Two Spring Haiku by Maria Terrone

Perfumed confetti

fills the streets. We cast off black:

victory parade!

***

Blossoms shake free from

chrysalis of plastic bags;

birds out-chirp cell phones.

--First published in the Christian Science Monitor.

Maria Terrone´s second poetry collection, A Secret Room in Fall (Ashland Poetry Press, 2006) was co-winner of the McGovern Prize. The Word Works published her first book, The Bodies We Were Loaned, in 2002. Her most recent work appears in Notre Dame Review, The Ledge, and Barrow Street. Visit her at www.mariaterrone.com

Congratulations to Phil Schultz winner of the Pulitzer prize for poetry. Phil´s reading from his winning collection Failure was one of our most memorable events. Stay tuned for details about our upcoming Pulitzer Party for Phil.

Upcoming poetry readings: Sat. Sept. 6 at 6 p.m. Poet Molly Peacock reads from Second Blush

Reading with Ed Hirsch date to be announced.

Collections: Browse our poetry wall comprising one of the most extensive collections. From Ai to Paul Zwieg -- from the obvious to the obscure -- you´re likely to find it on our shelves. New titles: Notes from the Air: Selected Later Poems by John Ashbery. W. G. Sebald´s Unrecounted which includes lithographs by Jan Peter Tripp. Lots of new titles from small presses and an eclectic assortment from the Everyman Pocket Poets series.

Poetry books for children, haiku, journals, and poetry on CD and audio tape. Collectibles: Browse our selection of fine used copies of out-of-print volumes: Silence in the Snowy Fields by Robert Bly; John Ciardi´s Person to Person; John Hall Wheelock´s The Gardener; Sweeney Astray by Seamus Heaney. Contact the shop to reserve.

More Poems! We´re accepting short poems to appear on our poetry page. Limit one poem per submission per month. Maximum length: 15 lines. Haiku & sonnets would be ideal forms to consider. Please include a brief bio. 3 sentences are plenty! Deadline is 21st of the month. We look forward to hearing from you.

Scholarship Fund: In honor of our dear friend, the late Robert Long, author of DeKooning´s Bicycle and the poetry collection, Blue, published by Canio´s Editions, we have established the Robert Long Memorial Scholarship Fund. Awards are made annually to local high school students. Scholarship guidelines are on file at area high schools. Donations can be sent to East End Arts Council, Main Street, Riverhead NY 11901.