A new book of poetry will be born tomorrow. It's called Vine Leaves Literary Journal created by Jessica Bell and Dawn Ius. And I'm so excited to say that one of my poems is in this inaugural issue. I am thrilled to be among the wonderful poets with works chosen to appear in Issue #01, January 2012. According to the Vine Leaves website the mission of this journal is to provide a poetic form sorely missing from the world of literature. They creators say: "The world of literature nowadays is so diverse, open-minded and thriving in experimental works, that there doesn't seem to be any single form of written art missing from it ... you would think. But there is. The vignette. It's rare for a literary magazine to accept the "vignette" as a publishable piece of literature. Why? Because it is not a proper story. We beg to differ. So, what is a vignette? "Vignette" is a word that originally meant "something that may be written on a vine-leaf." It's a snapshot in words. … [Read more...]