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Ephemeral Elegies – 1st Quarter 2023

April 1, 2023 Tiffany Renee Harmon

Ephemeral Elegies is still going strong! It’s been an honor to work with so many great poets already this year, so I wanted to share links to the 1st Quarter Poems:

March 2023

“Owls” by Aurora Bishop
“Continous” by Marcus Strider Jones
“Terminal” by Simon MacCulloch
“Trifecta” by Wayne F. Burke
“Configurations” by R. Gerry Fabian
“Flesh and Bone” by Kathi Crawford
“Legacy” by Lynn White
“Submersion” by Sam Barbee

February 2023

“After the Picnic” by Susan Van Pelt Petry
“28” by Jeniya Mard
“A Billowing Grey Shade” by Bobbi Sinha-Morey
“Snowbound” by John Grey
“Full Circle – Revised” by Timothy Resau
“Glosa for My Deteriorating Mother” by Haro Lee
“Eternity” by Tobias Maxwell
“Dissolved” by Sanket Mhatre
“Avalanche” by John Tustin
“Photograph of My Brother and His Dog” by Joyce Compton Brown
“Two Game” by David Dumouriez
“I love, I hope, I believe.” by Marius Alexandru

January 2023

“iambic pentameter” by Palash Mahmud
“Dear G” by A.J. Huffman
“Transformation Within During the Process of Letting Go Without” by Ari Bouse
“Much like the bat.” by DS Maolalai
“An End, or Beginning?” by James G. Piatt
“Crumbling” by Richard M. Ankers
“Ineffectual Apology Letter” by Chris D’Errico
“Snow Flakes and Wild Flowers” by Suchoon Mo
“I Think Too Much” by Bartholomew Barker
“Paper Cup” by Gina Maria Manchego
“Another Time, This Same Moon” by D.R. James
“Button Box” by Lynn White
“Fluorescent Angels” by Jennifer Klein

If you’re a new and aspiring poet, submissions are always open. Learn more about the submission guidelines here!

Thanks for reading ,

Tiffany

Poetry Review

April 2022 Ephemeral Elegies Roundup

May 26, 2022 Tiffany Renee Harmon

We had 4 more great poems published over at Ephemeral Elegies in April, so I wanted to share them here:

“The Sadness of the Long Night” by James Piatt
“Two of a Kind” by Tobias Maxwell
“Menarch” by Stephanie Simpson
“Big Lorraine” by pd Lyons

It’s always a joy to meet new poets and reconnect with ones we’ve previously published!

I hope you enjoy experiencing these poems!

-Tiffany

Poetry Review

Poetry Roundup!

April 3, 2022April 2, 2022 Tiffany Renee Harmon

February and March were great months over at Ephemeral Elegies! We were able to publish so many great poets from around the world, and I wanted to share the links here:

March 2022

“The Breathtaking Winter” by Marius Alexandru
“Breathing Ballad” by Jodie Baeyens
“Chemical Spill” by Peter Mladinic
“Out-Spoken” by Lynn White

February 2022

“The Keepsake” by Kelly Sargent
“Bird Song, Early Morning” by John Grey
“On Ice” by Aurora Bishop
“The Night Comes Crawling” by John Tustin
“DEATH (REVERSED)” by Robert Beveridge

If you’re a poet looking for a home for your work, we’re always accepting submissions!

Thanks for reading!

-Tiffany

Poetry Review

January 2022 Ephemeral Elegies Roundup

February 9, 2022 Tiffany Renee Harmon

January was a great month for Ephemeral Elegies! We published 5 poems by some amazing poets:

January 2022

“Nothing Hill” by Yash Seyedbagheri
“Ice Cream” by S.F. Wright
“thank you. please don’t ever leave me.” by Pearl Button
“Drifting Aimlessly” by Palash Mahmud
“Strangers Meeting Again” by pd Lyons

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Thanks to these poets for their submissions and thank you, readers, for your support of our emerging poetry community!

-Tiffany

Poetry Review

Ephemeral Elegies December Roundup

January 29, 2022 Tiffany Renee Harmon

I hope everyone had a good holiday season! January has felt like both the shortest and longest month ever due to a bad bout of covid. But I’m on the mend now and wanted to share the December roundup from Ephemeral Elegies:

“Magic Words” by Lynn White
“Death of a Houseplant” by Tobias Maxwell
“Ballad of a Yellow Flower” by Suchoon Mo
“Christmas Time” by Marius Alexandru

I hope you enjoyed these poems! Thanks for supporting this project and our amazing poets!

-Tiffany

Poetry Review

November 2021 Ephemeral Elegies Roundup!

December 21, 2021April 12, 2022 Tiffany Renee Harmon

I am super proud and honored to be the Editor-in-Chief of Ephemeral Elegies, a poetry-focused literary journal. It’s been an amazing experience to connect with so many poets from around the globe, so I wanted to make sure I’m sharing more of their work on this site too. So, after each month, I’m going to start posting a roundup of the poems published in case anyone wants to experience some great poetry. Here are the poems that we published in November 2021:

“A Dead Tree On A Distant Shore” by Suchoon Mo
“Autumn is Coming” by Marius Alexandru
“Time’s Thief” by Gloria Buckley
“Memory of a Girl” by Timothy Resau
“Molting” by Andrea Festa

Thanks for reading!

-Tiffany

Personal

2020 – A Year in Review

December 28, 2020December 12, 2020 Tiffany Renee Harmon

Good Riddance, 2020! This has been the weirdest year, and I’m sure we’re all happy to put it behind us. Still, while it’s easy to sort of marinate in the awfulness of 2020, I wanted to reflect on some of the better moments too. Here are some good/productive things I can still be proud of from this year:

Suburban Secrets

At least the pandemic gave me enough free time to finish up my debut novel: Suburban Secrets. This mystery has been a project I’ve worked on since grad school, so it was nice to finally see it through.

Other Published Works:

I didn’t submit quite as much as I’d have liked to this year, but I did have a few smaller things published as well:

“The Monster Within” (Dreaming in Fiction – October 2020) [As Aurora Bishop]

“Horoscopes for the Unbalanced Libra” (Ephemeral Elegies – September 2020) [As Aurora Bishop]

“Spare Parts” (Ephemeral Elegies – August 2020) [As Aurora Bishop]

“New Life” (Inwood Indiana – Fallow Ground)

“American Exodus” (SOS Art Cincinnati – For a Better World 2020)

“The World Ablaze” (SOS Art Cincinnati – For a Better World 2020)

“Welcome to 2020” (SOS Art Cincinnati – For a Better World 2020)

“Dancing in the Dark” (Writing in a Woman’s Voice – February 2020)

“The Vanishing Act” (Down in the Dirt Magazine – February 2020)

Artwork:

I wanted to make it a priority to focus on my artwork this year, and while I didn’t do nearly as much as I expected, there were still a few nice moments. I was able to complete Inktober on Instagram. I had a painting purchased as artwork for a mental health journal, and I had two paintings featured in a local art show.

Transitioning to Publisher:

This year also marked the debut of my two literary journals: Ephemeral Elegies and Dreaming in Fiction. It’s been such a great experience meeting and supporting other authors from around the globe. I can’t wait to feature more writing in 2021.

Well, I guess 2020 wasn’t so bad after all. Still, I’m looking forward to a 2021 filled with health, happiness, and (hopefully) new adventures!

What are you most proud of this year? Please, let me know in the comment section so I can celebrate with you!

-Tiffany

Update

New Project – Dreaming in Fiction

June 3, 2020June 3, 2020 Tiffany Renee Harmon

I have some more exciting news for 2020! Earlier this year, I launched Ephemeral Elegies to support new and emerging poets, and now I’ll be doing the same for authors of fiction with: Dreaming in Fiction. While the stories won’t be published until this autumn, we are already open to submissions, and you can learn more about our submissions guidelines by clicking here.

Dreaming in Fiction will be the home for short stories and flash fiction across the genre spectrum. From supernatural stories to compact capers to heartfelt romance and even some terrifying tales, we’ll be exploring every facet of fiction. One new story will be published each Saturday, so your next adventure is never too far away!

I hope you’ll consider submitting to Dreaming in Fiction or exploring it post-launch to support and discover some new authors!

Wishing you all heath and happiness during this pandemic!

Tiffany

Industry News, Poetry Review, Update

National Poetry Month – Call for Submissions!

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020 Tiffany Renee Harmon

April is National Poetry Month! This time of year, I love hearing about new and emerging poets who are using this month to hone their craft and take new chances with their work. So, as we go throughout the month, I just wanted to send a quick reminder that Ephemeral Elegies is open to submissions! In this time of uncertainty, I’m sure lots of people are processing what’s going on with the world by exploring the creative process of writing confessional poetry. We still have a few openings for our May issue, and we’re already looking forward to the summer!

Ephemeral Elegies

Personal, Poetry Review, Update

New Poetry Journal Open to Submissions

December 24, 2019 Tiffany Renee Harmon

I have some exciting news for 2020! In January, I’m launching a new poetry journal Ephemeral Elegies to support new and emerging poets. We are open to submissions, and you can learn more about submissions guidelines here.

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Ephemeral Elegies aims to be the home for poems about emotional experiences. Inspired by confessional poets such as Anne Sexton and Sylvia Plath, we invite submissions about personal experiences and reflections. Confessional poetry can be a great catharsis for a poet, and we want to support you on your journey of self-discovery, growth, and healing.

I hope you’ll consider submitting to Ephemeral Elegies or exploring it post-launch to support and discover some new poets!

Thanks for reading and Happy Holidays,

Tiffany