LUCENT VOICINGS is a literary anthology compiled by Editor Eleni Traganas and devoted to showcasing the best of THE WOODSIDE REVIEW'S artfully crafted poetry and short prose.
This unique collection brings together a vibrant tapestry of voices spanning the globe, weaving together diverse cultural perspectives and artistic sensibilities. Contributing authors hail from England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, India, Nigeria, Brazil, Canada, and from every corner of the United States, creating a stylistic expression that reflects the beauty and complexity of human experience and celebrates the universal power of storytelling and poetic reflection.
Within the enthralling pages of this collection, you will witness an innocent deaf-mute girl's hapless ride towards her tragic fate; an aging man's lament as he sees his life melt away before his eyes in a mirror's reflection; a couple's forgiveness in the wake of unspeakable misfortune. An array of birds—sparrows, ospreys, tanagers, falcons—and all manner of flora and fauna, will guide the reader into the rarefied regions of nature's mysteries, in moments that will linger, provoke thought, and kindle your creative spirit. Dive in and discover the echoes of beauty reflected through a myriad of lenses, each resonating with a shared human experience. Lucent Voicings is an eclectic celebration of voices, each unique yet resonant, where every reader finds a reflection of themselves, and perhaps, a new perspective on the world.
Featured authors include: Abraham Aondoana • Diane Averill • Bobby Steve Baker • Shelly Bhoil • Ryan Calo • Lorraine Caputo • Patricia Carragon • Peter Cashorali • Urmi Chakravorty • Con Chapman • Lorraine Collins • Tim Collyer • Baskin Cooper • Lois Anne DeLong • David Dephy • William Derge • Deborah H. Doolittle • Sushma Rasik Doshi • Dillon Droege • Bart Edelman • Laura Eklund • Sara Etgen-Baker • Anne Eyries • Arvilla Fee • Margaret Galvin • Eric D. Goodman • Benjamin Green • John Grey • Cleo Griffith • Mary Anne Griffiths • Vidya Hariharan • Ruth J. Heflin • Jennifer Freya Helgeson • Heidi Hermanson • Lois Hibbert • Edward Cody Huddleston • David James • Tim Kahl • Peycho Kanev • Margaret Koger • David Anson Lee • Emma Lee • David Lowe • Richard Luftig • Miriam Manglani • Ted Mc Carthy • Kurt McGinnis Brown • Caryn Mirriam-Goldberg • John Russell Monagle • Bruce Morton • Gareth Nurden • Jim O’Loughlin • Darrell Petska • Charlie Pettigrew • Steen W. Rasmussen • Marka Rifat • Miriam Sagan • Stephen Sanders • Lauren Scharhag • Fran Schumer • Hilary Sideris • Samantha Fallon Smith • Richard Stimac • Alison Stone • J.M. Summers • Abdulrozaq Taslim • Aden Thomas • Stephen Thorn • Divine Inyang Titus • E. C. Traganas • Lois Perch Villemaire • Lynn White • Jan Wiezorek • Catherine Zickgraf
Prepare to embark on a literary journey exploring the transcendent themes of love, nature, identity, resilience, grief, and renewal in a celebration of artistry and imagination through the eyes of these talented contributors. Lucent Voicings is more than just an anthology; it is a celebration of human creativity and connection, and an invitation to discover the universal and luminous voices that unite us in a shared expression.
