Michael Simms

The young man and the older woman met at an artist’s colony. They were both in the habit of walking on the wooded paths in the afternoon, so

A poem is rooted in the rhythms of pulse, breath and movement. Why some patterns of sounds are more pleasing than others is a mystery, yet

Pittsburgh is home to major museums, art galleries and a wide variety of monuments and public sculptures, but the empty walls beside busy st

I’ve always loved poetry that has a clear voice, a strong reliance on craft, and a sense that a person is speaking about ideas or incidents