Donald Wheelock’s poems are reflective formal structures depicting landscapes, familiar experiences, and everyday encounters from the vantage point of a man later in life. Fanciful observations of the workings of the natural world rub up against memories of problematic human interaction. Words and music mingle in his poems. He has published widely in journals welcoming formal poetry. He has published two full length books, It’s Hard Enough to Fly (Kelsay Books) and With Nothing but a Nod (David Robert Books). He has just finished a third book, Getting the Words Out. He lives with his wife Anne in Whately,  Massachusetts.

Rebecca Rice is the author of A Time to Mourn: One Woman’s Journey through Widowhood, referenced in several studies on memoir and grieving. She has published essays and articles in The New York Times, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Adventure Magazine, The Hampshire Gazette, and The Berkshire Eagle. She teaches Writing and Literature at Springfield Technical Community College. She is currently working on revisions for a memoir about divorce. She belongs to four writing groups. Her favorite quote is from Samuel Beckett: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”

Donald Wheelock’s poems are reflective formal structures depicting landscapes, familiar experiences, and everyday encounters from the vantage point of a man later in life. Fanciful observations of the workings of the natural world rub up against memories of problematic human interaction. Words and music mingle in his poems. He has published widely in journals welcoming formal poetry. He has published two full length books, It’s Hard Enough to Fly (Kelsay Books) and With Nothing but a Nod (David Robert Books). He has just finished a third book, Getting the Words Out. He lives with his wife Anne in Whately,  Massachusetts.

Rebecca Rice is the author of A Time to Mourn: One Woman’s Journey through Widowhood, referenced in several studies on memoir and grieving. She has published essays and articles in The New York Times, Redbook, Cosmopolitan, Women’s Adventure Magazine, The Hampshire Gazette, and The Berkshire Eagle. She teaches Writing and Literature at Springfield Technical Community College. She is currently working on revisions for a memoir about divorce. She belongs to four writing groups. Her favorite quote is from Samuel Beckett: “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.”