My gratitude to Stazja McFadyen of Poets for Human Rights for including "Clatter" in the St. Valentine's Day 2026 Mini-Anthology. Here's an audio recording of the poem -- Stream Clatter by Hiram Larew | Listen online for free on SoundCloud This poem first appeared in 21st Century Flow.

The Editor of The Universes Poetry journal, Nicole Gayler, and her team created a Take a Poem box (in photo) at the Exeter Phoenix creativity and cultural center in Exeter, Devon, UK. This is a very cool way of offering poetry to the public. Visitors can grab a poem from the box to enjoy. Editor Gayler included Larew's poems -- ones that had appeared in the journal -- in the box. Thanks to her for doing this and for the great idea. Here's info on The Universes Poetry --

Here are a couple of updates from the opening days of 2026 -- Poet and Editor of the Fixed and Free Quarterly, Billy Brown, included Larew's poem, Soap Bubbles, in Vol 4, Issue 4 (Winter, 2025). A special thanks to him for all he does to support poetry and poets. Copies of this nearly 300-page issue can be ordered from Mr. Brown by emailing him at welbert53@aol.com Editor Elizabeth Gracen showcased Larew's poem, Your Other Life , in the January 2, 2026 issue of Flapper Pre

A couple of news items -- Poet and Translator, Irma Kurti, has once again done her magic by rendering Larew's poem, Country Stores , into Italian. And she then arranged for the poem to appear on the Alessandria Today Italia News Media site. Many thanks to her for such wonderful support. Here's the link -- Il Fascino dei Negozi di Campagna: Un Viaggio Senza Tempo And, Editor John Hopper has published Larew's poem, Your Other Life, in 100subtexts Magazine 's Issue 41.

Santa arrived with the following gifts -- Poetry Leader Diane Melby showcased Warwick Jones's musical accompaniment to Larew's poem, Just Imagine on her Creative Expressions Salon site. The posting is here -- Latest Issue | Diane Melby . To visit the many offerings on the Salon's site, visit here -- www.dianemelby.com . And, to sign up for her good newsletter, visit here -- Home | Diane Melby Thanks so much to Diane for this and for all that does for poets and poetry.