[Matthew T. Barber]

Hi, Spherians (do you all, or some of you, still use that moniker?)--

It's been ages since I've posted anything on the forum.* I apologize for returning in this manner, as it will seem that I am only here to 'toot my own horn'. And I'd be surprised if anyone remembers me. But I hope to start spending more time here, having gone through a few life changes, lately.

I am pleased to share the news that, on October 14, 2014, my poem "Judas Iscariot" was published in Volume 4, Issue 3, of Blast Furnace.

I want to encourage you folks to submit to Blast Furnace. The editor(s) seem receptive to quality metrical and non-met poetry. Take note, if you will, of the linked issue -- I was impressed by the editor's skill in interweaving several themes across the various poems. The other volumes/issues are worth reading as well, in my opinion.

*the forum app thinks I last visited 12-31-1969? I hope I didn't lose all my old posts...