I found DeWitt Henry’s poetry collection Restless for Words an accessible and relatable exploration of both language and “the problems of the human heart in conflict with itself” (to quote William Faulkner). Reflection on the book as a whole engaged…
Secrets Beneath Our Skin by Suzanna C. de Baca
Winner of the Fox Tales “Art of Deception” Contest *Note: We’ve posted a screenshot of the winning poem for the sake of keeping the exact formatting. Secrets Beneath Our Skin
How to Write a Saturation Poem by Jennifer Jean
For years, I’ve been trying to write an ekphrastic poem about Gustav Klimt’s posthumous portrait Ria Munk III. I’ve tried every kind of approach to an ekphrastic that I know: describing the artwork, writing from the viewpoint of an object…
Canary: Selected Poems by Rebecca Faulkner
Winner of the Fox Tales “Music” Contest *Note: We’ve posted screenshots of the winning poems for the sake of keeping the exact formatting. Giant Steps Canary after Liz Phair Rebecca Faulkner is a London-born poet based in Brooklyn. The author…
As I Loved You by Kris Faatz
Winner of the Fox Tales “Music” Contest Dad’s guitar bites back. That’s why Grace never could play it, even when Dad tried to teach her before he left for France, so you can play for me when I come home,…
Announcing the Results of Our Fox Tales Music Contest
We had some amazing submissions for our first ever Fox Tales Contest! The theme for this contest was music. Over and over, we are amazed by all the talented writers who share their work with us. Thank you to everyone…