What child is this 
who huddles under 

his wings, with his 
black duck, his green 

urn of wine, his light 
to lighten the world. 

Is he guarding these 
trees, mellow now, 

their leaves scattered, 
tan flakes of summer, 

cast down around this 
infant angel with wings 

but no feet, who prays 
for those seeking solace, 

for some grief only they, 
and the child, can know. 

Anonymous Shrine
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Malcolm Glass

is the author of sixteen books of poetry and nonfiction, published over the past 70 years. His poetry, plays, and short stories have appeared in many literary journals and magazines, including Poetry, Prairie Schooner, The Rockvale Review, The Sewanee Review, Waterwheel Review, and The Write Launch. In 2018, Finishing Line Press published his chapbook of poems Mirrors, Myths, and Dreams; and in late 2024, they released his triple-genre collection of poems, stories, and plays, Her Infinite Variety.

Glass is also an artist and photographer, with artworks juried into numerous exhibitions and galleries, including Art Fluent, Black Box Gallery, Hilliard Gallery, Nuu Muse Contemporary Art, and Yeiser Art Center. His work has won dozens of awards, from honorable mention to Best of Show.

More on the Web: By, About, and Beyond

⚡ Malcolm Glass: 19 poems and stories in The Write Launch (from February 2022 to April 2025)

⚡ Four Photographs by Glass in Change Seven (Winter 2023); click on images for larger view.

⚡ Two Photographs by Glass, Book of Tornadoes and Appalachia, in Change Seven (Artwork: Fall 2022)

⚡ Winter Landscape, a poem by Glass in Sheila-Na-Gig (Volume 7.2, Winter 2022)

⚡ Body Scape (see #17 in the image carousel), a photograph by Glass in the 14th Annual Contemporary Figurative Show at the Hilliard Gallery