Last Stanza Poetry

06/27/2026

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03/20/2026

This is the last stanza. Thank you to all the wonderful, talented poets who have submitted to this journal over the years. LSPJ was originally intended as a pandemic project, but it grew and grew. I've met countless special writers, made friends, and learned to love poetry in a way I hadn't before. I would have loved to continue the journal, but it stopped making sense when so few copies of recent issues were being purchased and read. It feels like a disservice to poets to take such excellent writing when those stanzas may only be seen by a few. Your words deserve wide exposure, and I've become unable to offer that, and must admit the journal is no longer what it once was in the world of literature. Thank you also to the artists, supporters, readers, and reposters. All 23 issues will remain available through Amazon and other online outlets. This has been amazing! Be well. Write on. -- Jenny Kalahar

01/22/2026

RIP. A frequent contributor to Last Stanza Poetry Journal, James Nolan enriched readers worldwide for several decades with his writing. Obituary information for James Eugene Nolan

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01/19/2026

A peek inside issue 23, the color hardbound edition. The quotes are from poems in this issue.

01/14/2026

Announcing the publication of Last Stanza Poetry Journal #23: The Neighborhood. It is illustrated throughout with nostalgic illustrations (the hardcover edition is in full color). Poets in this issue: Sam Aureli, Susan Brandes, Michael Brockley, Dan Carpenter, Kersten Christianson, Jennifer Clark, Loralee Clark, Irene W. Collins, Jordan Corley, Salvatore Difalco, Arvilla Fee, Diane Funston, John Hinton, Katherine January, Lorraine Jeffery, Porsche Jones, Leena Joshi, Patricia Joslin, JL Kato, Barbara Krasner, David Anson Lee, Fran Markover, Peter Meidlinger, Cheryl Soden Moreland, Sharon Lask Munson, Alessandra Nysether-Santos, Marge Piercy, Cynthia Jo Pratt, Elena Lelia Radulescu, Bridget Ramsey, Prartho Sereno, Sherry Shahan, Bonnie Stanard, Margaret D. Stetz, Editor's Choice Award winner Theresa Timmons, Glen Peters Vecchione, and Rp Verlaine. An interview with Theresa Timmons is included in all three editions. Thank you to everyone who contributes, reads, and shares this and other issues of LSPJ! Have a creative 2026!

Poets in this collection: Sam Aureli, Susan Brandes, Michael Brockley, Dan Carpenter, Kersten Christianson, Jennifer Clark, Loralee Clark, Irene W. Collins, Jordan Corley, Salvatore Difalco, Arvilla Fee, Diane Funston, John Hinton, Katherine January, Lorraine Jeffery, Porsche Jones, Leena Joshi...