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  1. Cynthia Erlandson on ‘The Wedding Dress’ and Other Poems by Russel WinickApril 3, 2025

    I also decided long ago not to waste my time with the "prestigious" poetry publication. Your description of its content…

  2. Cynthia Erlandson on ‘Spring Snow’: A Poem by Adam SediaApril 3, 2025

    Your image of the tyrant reaching "beyond its frozen tomb" is a great one. I'm so glad that we can…

  3. Russel Winick on ‘The Wedding Dress’ and Other Poems by Russel WinickApril 3, 2025

    Thank-you-very-much-Sir. I-will-try-to-do-better-next-time. I-don’t-want-to-make-anyone-mad.

  4. Joseph S. Salemi on ‘The Wedding Dress’ and Other Poems by Russel WinickApril 3, 2025

    Four snappy little gems of poetry, each one neatly composed. About unusual vocabulary in poetry -- I think you'll find…

  5. Russel Winick on ‘The Wedding Dress’ and Other Poems by Russel WinickApril 3, 2025

    Thanks Roy. “The Wedding Dress” derived from a recent conversation between two women about the irony of their unseen wedding…

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