Poems by L. Ward Abel & Kathleen Gunton

<p>L. Ward Abel reads "<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/poetry/cradle-the-easter-wind">Cradle the Easter Wind</a>," and Kathleen Gunton reads two centos: "<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/poetry/loves-radiant-play">Love's Radiant Play</a>" and "<a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/poetry/putting-words-next-to-silence">Putting Words Next to Silence</a>." All of the poems can be found in our <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/summer-2021">Summer issue</a>.</p> <p>L. Ward Abel’s work has appeared in <em>Rattle, The Reader, The Istanbul Review, The Worcester Review, The Honest Ulsterman</em>, hundreds of others, and he is the author of three full collections and ten chapbooks of poetry, including <em>Jonesing For Byzantium</em> (UKA Press, 2006), <em>American Bruise</em> (Parallel Press, 2012), <em>Little Town gods</em> (Folded Word Press, 2016), <em>A Jerusalem of Ponds</em> (erbacce-Press, 2016), <em>The Rainflock Sings Again</em> (Unsolicited Press, 2019), <em>Floodlit</em> (Beakful, 2019), and <em>The Width of Here</em> (Silver Bow, 2021). Abel resides in rural Georgia.</p> <p>Kathleen Gunton is a poet/photographer who believes one art feeds another. Her words and images often appear in the same journal. Over fifty of her cento poems have appeared in publications such as <em>Amethyst Review</em>, <em>Commonweal</em>, <em>The Cresset</em>, <em>Friends Journal</em>, and <em>Rhino</em>—to name a few.</p>