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Driving in the Fog by Joanne Lehman

Driving in the Fog , a new collection of poems by Joanne Lehman, asks questions of the soul, yet remains content with ambiguity. Subjects in this collection range from the imaginative retelling of biblical stories to the telling of personal narratives—both imagined and real. Images bring the Ohio landscape to life. Here readers will find a sampler of traditional poetic styles ranging from sonnet to sestina.  Driving in the Fog  is available now for pre-order from Finishing Line Press. “Joanne Lehman offers readers a journey with her collection, Driving In the Fog . It is a ride that engages us with her love of language, the chemistry of words freshly brought together, details captured with her painter’s eye, the joy of form and line,” says John Kristofco. “These are poems of place, nature, acts of faith and hope, witnesses to wonder (Great Aunt Rhoda, cold Ohio fields), discovery, and works unafraid to ask the questions of the soul. It is a ride that ranges far but never loses i

Calls for Submissions - January 2013

Each month, the Ashland MFA Program receives calls for submissions and contest deadlines, which it publicizes in its monthly newsletter. Listed below are this month's calls for submissions, in order of deadlines, where posted. Omnidawn's  OPEN POETRY BOOK CONTEST Winner receives $3,000, publication,  and 100 copies. Accepting electronic & postal submissions November 1, 2012 - January 15, 2013 . Cole Swensen will judge. Sixfold Call for Submissions Enter by Jan. 24 Win $1000, $200, $100 for your short story or poems Completely writer-voted journal Vote online to create the next issue of Sixfold FULL DETAILS AT WWW.SIXFOLD.ORG   Upload your own fiction or poetry PDF manuscript for a $6 entry fee by Jan. 24, 2013. Then, vote within your genre to select the three prize-winning manuscripts ($1000, $200, $100) and the manuscripts published in each issue of Sixfold. Read, vote, and give feedback during three rounds of reading six other writers’ manuscripts in yo