Poems Appear

September 9, 2024 --

Poems by Larew have appeared recently in --

• Issue 1 of the youth-led Paper Cranes Literary (Paper Cranes Literary | PDF to Flipbook (heyzine.com)). The poem is titled, "Pillows."

  
  

• The Fall 2024 issue of The Gilded Weathervane from rural-focused FarmGirl Press (FarmGirl Press). The poem is titled, "In Ames, Iowa."

  
  

• Issue 8 of The Coalition Works (CW8 – the coalition. (coalitionfordigitalnarratives.org)) The poem is titled, "Every Tooth."

  
  

• Issue 3 of midsummer magazine (midsummer magazine - painted over). The poem is titled, "Painted Over."

• To Be Completely Honest: A Poetry Collection of Self-Examination released by The Long Island Poetry & Literature Repository, edited by Dr. Tammy Nuzzo-Morgan. (The Long Island Poetry & Literature Repository - (longislandpoetryandliteraturerepository.com) The poem, titled "Uphill," appeared previously in Larew's collection, Patchy Ways (CyberWit Press, 2023).

  
  

• The Boyertown Area Expression newspaper ("I AM: Proud"--Hiram Larew Shares Pride in Family | The Boyertown Area Expression) published five poems ("Bud" -- "Losing Birthdays" -- "Gathered" -- "Boy Howdy" -- "In Passing" -- "A Better You"). This showcase was made possible by Studio B Art Gallery's show titled, I AM, curated by Jane Stahl.

  
  

Here's the last stanza from "Uphill" --

And to be honest

I'd also have to admit

what I've known all along --

That for something to really float or glow

or leave love in me

It has to be

out of place

in an understood-only-afterwards

sort of way.