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Blue Heron Review Issue 21 / Spring 2026 Is Now Available to Read Online!

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(Cover artist credit: j lewis)

 

Welcome to the latest issue of Blue Heron Review (BHR Issue 21 / Spring 2026 / “Wholeness”). To read and enjoy our full issue of poetry and artwork, please visit the BHR 21 page of our website.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Poets:
David Anson Lee * Emily Tee * Ellen Rowland * Jill McGrath * Barbara Krasner * Jenna Wysong Filbrun * Mary L Serantoni * Jean Janicke * Kate Young Wilder * Michael Hettich * Lynne Burnett * Debora Tremont * Vivian Faith Prescott * Jeannie E Roberts * Francis Opila * Catherine McGuire * Daniel Thomas * Donna J Gelagotis Lee * Faith-Anne Bell * John Willson * Carolyn Chilton Casas * Janet Ruth * Patricia Nelson * Susan Shaw Sailer * Paula Schulz * Sophia Joan * Abha Das Sarma * Christine Daleiden

Artists:
j lewis (cover artist) * Kurt Huebner * Karen VandenBos * Paula Lietz

EDITOR’S NOTE:

What provides us with a sense of wholeness in life? I hope that you find some inspiration for your own path when reading these thoughtful, heartfelt, and powerful poems. A wonderful variety of experiences are shared in this collection. For some, wholeness is about the bonds of love and family. For others, it is the mystical presence of nature that provides a sense of completion. For others still, it involves the connections made while traveling or the deep fulfillment of an artistic pursuit. May you find yourself in these stanzas. May you seek wholeness. This issue is definitely meant to be savored. Read a few, reflect, then return for another sip.

Cristina M. R. Norcross, Editor
Blue Heron Review
(*Founded 2013)

BLUE HERON REVIEW ISSUE 20 / FALL 2025 IS NOW AVAILABLE TO READ ONLINE!

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(*Cover artist credit: Michael Jeske)

Welcome to the latest issue of Blue Heron Review (BHR Issue 20 / Fall 2025 / “What We Gather for Tomorrow”). To read and enjoy our full issue of poetry and artwork, please visit the BHR 20 page of our website.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Poets:
Yvette Viets Flaten * Cheryl Byler Keeler * Glenn Falacienski * Carol Alena Aronoff * Ronnie Hess * Annette Towler * Jackie Langetieg * Dianna MacKinnon Henning * James P Roberts * Cynthia McCain * Rachel Dacus * Diana Woodcock * Alison Hurwitz * Mary C Rowin * Anneliese Finke * Elizabeth McCarthy * Jenna Wysong Filbrun * Karen A VandenBos * Susan Martell * Sarah Sadie * Kathie Giorgio * Wendy Vardaman * Melissa Huff * Penny Harter * Tom Lagasse * Erik Richardson * Thomas A Thrun * Elisabeth Harrahy * Mary Dean Carter

Artists:
Michael Jeske (cover artist) * Karen A VandenBos * j lewis * Paula Lietz

EDITOR’S NOTE:

What if we could gather together the support that others need, compassion for those around us, empathy for the plight of others? The poems in our latest issue may not solve the world’s problems, but If nothing else, you will feel encouraged and find a sense of hope here.  The arts have the power to inspire us during challenging times. I hope that this issue makes you feel less alone and more connected to your fellow human beings.

Cristina M. R. Norcross, Editor
Blue Heron Review
(*Founded 2013)

Blue Heron Review Issue 19 / Spring 2025 Is Now Available to Read Online!

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(*Cover artist credit: Karren Jeske)

Welcome to the latest issue of Blue Heron Review (BHR Issue 19, Spring 2025 / “Offerings”).  To read and enjoy our full issue of poetry and artwork, please visit the BHR 19 page of our website.

CONTRIBUTORS:

Poets:
Helen Bournas-Ney * Isaac James Richards * Colette Tennant * CMarie Fuhrman * Giles Goodland * Emily Tee * Arvilla Fee * Pat Phillips West * Fred Briggs * Eileen Pettycrew * Lisa Wiley * Tara Menon * Elena Quinones * Melissa Mitchell * Lori Ulrich * Alice Foxall * Jim Landwehr * Carol Mikoda * William Rudolph * Cortney Davis * Amrita Skye Blaine * Lynette Reini-Grandell * Caitlin Gemmell * John Davis * Laura Barr * Mary Anna Scenga Kruch * Faith Paulsen * Katrina Serwe * Tricia Knoll * Sandra J Lindow * Carol Alena Aronoff * Anita Pinatti

Artists:
Karren Jeske (cover artist) * Michael Jeske * Jeannie E Roberts * Kai Coggin * Donna Hilbert

EDITOR’S NOTE:

Welcome to the spring 2025 issue of Blue Heron Review. Our special theme for this issue is OFFERINGS. Poets were invited to reflect on the topic of what we give (and what we receive), and how this makes a difference in our lives. After having the great pleasure of reading this beautiful collection several times over, I am struck by how many poems involved the tremendous impact that giving has on the person doing the giving—how this, too, becomes a sacred gift. These are brave, vulnerable poems. These are true offerings of self that come from deep waters. I hope that you will take time out of your busy day to taste and savor a few poems at a time, and then come back to read more. I know that you will be moved by these stories of heart and gratitude as much as I am.

All kind thoughts,
Cristina M. R. Norcross, Editor
Blue Heron Review
(*founded 2013)