Bob Meszaros

Bob Meszaros taught English at Hamden High School in Hamden, Connecticut, for thirty-two years. He retired from high school teaching in June of 1999. During the 70s and 80s his poems appeared in a number of literary journals, such as En Passant and Voices International. In the year 2000 he began teaching part time at Quinnipiac University, and he began once again to submit his work for publication. His poems have subsequently appeared in The Connecticut Review, Main Street Rag, Red Wheelbarrow, Tar River Poetry, Concho River Review, and many other literary journals.

July 11, 2019

Poetry

After the Tornado and other poems

After limb snap and tree crash, months
of air filled with sawdust and the sounds
of wood chippers and log loaders: a mountain
shorn,

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November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

The Hurt & The Intruder

The Hurt Red-faced, open-mouthed–a silent scream in front of me–you press your small hands to your sides. At six, you live a pain so deep you cannot speak or cry. Breathless, between that tree stump and the skaters circling always

Keep Reading

Poetry

After the Tornado and other poems

July 11, 2019

After limb snap and tree crash, months
of air filled with sawdust and the sounds
of wood chippers and log loaders: a mountain
shorn,

Poetry

The Hurt & The Intruder

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018

The Hurt Red-faced, open-mouthed–a silent scream in front of me–you press your small hands to your sides. At six, you live a pain so deep you cannot speak or cry. Breathless, between