- John a’Beckett was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1948. Since 1995 he has lived in Warsaw, Poland, where he teaches English at Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University. He is the co-founder of and contributing editor to New Europe Writers. Through the translations of Wojciech Maslarz, his poems have been published in several prominent Polish periodicals, including The Lighthouse, Borderlands Poet’s Nook, Arcana, and the anthologies Warsaw Near and Far, Gyroscope, and Sigismund’s Column.
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Jared Carter’s Book
Jared Carter’s book, Cross this Bridge at a Walk, is now available from Wind Publications in Kentucky.
Its sixteen narrative poems recount incidents in America’s history from the Revolution to the present, with cameo appearances by Mother Ann Lee, Emily Dickinson, Scott Joplin, and Bix Beiderbecke.
To read sample poems from the book, go to “Coxey’s Army,” “Spirea,” or “Jesus Walking on the Water.”
Alred Dorn’s Book
We offer to anyone who contributes $20 or more to The New Formalist a free hard copy of Alfred Dorn’s latest book, Visits and Vistas, signed by the author. This book is a limited edition of 50 signed and numbered copies, and only 20 of them remain available. They will be given to contributors on a first-come, first-served basis. Copies of Alfred Dorn’s earlier books are offered by on-line booksellers for prices as high as $175, and signed copies of his books are very scarce. Don’t delay!




