Without Lifting A Finger

Perhaps I'm a bit late to the party, but today I thought I'd mention three book reviews that have been penned (quite generously) about some of my books throughout the years. The first two are online, so you can easily follow the links (see below): both were written by the author and co-publisher (with his wife Isabel) of the online journal Off Course , Ricardo Nirenberg. The first review Ricardo wrote was for my very first book: The Last Man (published in 2012). He writes that it's hard to decide which poem in the book is his favorite, but finally settles on "Algorithm" -- an early poem that I wrote while I was teaching high school mathematics. "It is hard or impossible to decide, yet -- for sentimental reasons, as the song goes -- I think one of my favorite pieces in this book is titled ALGORITHM." And then he includes the entire poem: ALGORITHM  Take any segment and drop out the middle third. Take the remaining thirds and repeat the process, i.e. take ...

A new poem, "Sometimes," has been published in the October 2024 issue of Quadrant Magazine. Surprise Surprise: it's about a little bird. You should be able to read the whole poem at the following link: https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/poetry/rl-swihart-sometimes/ #rlswihart13 #rlswihart #sometimes #poetry #art #littlebirds #quadrantmagazine #readmorepoetry2024🎈♥️🪶

New Poem in Quadrant Magazine (May 2024). You can buy the magazine, read the "tease" above, or follow the link below (where you should be able to read the whole poem). Thanks to Barry Spurr and staff at Quadrant. "October: Consecutive Days" https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/2024/05/r-l-swihart-october-consecutive-days/ #rlswihart #quadrantmagazine #may3024 #october:consecutivedays #nature #poetry #beauty #deathoffriend #readmorepoetry2024🎈♥️🪶

Two new poems in Quadrant Magazine July-Aug: "Next Good Read" and "This Side." Unfortunately you'd have to subscribe (read online and/or download the PDF). I should also like to acknowledge Mr. Barry Spurr, Poetry Editor @ Quadrant. He has been kind to my work. https://quadrant.org.au/magazine/ #rlswihart13 #poetry #nextgoodread #thisside #quadrantmagazine #readmorepoetry2022

 R L Swihart. Three new poems in Quadrant Magazine: Jan - Feb 2021. "Dress in Layers," "Apocryphal Gospel of Z 3:19 - 23," and "Apocryphal Gospel of Z 7:11 - 13." #rlswihart13 #rl_swihart #rlswihart #australia #quadrantmagazine #quadrant #poetry #newpoetry #readmorepoetry #readmorepoetry2021

My two poems -- "Totem" and "Completely Possible" -- are up at Quadrant Magazine (Australia). Only trouble is you'll have to buy a subscription to get a "full view" of the two poems. "Totem" is very short and you'll see a "teaser" that basically shows the whole poem (with format compressed), fading into the "subscription line." If you slant your screen a bit, you might also be able to see the second title and part of the first line.