Here is your recap of all New England Poetry Club member news submitted in August 2026! Remember, if you are a member, you can submit your own news to appear on our social media channels!
NEPC Member Henry Stimpson’s “Horseshoe Crab” appeared in the June edition of Scientific American. His first book will be published in September. You can read the poem here: https://loom.ly/f2QT6Eo
Congrats Henry!
NEPC member Deborah Leipziger’s “Tell Me” was published by Lily Poetry Review Books and is available now. This is the poet’s second collection. Get a copy here: https://loom.ly/gCfzEyQ
Doug Holder, longtime New England Poetry Club board member, was honored with the Červená Barva Press Literary Service Award! Congratulations, Doug, on this well-deserved recognition for your extraordinary service to the literary arts! 🎉📚🏆
NEPC Member B. Fulton Jennes’s debut poetry collection “In the Time of Sonic Booms” is available now from Grayson Books, the publisher. Get a copy here: https://loom.ly/mnJwFHQ
NEPC Member Karen Henry’s “Feeding the Dead,” “Seeking a Land Route,” “Ancient Seeds,” “Against,” and “A Nicaraguan Funeral Procession” were published in the Spring 2026 issue of the online Journal BlazeVOX, published in May 2026.
You can read the poems here: https://loom.ly/E1bsNmk
The Ewing Arts Awards selected NEPC member and poet Rodger Martin as the recipient of the 2026 Ewing Award for Literary Arts. Congratulations Rodger!
NEPC Member James K. Zimmerman’s 6th book, “Portrait Miniatures,” published by Broadstone Books, is available. You can get a copy here: https://loom.ly/jU2RYlg
NEPC member Susan Eisenberg’s book Fault Line, published by Broadstone Books, is now available. This is her sixth collection of poetry. You can purchase a copy here: https://loom.ly/Ee8c57w
NEPC member Meredith Bergmann’s poem “Negative Space” won the Write Prize (for Poetry) from Able Muse, with Final Judge Catherine Tufariello (author of Keeping My Name: Poems), as well as an Honorable Mention for “To a Reluctant Tree in April.”
“Negative Space” will be published in the Winter 2026/27 issue of Able Muse.
Thank you to all the members who submitted news, and congratulations to everyone for their accomplishments! Remember to submit your news this month!