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Richard O'Connell lives in Hillsboro Beach, Florida. He is the editor and publisher of Atlantis Editions. Collections of his poetry include RetroWorlds, Simulations, Voyages, and The Bright Tower, all published by the University of Salzburg Press (now Poetry Salzburg). His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, The Paris Review, The Texas Review, Measure, Margie, The Formalist, Light, etc. His most recent collections are Waiting for the Terrorists and Dawn Crossing.
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.”
We offer to anyone who contributes $20
or more to The Formalist Portal 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!