Author painting by John Strickland.
Who?
Stephen Roger Powers is a writer and poet in Georgia. He has published four poetry collections, all with Salmon Poetry in Ireland, and a collection of short stories.
Here you can hang around, learn about Stephen and his work, and find links to purchase his books.
“…funny and celebratory.”
Matthew Gilbert, The Boston Globe
“…distinctive, flavor-filled, driven work.”
Russell Gardner Jr., Verse Wisconsin
“Aiming to tell an offbeat and original story, [Powers] brings readers a unique brand of poetry that hasn’t been seen much before. The Follower's Tale is a choice pick for poetry lovers, highly recommended.”
Midwest Book Review
“The poems do not sound like they are conventional poetry.”
Books Ireland
“Not only does Powers entrance us with his humorous word-pictures, but the imagery and words he uses make us feel like he himself is writing songs to the reader, creating rhythms and roller-coasters of surprising word phrases that continue to draw us in line by line…”
Sandra Cohen Margulius, the museum of americana
“Powers’ poems are not an escape from reality; rather, they detail the sad ache of nostalgia and the beauty of somehow knowing, even in one’s golden years, that the tarnish is inevitable and possibly already there.”
Chase Dimock, As It Ought to Be Magazine
“Powers’ poems are intelligent and good-hearted. They’re funny, alive, and also capable of profound anger or quiet meditation.”
Shawn Delgado, storySouth