Sometimes a piece of writing lingers unfinished for a long time, weeks, months, sometimes years. When such pieces are finally finished it feels a little strange, then it lingers again while you work out what to do with it, whether to put it out there or let it hide. Not all finished poems should be published. But, I am happy to say that one of my lingerers has been published this week by Blast Furnace, an independent publisher based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Blast Furnace publishes poetry that is deeply rooted in place, as many of my poems are. You can read ‘The Harvester’ in Volume 2, Issue 1 on their website, alongside some great work in form by more established writers.

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