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

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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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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)

2023 Pushcart Prize Nominations for Blue Heron Review

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It is an honor to curate Blue Heron Review and bring you a wonderful selection of thoughtful, meditative poetry. I am proud of each and every one of our talented contributors. We had close to 100 poems to consider for a Pushcart Prize nomination. It was very difficult to choose just 6. Please join me in celebrating the work of these fine writers. The following poets nominated appear in either BHR 16 or BHR 17.

(*Simply scroll down to find the work of each author within the issue.)

From BHR 16 Spring 2023 / Sanctuaries & Places of Peace

1. Patricia Nelson / “The Women of Paradise”
2. Jenna Wysong Filbrun / “Mirrors”

From BHR 17 Fall 2023 / Heart Source & Haven

1. Susan Martell Huebner / “Tracking Progress at the YMCA”
2. Terry Jude Miller / “cicada meditation”
3. John Grey / “Deer Island”
4. Joanne Clarkson / “The Library on Market Street”

Blue Heron Review Issue 16 / Spring 2023 Now Online!

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Welcome to our BHR 16 Spring 2023 issue of Blue Heron Review! We hope you enjoy this themed selection of poems — Sanctuaries & Places of Peace. To read the full selection of poems and view the beautiful, fine art photography included, please go to the BHR 16 page of our website. Take your time, allow yourself to leisurely sip and savor this issue. These poems will surround you with the energy of peaceful afternoons in the forest, time spent with loved ones, and the deep well of calm that exists within. Breathe, read, reflect, repeat. Thank you for joining us for this very special issue!

CONTRIBUTORS:

Poets:
M J Iuppa * John Davis * James Crews * Mary Alice Williams * Michael S Glaser * Kai Coggin * Javi Maria Cain * John M Bellinger * Tad Phippen Wente * Gloria Heffernan * B L Bruce * Beate Sigriddaughter * Jo Taylor * Patricia Nelson * Lisa Romano Licht * Andrea Potos * Kristen Baum DeBeasi * Abha Das Sarma * j lewis * Elizabeth McCarthy * Angela Hoffman * Jeannie E Roberts * Jenna Wysong Filbrun * Kathie Giorgio * Jennifer Dodge * Susan Glassmeyer * Mary Anna Scenga Kruch * Steve Bucher * Ginny Lowe Connors * Kathleen Deyer Bolduc * Helen Bournas-Ney * Penny Harter * Chrissy Stegman * Colleen Keating * Daniel Lanzdorf * Gwyneth Wynn-Davies * Ronnie Hess * Lynne Burnett * Carol Alena Aronoff * Diana Raab * Cheryl Byler Keeler * Patricia Carney * Jan Chronister * Joyce Ritchie * Joan Leotta * Michael Minassian

Artists:
Thomas A Thomas (cover artist) * j lewis (featured artist) * Fiona Capuano * Michael Jeske *

Editor’s Note:

It is with great sadness that I must share the news that we have lost a dear member of our Blue Heron Review family. Professor and poet M J Iuppa passed away last month. M J was a regular contributor to Blue Heron, and she was our featured poet for the month of March 2015. She will be greatly missed by the writing community. In honor of M J’s memory, her poem, “Drink This In,” appears as the first poem in our issue.

Send goodness and light out into our world. This will be our saving grace for tomorrow.

Peace,
Cristina M. R. Norcross, Founding Editor
Blue Heron Review