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Politically progressive poetry on current events every day since 2005. Ed. @JamesPenha.bsky.social
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NVN Sunday at Substack: Katherine Leonard’s “A Recollection in Pearl Harbor Day” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...

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NVN Sunday: A RECOLLECTION ON PEARL HARBOR DAY
by Katherine Leonard
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December 7, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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Katherine Leonard offers in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “A Recollection on Pearl Harbor Day.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/a-re...

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A RECOLLECTION ON PEARL HARBOR DAY
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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December 7, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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NVN Saturday at Substack: Nan Meneely’s #newspoem “Lethality” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...

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NVN Saturday: LETHALITY
by Nan Meneely
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December 6, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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In her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, Nan Meneely imagines a young man tempted to serve his country in these days of Hegseth and “Lethality.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/leth...

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LETHALITY
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December 6, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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NVN Friday at Substack: Alessandra Foster’s #newspoem “Hunting Season” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-friday...

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NVN Friday: HUNTING SEASON
by Alessandra Foster
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December 5, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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A staggeringly good and important poem-a-day by Richard Jackson moved by the death of Fatima Hassouna, Gaza photo journalist, in April. poets.org/poem/loud-de...
A Loud Death
Like the sound waves in space that tear / the remnants of supernovas, and twist the paths
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December 5, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Alessandra Foster recognizes “Hunting Season” in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/hunt...

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December 5, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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NVN Thursday at Substack: Karen Greenbaum-Maya’s #newspoem “Don’t Make Me Repeat Myself.” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-thursd...
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NVN Thursday: DON’T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF
by Karen Greenbaum-Maya
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December 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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The awfully familiar teacher in Karen Greenbaum-Maya’s dream is at the center of her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “Don’t Make Me Repeat Myself.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/dont...
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DON’T MAKE ME REPEAT MYSELF
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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NVN Wednesday at Substack: Sharon Olson’s #newspoem “Hegseth the Adolescent.” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-wednes...
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NVN Wednesday: HEGSETH THE ADOLESCENT
by Sharon Olson
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December 3, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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In her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem Sharon Olson reveals “Hegseth the Adolescent” for who is. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/hegs...
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HEGSETH THE ADOLESCENT
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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December 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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NVN Tuesday at Substack: Roselyn Kubek’s #newspoem “The Last Jew in Vinnitsa” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-tuesda...
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NVN Tuesday: THE LAST JEW IN VINNITSA
by Roselyn Kubek
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December 2, 2025 at 11:14 AM
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ICE raids are cruel, inhumane, and do nothing to serve public safety.

My responsibility is to be the mayor to each and every person that calls this city their home. That includes millions of immigrants— of which I am one.
December 2, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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Roselyn Kubek’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem zooms in on the just-identified murderer of “The Last Jew in Vinnitsa.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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THE LAST JEW IN VINNITSA
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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NVN Monday at Substack: Constance Stadler’s #newspoem “The Last Arabian Night” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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NVN Monday: THE LAST ARABIAN NIGHT
by Constance Stadler
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December 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Thanks to DJ Tyrer for hosting my… henku… at 575haikujournal.wordpress.com/2025/12/01/h...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Constance Stadler’s @newversenews.bsky.social #poem “The Last Arabian Night” takes on the so-called ceasefire in Lebanon. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/12/the-...
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THE LAST ARABIAN NIGHT
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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December 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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Thank ya @newversenews.bsky.social and Sir Tom Stoppard. Playwriting GOAT.

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NVN Extra Short Subject:
by Paul Lander
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December 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
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matgost.bsky.social
You can buy the book here:
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It's packed full of incredible stories, including Terry's marvellous piece.
Silent Screams: An Anthology of Quiet Horrors
Amazon.com: Silent Screams: An Anthology of Quiet Horrors eBook : Gostelow, Mathew, Holland, Terry, Overall, Sonia, Haigh, Heather, Royston, Sarah, Maloney, Ali, Relph, JP, McLeod, Lindz, Fekete, Zary, Press, Ghost Willow: Kindle Store
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December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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Like #writing? Love quiet horror? My interview with @storyradio.bsky.social is out today, featuring an incredible reading by @terryholland.bsky.social.
We talk about the Silent Screams charity anthology and whether horror can ever be literature.
Listen here:
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December 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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NVN Sunday at Substack: Bonnie Naradzay’s #newspoem “We Lived Happily During the Ceasefire” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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NVN Sunday: WE LIVED HAPPILY DURING THE CEASEFIRE
by Bonnie Naradzay
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November 30, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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“We Lived Happily During the Ceasefire” writes Bonnie Naradzay in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem
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WE LIVED HAPPILY DURING THE CEASEFIRE
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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November 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Tom Stoppard: Rest in Restlessness

The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
The Language of Tom Stoppard, Ablaze With Energy and Urgency
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November 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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NVN Saturday at Substack: Annie Rachele Lanzillotto’s #newspoem “Femminicidio” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-saturd...
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NVN Saturday: FEMMINICIDIO
by Annie Rachele Lanzillotto
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November 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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In her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem Annie Rachele Lanzillotto reflects on Italy’s new “Femminicidio” law. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/11/femm...
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FEMMINICIDIO
The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.
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November 29, 2025 at 10:03 AM