Poems by Richard Chess & D.E. Kern

Vita Poetica Journal

Richard Chess reads his poem, "The Loneliest Monk: By the Book," and "Sight Unseen."

Richard Chess is the author of four books, most recently Love Nailed to the Doorpost (University of Tampa Press 2017). He is professor emeritus from UNC Asheville where, among other things, he directed its Center for Jewish Studies for 30 years. He serves on the boards of Yetzirah: A Hearth for Jewish Poetry and Black Mountain College Museum & Arts Center.

D.E. Kern is an author and educator from Bethlehem, PA. His work has appeared in Appalachian Review, Big Muddy, Reed and Sierra Nevada Review, among others. He teaches English at Arizona Western College.

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