is a jack of all artistic trades and a master of many. A cartoonist, painter, children’s book illustrator, advertising storyboard designer, technical illustrator and arcade game creative designer. Now he can add another title to the list — Carbondale Mountain Fair poster/t-shirt design winner, on the event’s 50th golden anniversary, no less. “It […]