[Ed Shacklee]

Just in time for Halloween, I’m delighted to find myself rubbing shoulders with the madly pararhyming Martin Elster in Goreyesque. Nearby you’ll find a ghastly but funny piece by Cheryl McPhilimy, whose work I’ll be looking for from now on.

A tidy home for poems that like to wink or skulk in the dark, Goreyesque features work “inspired by the spirit and aesthetic of Edward Gorey.”

Best,

Ed

[Janice D. Soderling]

Scary stuff for the scary season! Congratulations Ed and Martin and thanks for telling us about this venue.

[Siham Karami]

Huge congrats, Ed and Martin! Much enjoyed,

Siham

[Susan McLean]

Thanks for linking to the issue, Ed. It was fun to read the poems.

Susan

[RCL]

Enjoyed them, Ed!

[Martin Elster]

Thanks, Ed. I got a kick out of your mythical animals. I very much enjoyed Cheryl McPhilimy’s poem, too, as well as Sam Kuban’s.

[Jayne Osborn]

Congratulations Ed and Martin. I'm blaming you (and Cheryl McPhilimy) if I can't sleep tonight

Jayne

[Gail White]

Thanks for this delightful discovery, Ed! Loved the cameleopard.

[Nausheen Eusuf]

Congrats, Ed and Martin! I especially enjoyed "The Camelopard."

Nausheen

[Ed Shacklee]

Thanks, all. I'm glad Goreyesque set up shop, with its focus on "darkly light" verse, to borrow a phrase from Rick Mullin, and its non-aversion to rhyme. A place that's more Jack Skellington than Santa Claus. I look forward to seeing the ghoulish sides of some of you in future issues.

Best,

Ed