Layers of Wintry Poetry Accumulating at the Door

Our collection of winter poems began a long time ago with a very few selected classics, a handful of snowflakes packed into a single small ball. Poets from all over contributed contemporary poems suited to the season, and our readers suggested favorite classics to add to the anthology, which has grown into a giant snowball rolling down the years, a poetic snowdrift. These are the poems our growing anthology has gathered in its outermost layer in this winter of 2012 - 2013. First, a couple of memorable poems by two 20th century masters, proposed by our readers:

• William Butler Yeats, “The Cold Heaven” (1916), suggested by Rick de Yampert
• Wallace Stevens, “The Snowman” (1921), suggested by Lynda True

And these new contributions, several from poet-friends whose work has graced our other seasonal anthologies as well:

• Jesse Glass, “ The Giant in the Dirty Coat”
• Dorothea Grossman, An untitled winter poem
• Barbara Novack, “ Winter: 10 degrees”
• Lisa Shields, “ Climate Change”

Poets, you’re still invited to submit your winter poems, and readers, please suggest favorite classics we’ve missed—but make it soon, because the years has turned, the days are lengthening, and spring is on its way!