Second Coming Poem-a-Day Series

White, working-class, gay, Jewish, boomer, poet, writer, classicist, cultural materialist, queer theorist.

I am a retired English teacher looking for a community of writers/readers

Jesse Bradley-Amore is a writer, cartoonist, and (occasional) improviser based out of Winter Park, FL. His first solo show, How I Learned (NOT) To Drive won the 2026 NYC Fringe’s Jill Meirsch Spirit of the Festival Award

Author, activist, parent, grandparent, gardener, nature lover, and aspiring musician contemplating what it means to be a creative soul in a challenging universe.

Irene Cooper wrote the novels Found and Committal, & the poetry collections spare change, even my dreams are over the constant state of anxiety and the chapbook octets. She supports AIC-directed writing and lives with her people and Roxy in Oregon.

I am a poet and retired RN from MN.

Linguist. Writer. Editor of Forgotten Ground Regained, journal of alliterative verse.

I started writing poetry of resistance even before 2016. Lately it’s been too painful until this poem showed up. "The Full Moon Herald", is my poetic newspaper with news, both political and personal. See www.phyllispoetry.com

Linda Hillman Chayes, author of two chapbooks, Not My First Walk on the Moon and The Lapse, has published poems in Kestrel, American Poetry Journal, Bracken, and others. She practices as a psychologist/psychoanalyst in New York City.

Poet, Dog Lover, Gardener, Vegan, and Husband to Mr. B

I am a poet residing on an island in Washington State. Three collections of my poetry have been published: War Poet, Adagio for Su Tung-p’o, and Dust and Dragons. For more information, please visit my website at https://robjacquespoetry.com.

Michael T. Young’s fourth collection, Mountain Climbing a River, will be published by Broadstone Media in late 2025. He received a Fellowship from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. www.michaeltyoung.com

Judith Skillman is a poet and visual artist. Her work can be seen here: Visit judithskillman.com https://www.saatchiart.com/account/artworks/823323

Writer, entrepreneur and educator. I help you reflect, write and share who you are as a human being. Subscribe to learn ways to use journaling to discover, self-coach and share your values.

Poetic Social Justice lives in the space between social work and creativity. Victoria Harden is a professor, poet and social worker. She holds a MSSW from the University of Tennessee and doctorate in Health from Middle Tennessee State University.

After an early career in theater, a stint in academia, and too many years as a legal secretary, I now live in Forest Hills, NY, with my cat, Pippin, and write poetry.

See my bio at https://alliteration.net/poets/deane/

I like pigeons.

Richard Levine, a retired NYC teacher and Vietnam veteran, is author of seven books. Now in Contest is forthcoming from Fernwood Press. He is an Advisory Editor of BigCityLit.com. website: richardlevine107.com