John Whitworth tribute & many Sphereans in Light
 

Light's Summer/Fall '19 issue has landed!

Among the treats in store ...

* A multifaceted tribute to the late, great John Whitworth
* Featured poet J.D. Smith
* An appreciation of J.D.'s work by Joshua Mehigan
* Poems by dozens of Sphereans
* News on light-verse events and light-verse-friendly contests, plus achievements by Light contributors. (Got something you'd like us to list? Email us at lightpoetrymagazine@gmail.com)
* Barbara Egel-eyed book reviews
* A fabulous rooftop flock (aka our cover photo by Frank Schäfer)
* News-in-verse by Poems of the Week bards James Hamby, David Hedges, Chris O'Carroll, and Alex Steelsmith

Huge thanks, as always, to the many of you who help keep Light shining.

I am enjoying reading my way through the issue. So far, the poem that has made me laugh out loud was Julie Steiner's, but I have liked a lot of the others, too.

Susan

Glad you're enjoying it, Susan--thanks again for your own witty "Statistically Speaking"!

Great issue, Melissa!

Best,
Vera

Props to all!

Cheers,
John

Thanks, Vera and John!

Congratulations to the Sphereans in this fine issue! Thanks, Melissa, for the link. Not to mention for everything else you do!

Best,
Erik

Melissa,
The tribute to John is just wonderful, and I've sent a link to John's wife, his daughters and his sister; they will love it.

I'm really looking forward to reading the rest of the issue.

Congratulations to you, the Light brigade, and all the contributors!

Jayne

A wonderful issue! Congratulations, J.D., on the great appreciation by Joshua Mehigan. So many laughs in this issue when I (and perhaps others?) needed them! :):):):):)

Erik, Jerome, Jayne, & Cathy, big thanks for the kind words... and congrats to Jerome and Cathy on your delightful poems in the issue. (I meant to link above to Susan's amusing one as well. It's here.)

Also, Jayne: we're grateful for your help in finding the photographer behind that lovely photo of John, so we could get her permission to reprint it...

Great issue, love the tributes to John Whitworth. 'No Can Do' is a cracking poem.

And the clerihews from Robert Schechter are brilliant - particularly the 'Lot' one - perfection.

Thanks, Damian!