Prof’s poems will be published
Three poems written by a Waynesburg University professor were selected for publication in Image journal.
Richard Pierce, an assistant professor of English, submitted poems entitled “Go Gentle,” “Father Rodney” and “Salt of Sodom,” all of which will appear in a future issue of Image.
“Being published in Image means very much to me, and I am very thankful for the opportunity,” Pierce said. “It has been a dream of mine for quite a while. If you are a writer of faith, you want to be published in Image.”
The internationally read quarterly journal features artistic works grounded in religious faith or featuring spiritual grappling. Pierce submitted his three poems because he felt they aligned with the publication’s focus on faith and art.
The poems were submitted after Pierce requested revisions and feedback from a number of colleagues, both at the university and outside of it. He thinks his experiences writing poetry and getting published have a direct influence on the tools and skills he teaches creative writing students at Waynesburg.
“This publication helps me to teach students the important lesson that perseverance and patience are imperative to becoming a good writer,” Pierce said.
Pierce also published a poetry chapbook, “The Book of Mankey,” in 2015 and had other poems published in various poetry collections and reviews.