Enjoy this audio recording of “Aubade for Dreamland” by July Westhale from Vol. 31:1 of CALYX Journal! Buy the full issue here. July Westhale is the award-winning author of Via Negativa, Trailer Trash, The Cavalcade, and Occasionally Accurate Science. Her most recent poetry can be found in The National Poetry Review, Prairie Schooner, and Quarterly West. Her essays have been nominated for Best American Essays.
Enjoy this audio recording of “Burlesque” by Hannah Fries from Vol. 26:3 of CALYX Journal! Buy the full issue here. Hannah Fries is a poet, writer, and editor. She is the author of the poetry collection Little Terrarium as well as the book Forest Bathing Retreat. She grew up in New Hampshire, went to Dartmouth College, and later
Enjoy this audio recording of “Women of a Certain Age” by Penelope La Montagne from Vol. 27:1 of CALYX Journal! Buy the full issue here. Penelope La Montagne was poet laureate emerita of Healdsburg, CA. (2004-2006). She lived on the banks of the Russian River and learned most of what she knew from watching the
Enjoy this audio recording of “Thoughts on Gay Marriage While Visiting My Lover’s Parents” by Judy Ireland from Vol. 27:1 of CALYX Journal! Buy the full issue here. Born and raised in the Midwest, Judy Ireland’s poetry benefits from the verdancy and barefaced authenticity of that working class culture which keeps her work grounded and
