GARGOYLE and beyond, GAS interviews Richard Peabody
Beloved DC standby, Richard Peabody, discusses the evolution and future of his lit mag, Gargoyle
GAS: Poetry, Arts, and Music interviews DC legend, Richard Peabody about his long-running underground literary magazine, Gargoyle.
Read the full interview HERE.
You can find more from Richard Peabody in Alan Squire Publishing's first book in its legacy Series, The Richard Peabody Reader. The Richard Peabody Reader is a wide-ranging selection of this great writer’s poetry and prose, filling an important gap in the literary world. As a publisher, Peabody’s steadfast dedication to that which is new, challenging, innovative and dynamic has won him a wide reputation among writers whose work he has championed. This volume demonstrates those same values, embodied in nearly four decades of fiercely smart, sophisticated, and often very funny writing.
Saida Agostini Publishes Poem in Perugia
Saida Agostini’s “An Incomplete Legend on Love” first appears in her debut poetry collection let the dead in. Perugia Press, who is doing a feature on exceptional, emerging BIWOC poets and artists, have republished “An Incomplete Legend on Love” on their website, featuring a bio of Agostini and information on let the dead in.
“for duke ellington” Republished in HillRag
Reuben Jackson’s classic poem from his second collection scattered clouds is republished by Karen Lyon of HillRag.
A Ukrainian Poem of War Translated by Katherine E. Young
Ukraine’s Iya Kiva (b. 1984) is no stranger to war. In 2014, the Maidan Revolution in Ukraine saw a Russian-backed incumbent ousted from Ukraine’s presidency; soon after, Russia forcibly annexed Crimea.