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Shae Davidson A quote from Stanley Kunitz tucked away in Stick Tight Man expresses the roots of Jim Lally’s approach to writing: “gratitude for the gift of life.” Lally’s depiction of rural life in the twenty-first century celebrates lived experience by embracing the cycles of change and growth—and the attendant patterns of gain and loss. […]

Georgia Jones-Davis Sus-toss, explains poet Katerina Stoykova-Klemer in her remarkable and engaging chapbook, “The Most,” is Hopi for the “disease that cause different parts of you to live in different places.” Ms, Klemer would know. She is a young woman who has emigrated from Bulgaria to the United States, straddling multiple worlds at once. “Sus-toss […]

2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest Results Accents Publishing is proud to announce the results of its 2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest. Metes and Bounds, by J. Kates, was selected by judge Dr. Richard Taylor. Plein Jeu, by E. C. Belli, was selected by Accents Publishing Senior Editor Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Both of these entries will be published as […]

Katerina Stoykova-Klemer’s Interview with Conference Director Julie Wrinn Julie Kuzneski Wrinn became director of the conference in 2007 after serving for three years on its board of directors. A native of Indiana, Pennsylvania, she received Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in English from the University of Virginia. A ten-year veteran of the book publishing business, she […]

J. Terry Price is a Springfield, Tennessee based writer and photographer, with an MFA in writing from Spalding University in Louisville and is Program Director and a mentor in The Writer’s Loft creative writing program at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. His work has appeared in various journals. His short story Eminent Domain […]

J. Stephen Rhodes is the author of the poetry collection, The Time I Didn’t Know What to Do Next (Wind Publications). He writes about living on the edges between security and fear, guilt and grace, country and city, and prosperity and scarcity. In addition to a Ph.D. in Theological Studies from Emory University, Rhodes received […]

Accents Publishing is happy to announce its 2010 Poetry Chapbook Contest. Two winners will be selected – one by an independent judge, Richard Taylor, and one by the Senior Editor and founder of Accents Publishing, Katerina Stoykova-Klemer. Each winner will have his/her submission published as a perfect-bound chapbook and will receive 50 free copies, along […]

Kathleen Driskell’s second book of poems Seed Across Snow (Red Hen Press, 2009) has been listed as a bestseller by the Poetry Foundation. Kathleen received her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is Associate Editor of The Louisville Review and has taught creative writing and literature at Spalding […]

Lynnell Edwards is the author of two books of poetry: The Highwayman’s Wife (2007) and The Farmer’s Daughter (2003), both from Red Hen Press. Her work has appeared in various journals and anthologies. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky where she teaches at the University of Louisville and is associate director for the InKY reading series […]

Katerina Stoykova-Klemer’s interview with Susan Piver Susan Piver is a writer, teacher, and speaker on topics such as love, creativity, and spirituality. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do” and the award-winning How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own […]

Pat Valdata writes novels, poems and nonfiction. Her publications include the novels The Other Sister (published by Plain View Press, 2008), Crosswind (published by Wind Canyon Publishing, 1997) and the poetry chapbook Looking for Bivalve (from Pecan Grove Press, 2002). Pat received an MFA in writing from Goddard College and is an adjunct associate professor […]

Bianca Spriggs is the author of the poetry book “Kaffir Lily” (Wind Publications, 2010) and her work may be found in the journals, Caduceus, Alehouse, Torch, and the Appalachian Heritage Magazine. She is the Events Coordinator for the Lexington Art League and a freelance instructor of composition, literature, and creative writing. She received a B.A. […]

Susan Piver is a writer, teacher, and speaker on topics such as love, creativity, and spirituality. She is the New York Times bestselling author of The Hard Questions: 100 Essential Questions to Ask Before You Say “I Do” and How Not to Be Afraid of Your Own Life, chosen as best spiritual book of 2007 […]

Frank X Walker holds an MFA in Writing from Spalding University and honorary Doctorate degrees from University of Kentucky and Transylvania University. He has lectured, conducted workshops, read poetry and exhibited at over 300 national and international conferences. He is a founding member of the Affrilachian Poets, author of four poetry collections, editor of two […]

Chris Mattingly is currently pursuing an MFA in poetry from Spalding University in Louisville, Kentucky. His poems have appeared in public-Republic, Margie: The Journal of American Poetry, Moonshot, The Louisville Review, and the forthcoming chapbook Ad Hoc from Q Avenue Press. Chris is also a banjo player and long time member of The Fatted Calf […]

Jody Lisberger’s story collection, Remember Love, was published by Fleur-de-Lis Press in May 2008. Her stories have appeared in Fugue, Michigan Quarterly Review, Thema, Confrontation, and The Louisville Review. She has a PhD in English and an MFA in Writing from Vermont College. She has taught literature, writing, and feminist theory at the University of […]

Katerina Stoykova-Klemer’s interview with poet Sheri Wright Sheri L. Wright is the author of four books of poetry, Sharks Never Sleep, Nuns Shooting Guns, Contains Scenes of Indigenous Nudity and The Courtship of Reason, (2010). Her work has been published in journals across the country, including Out of Line, Clarke Street Review and Earth’s Daughters. […]

We are happy to share that Katerina Stoykova-Klemer’s new poetry collection, “The Most” (Finishing Line Press) is available for pre-publication purchase at www.finishinglinepress.com. Availability date is March 5th.

Publishing House Fakel Express invites you to the premiere of the poetry book Въздухът Около Пеперудата / The Air Around The Butterfly by Katerina Stoykova 4 December (Friday) at 6:00PM, Rakursi Art Galley, Han Krum Street 4a (behind the City Library), Sofia, Bulgaria

Katerina Stoykova-Klemer The Spare Tire is constantly afraid that one day it will be his turn to start carrying the weight of the car in which he has been riding. Once a while back he whispered his fears to the windshield wipers but in silent judgment they just shook their heads.