poetry – Tiffany Renee Harmon

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

Personal, Update

Where Have I Been?

February 5, 2023 Tiffany Renee Harmon

It’s been so long since I posted to my website, and I thought it was about time to check in. So what have I been doing in my absence? I’ve been living!

Relationships take up a lot of time, and the last few months have been filled with so much growth and happiness. Right before New Year’s Eve, my boyfriend requested an upgrade to fiance and I said yes!

I’m looking forward to all the new adventures and growth opportunities in 2023, including getting married and moving to a new state. As a person with a lot of anxiety, I expected so many changes to be terrifying, but they haven’t been because I have the most supportive partner in the world and I get to borrow so much of his strength whenever I need it.

On a more professional note, Crooked is still slated to come out in 2023! The editing process has been pushed back a bit so I don’t have an exact date to share, but I’m so excited to have found a home at World Castle Publishing. They’ve done a fantastic job with the cover art, and I am looking forward to our continued partnership beyond this first book.

This is also our third year with Ephemeral Elegies, a confessional poetry journey. It’s been an honor to build relationships and connect with so many new and emerging poets. We’ve been able to expand to three poems weekly, and it’s been a fun journey with this project.

And last but certainly not least, there are some new projects in the works! There may be a poetry collection surprise by the end of 2023, and stay tuned for information on two new book series (both mysteries – one cozy and one more traditional).

Thanks for reading! I can tell 2023 is going to be a great year, and I’d love to know what some of your goals are for the year – feel free to share in the comment section!

— Tiffany Renee Harmon

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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

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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

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The Necklace – New Published Poem

February 20, 2022 Tiffany Renee Harmon

A new poem of mine is officially available! “The Necklace” was just published by The Curator Magazine, so I wanted to share it!

Thanks for reading!

-Tiffany

P.S. I have additional exciting news – more of my poetry has been accepted into the SOS Art Cincinnati For a Better World 2022 Anthology. I’ll release more details in the spring closer to the anthology’s publication date.

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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

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New Published Poem!

January 30, 2022January 29, 2022 Tiffany Renee Harmon

I’m excited to announce that my poem “Believing” is appearing in the Fall 2021 edition of Poetry Quarterly!

This is the third time my work has appeared in Poetry Quarterly, which is a true honor! Thanks to the editors there, especially Glenn Lyvers!

-Tiffany

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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

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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

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Update: Ephemeral Elegies

November 19, 2021 Tiffany Renee Harmon

Well, winter feels well underway here in Ohio. The leaves are fading from their brilliant hues and falling faster and faster. And as the seasons change and the sunlight seems more fleeting, I’m forced to spend more time indoors. This time of reflection seems the perfect chance to focus once again on poetry, so I wanted to share an update regarding my big passion project, the poetry-themed literary journal Ephemeral Elegies.

We are nearing the end of our second year of publication! I want to give a big shout out to our 663 subscribers and nearly 13,000 visitors. I love seeing poets and readers from around the world comment and encourage one another on the posts! Truly, the online poetry community is one the warmest, most inclusive, best places to be and I’m honored for the opportunity to play a small role.

Submissions for 2022 are open! I’m thrilled to finally be caught up on my email, and now I’m ready for some more. So, if you’re a seasoned, emerging, or brand new poet, please hop on over to our Submissions Page and consider sending us something. I especially love supporting new voices.

Ephemeral Elegies is subtitled “The Poetry of Emotion” because we often focus on the raw exploration of trauma and the grittier parts of life. I know the ongoing global pandemic has impacted everyone, and we’d especially love to see new poems about this experience.

Thanks for reading and considering being part of this thriving poetry community!

-Tiffany