Leah Maines has served as the senior editor for Finishing Line Press since she took over the press in 2002. She has edited over 550 poetry collections, including several award-winning titles.
Here is my response to Red Room's topic of the week: "My 'Not So' Favorite Bookstore Moment" After Three Years, Again YouI kept your comforterPungent with youUntil the scent became distortedThen disappeared with washingAfter two yearsI bought a duvet to cover my bit of youIn flowers To bury you in a bed of ...
It’s not every day that I get to attend the Emmy awards gala, so when my author Susanna Rich gave me the good news that she had been nominated for an Emmy award and I was invited to attend the gala, I nearly fainted! Wow!!! How did this happen? Well, a filmmaker had read one of Susanna’s poems in a magazine and he liked it (we ended up publishing this same poem in Susanna's new book The ...
This week I’ve got my eye on the very talented Christina Lovin. I’ve had the delight of working with Christina on two chapbook projects, and I can tell you she is one extremely gifted poet. After reading the poem below, I’m sure you will agree. This Day in Particular September 11, 2002 You mowed the mares’ field yesterdaybecause the sky was clear, the air dry, and would be ...
