Poetry by dudley stone
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED
“Gum,” “Rock City,” and “True Story” in Chiron Review - NEW!!
NOTE: Chiron Review is print-only; they have kindly allowed me to provide links to the poems on my Google Drive (above).
“Apology to the Author Whose Book I Mistook for a Brick” in
Journal of Undiscovered Poets - NEW!!
“Memory” in Unleash Lit - NEW!!
“War Metaphor” in Unleash Lit - NEW!!
“Reckless Abandon” in Streetlight Magazine - NEW!!
“Choose Me” in Poetry Super Highway - NEW!!
“Bad Roommates” in As It Ought To Be (AIOTB) Magazine, January 27, 2026
“Suburban Walking Blues” in Jonah, January 15, 2026 - NEW!!
“Savannah Serenade” in Persephone Literary Magazine -
NOTE: Persephone requires a subscription fee to view; they have kindly allowed me to provide a link to the poem here via my Google Drive.
“Ode to Ketchup” in Stink Eye Magazine
“Under Construction” in Corvus Review, page 39
“Give Winter Nothing,” “Malaria,” “Not Even Rome,” and “Sisyphus” in
NOTE: Poems not available in PLJ online; links to individual poems above
“Feathers” in Blue Unicorn
Blue Unicorn not available online; link to poem below:
“Sure” in Brief Wilderness
“Letter” in Poem Alone
“Love Song” in Written Tales Magazine
“The Apple Problem” in Neologism Poetry Journal
“Love Song Intended to Stave Off Discontinuation of Relations (unsuccessful)” in The Headlight Review
“Turbulence” in As It Ought To Be Magazine
“2022” and “Inventing Pharaoh” in Spare Parts Literary Magazine
“Rule of Thumb” in Months to Years
“Wellness Visit,” “Exit, Pursued by a Bear,” and “Chicken Little” in
“Cat Poem” in Blue Unicorn
NOTE: Blue Unicorn not available online; link to poem below:
“Time” in MORIA.
“Beautiful Day,” “Portrait of the Artist as a Watched Pot,” and “Outhouse
Blues” in table//FEAST Literary Magazine
NOTE: “Beautiful Day” on page 88; “Portrait of the Artist as a Watched pot on page 144; “Outhouse Blues” on page 145.
“Love Myself First” in Ghost Light Lit.
“Hurricane” in Horned Things: A Literary Journal for the Discerning Creature.
NOTE: Horned Things no longer available online; link to poem below:
“Possum King” in Stink Eye Magazine.
“Primary Caregiver” and “How to Dispose of Hydrocodone (after they switch your mother to liquid morphine)” in Ars Sententia.
NOTE: Ars Sententia is no longer available online. Links to poems below:
“How to Dispose of Hydrocodone”
“Count Your Children,”* “Famous,” and “Grand Opening” in Wilderness House Literary Review (WHLR).
*Winner of the 2026 A.R. Ammons Poetry Prize
“Over the Hills to Grandmother’s House,” “The Church of November 22,” and “Stockholm Syndrome” in Wilderness House Literary Review (WHLR).
“Bereavement Card,” “Turning Into the Skid,” and “Rescue” in Spare Parts Literary Magazine.
“I Love This Poem” in Stink Eye Magazine.
“Floss,” “Kneel,” and “Untitled (4-5-23)” in Shadowplay.
NOTE: Shadowplay is print-only; links to poems below:
“Coyote”* and “Morning After, Amherst” in The Westchester Review.
*Nominated for Pushcart Prize
“Photograph Album” in Brief Wilderness.
“Beginnings and Ends” in Nifty Lit.
“Floaters” in As It Ought To Be Magazine.
“Home” in Corvus Review.
NOTE: This link is to their homepage. Scroll down to Archives, Issue 22, Spring/Summer 2024, and download the entire issue.
“All the Pretty Horses” and “Fibonacci Poem for the Great God Pan” in Bones; journal for the short verse.
NOTE: Bones no longer available online; links to poems below: