The Word's Faire . 6/25/25 The Word's Faire . 6/25/25

‘Poèm Fantastique’

Dakota William Szaniszlo is a poet and prosist from Tucson, AZ. They are a committed practitioner of shower-singing, a volunteer life-coach for the dead, an unlicensed self-surgeon, and an avid collector of tossed-out ideologies. They enjoy contemplating ineffable abstraction, dreams constantly, and spends most of their free time on long drives through various mental landscapes. They have been previously featured in various journals including: The Antonym - A Bridge to Global Literature, Canyon Voices, Punt Volat, LatineLit, and The Ana.

The Word's Faire . 6/24/25 The Word's Faire . 6/24/25

‘A Bumblebee’s Dance’

Jake Wright is a published poet (on the Word’s Faire no less) who is pursuing a minor in creative writing at UBCO. When Jake isn’t writing, he’s usually crying over university, skiing, or gaming. He wrote this story for his girlfriend, who seemed to enjoy it, thank goodness! Jake can be found on his youtube channel, https://www.youtube.com/@WritingwithWright

The Word's Faire . 6/23/25 The Word's Faire . 6/23/25

‘Avenues’

Matthew Wood is a cum laude graduate of CSULB’s creative writing program. He has had fiction published in Heartwood Literary magazine, Chapter House, carte blanche, Washington Square Review LCC, and El Camino College’s Myriad, where he was awarded the Tom Lew Prize for Fiction

The Word's Faire . 6/22/25 The Word's Faire . 6/22/25

‘I Chewed Through the Curtain’

Abby Pullan is a 21-year-old creative writing graduate and working-class woman from Huddersfield. Her debut collection Bread & Blood is available on Amazon.

The Word's Faire . 6/21/25 The Word's Faire . 6/21/25

‘He hadn’t seen the old man since’, ‘Six Storey High Car Park’ & ‘We might not be lovers’

Ezra James Fiddimore is a writer, artist, musician and Tourette's Syndrome advocate based in Brighton, the bustling queer capital of England. By day, he is calling in sick to work. Ezra grew up between Germany and England, and holds a BA in English and Drama from Royal Holloway. He been published in Bar Bar, Oscurita and The Orbital. He enjoys a subversive approach to spelling, punctuation and grammar, and is not (where possible) prone to briefishness.

The Word's Faire . 6/20/25 The Word's Faire . 6/20/25

‘Lifeboat’, ‘Marks’, ‘Oxide’, ‘Lakeshore Drive’ & ‘Ars Poetica’

Selen Frantz is an urban planner from Detroit and is currently the William T. Battrick Poetry Fellow at Oberlin College. Her work has appeared in Lucky Jefferson, BarBar, Meniscus, Prime Number Magazine, ellipsis, and elsewhere.

The Word's Faire . 6/19/25 The Word's Faire . 6/19/25

‘In A Flower’, ‘O Orifice!’ & ‘A Conundrum’

O.P. Jha’s works appeared in more than one hundred journals including Rigorous, Mantis, In Parentheses, Shot Glass, Odessa Collective, Backchannels, Poetry Pacific, Five Fleas, miniMag, Iceblink, Infinite Scroll, The Rome Review, Kelp, pulplit, etc. His poems are in anthologies "We were Seeds" and "We are Resilient".

The Word's Faire . 6/18/25 The Word's Faire . 6/18/25

‘Today's Words’, ‘The Songbirds of Descargarmaria’ & ‘The Scoreboard Never Tells the Whole Story’

Harry Bauld was twice first-team All-Ivy shortstop at Columbia and broke Lou Gehrig’s records. (Unfortunately his academic records.) A writer, painter, translator and teacher in the Bronx, he has won awards for work that has appeared in numerous journals in the U.S. and the U.K. He was included by Matthew Dickman in the anthology Best New Poets 2012 (UVa Press) and has performed in New York and elsewhere as a magician and jazz pianist.

The Word's Faire . 6/17/25 The Word's Faire . 6/17/25

‘ONLY THE MAD ARE’ & Collected Works

Jones Irwin teaches Philosophy and Education in Dublin, Republic of Ireland. He has published poetry most recently in Espacio Fronterizo (Borderland/ Espace Frontière), and with Moonstone Press and Tofu Ink Press. He is resident Poetry Critic and Columnist with Red Ogre Review. His first Chapbook of poems, entitled 'GHOST TOWN' was published by Moonstone Press, Philadelphia, US, in Summer 2022. His second Chapbook of poems, entitled 'American Haikus', was published in Autumn 2024, also with Moonstone Press. His third Chapbook, entitled ‘Deep Image’, will be published by Tofu Ink Press in early 2025.

The Word's Faire . 6/16/25 The Word's Faire . 6/16/25

‘Two Vines’

Joshua Sabatini was born in Hartford, Connecticut. In October 2002, he moved to San Francisco, California. He's currently on retreat in Katama, Massachusetts. His 2023 published writings include “Jack and the Trumpet” in Rock Salt Journal. In 2024, he published "Cosmic Harmonies," a collection of 49 haiku. The author can be reached at JoshuaSabatini@gmail.com.

The Word's Faire . 6/15/25 The Word's Faire . 6/15/25

‘Falling Apart’, ‘Love’ & ‘State of Ignorance’

Margaret Marcum graduated from the MFA program in creative writing at Florida Atlantic University. Her poems have appeared in Amethyst Review, NonBinary Review, Scapegoat Review, October Hill Magazine, among others. She is also author of the poetry chapbook, Recognition of Movement (Bottlecap Press, 2023).

The Word's Faire . 6/14/25 The Word's Faire . 6/14/25

‘Her/Him/Our/Them/They/Us/Their Body’, ‘phylum chordata, which also includes . . .’ & ‘I Be, But I Ain't Is’

Henry (7) Reneau Jr. is the author of the poetry collection, freedomland blues (Transcendent Zero Press.) His work is published in Superstition Review, TriQuarterly, Prairie Schooner, Notre Dame Review; Punt Volat; The Ana and Oyster River Pages.

The Word's Faire . 6/13/25 The Word's Faire . 6/13/25

‘My Bravery Was Child-Like’ & ‘In the Desert You Can See For Miles, but Things Still Sneak Up On You’

Garrett MacKenzie was born and raised in Rochester, New York, before going on to study English and Political Science at SUNY Oswego. After graduating he moved to the Pacific Northwest to start a career in wildfire. He is currently a career smokejumper. He has spent the past five years traveling and chasing fires across North America. He spends his winters with his fiancée, Tori, and their two dogs, Talulah and Finley.

The Word's Faire . 6/12/25 The Word's Faire . 6/12/25

‘Written Before Flour Became a Death Sentence’ & Collected Works

Briana Grace Hammerstrom has participated in the National Poetry Slam, Individual World Poetry Slam, the Southwest Shootout, Flagstaff Poetry Slam, Bigfoot Poetry Festival, and earned titles such as Haiku Deathmatch Champion. She has been pubished in Red Orgre Review, Palette Poetry, Clepsydra Magazine, and other publications. BGH's work is a journey through queer joy, sheer outrage, and the enchantment of everyday language. Discover updates and upcoming performances at bghpoetry.wordpress.com.

The Word's Faire . 6/11/25 The Word's Faire . 6/11/25

‘The Residuals (Or the Death of Harry Potter)’ & Collected Works

Jonathan Jones lives and works in Rome where he teaches English and American literature at John Cabot University.

The Word's Faire . 6/10/25 The Word's Faire . 6/10/25

‘Fickle Memories’, ‘Tomorrow Exists for Your Decay’, ‘Great Expanse’ & ‘Mephisto a Thief, but I am a Fool’

Emily Clara Dehne is a previously unpublished writer from Cincinnati, Ohio. She works as an English tutor for her college, and plans to pursue a career in editing.