Diane Melby
Salon for Creative Expression
Featured Salista
Jesse Arthur Stone
Jesse Arthur Stone’s poems have appeared in: International Lawrence Durrell Society’s 2021 White Mice Poetry Contest, First Prize for “Flora” published on the ILDS website and forthcoming in Deus Loci; ILDS 2019 White Mice Poetry Contest, Third Prize for “Slippages,” published on the ILDS website and Deus Loci. Other poems have appeared in: Inlandia: A Literary Journey; Rabbit (Australia); Edge; Nimrod; Passager, Ilya’s Honey; Peralta Press; Treasure House; Vermont Voices; North by Northeast; The Observer (London); CrossCountry (Montreal); Artemus; and Hayden’s Ferry Review. He has won awards from: Arvin International Poetry Competition; Artemis; Atlanta Review; Dallas Poets Community; International Lawrence Durrell Society; Paumanok Poetry Award; and West Virginia Writers. He lives in West Virginia with his wife— poet, novelist and dance educator— Lynn Swanson. His first collection, Holy Cow: An Unbelievable Tale is available from https://www.amazon.com/Holy-Cow-Jesse-Arthur-Stone/dp/B0BXN47SRT
Salista News
Kudos to all Salistas who accepted my invitation to draw inspiration from something that might be missed in the course of our busy lives. Here are a few of the creations thus far.
Believe Cedars
Hiram Larew
I come soft barely to Burden Lake
Its birch shore and hear
Children across the water splashing fun
As a motor boat throttles back when it
Rounds buoys
Believe Cedars -- Audio Recording of a Poem by Hiram Larew by Hiram Larew
Animal Crackered
Leslie Grollman
How fun to bite the head off
first
then each leg as if the body
parts
each taste unique
And from Taylor we get this gorgeous photo of ice on peach blossoms. Do not fear! Ice protects the bloom while we wait for the last frost of the season.
Stay Tuned! More contributions coming including one from Sue Jessell next month!
Congratulations to Roger Bernstein for having his poem, “River Fishing” published in the Appalachian Journal.
Finger snaps for Tom Donlon’s poetry reading at Joan Selby's open mic event in Hagerstown, MD on 2 April.
Diane Melby is excited to share that her poem was awarded the Elizabeth J. Urquhart Memorial prize by the Poetry Society of Virginia.
Joanne Leonardis announces the next You Should Be Dancing Community Dance Night! Save the Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2026 | 7:00–9:00 PM, Vibrissa Beer, 10 N. Kent St., Winchester.
