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SPIRIT FIRE REVIEW

Celebrating God's Goodness through Poetry, Creative Nonfiction, Visual Art, and Music

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Two Poems by Nicholas Froumis
(heavy load in Dhaka, Bangladesh, photo by Adli Wahid, on Unsplash) "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give...


Four Poems by Robert Hirschfield
(well, image by ddzphoto, on Pixabay) Pilgrimage She plods beyond the four pullets in the frig. Her path to knowing must be here in the...


The Drafting of a Woman: An Essay by Jeni Booker Senter
(image by Bruno, Germany, on Pixabay) The Drafting of a Woman Looking through the questions of an online personality profile this...


Two Poems by Carol Farnsworth
(roses, image by karolyn83, on Pixabay) Rosary I sit holding a bouquet of rosaries from my Mother’s belongings. One for each day in a...


Photography by Gene and Cindy Williams
(Ketchikan, Alaska, photo by Gene Williams) (church, photo by Gene Williams) (sunset riches, photo by Gene Williams) (aspens, photo by...


Tuesday Tips: What do our words provoke?
"The pen is mightier than the sword," wrote Edward Bulwer-Lytton. It’s also mightier than the bullet, the baton, the Molotov cocktail,...


Tuesday Tips: What Can We Learn from Joseph Fasano's Poetry?
I’ve been a fan of Joseph Fasano ever since I read these words from his poem, “Mahler in New York”: “If I carry my father with me, it is...


Poem by Connor Orrico
Home & Here Please bring me home: I would rather be with You than here, Jesus. I will not go until You let me. I will not let go ...


Two Poems by Bruce Mundhenke
Water of Gladness May the love of the Lord, And the beauty of His creation, Become a river and a stream, That they may flow through...


Poem by Cindy Bousquet Harris
pink lotus flower, image by Free-Photos, on Pixabay Another Way of Blooming Response to writing prompt by R. Soos, on Poetry Super...


Three Poems by Bobbi Sinha-Morey
(dates and peaches, image by AllNikArt, on Pixabay) Put a Little Love Away Behind the box of sun-faded tissues quiet as a lamb light...


Three Poems by Juan Pablo Mobili
(lemon tree, image by photosforyou, on Pixabay) Losing Your Parents Their loss is always news even if you’ve written heartfelt elegies...


Poem by Matthew Andrews
Forgetting How easy it is to feel a cold wind dancing across the length of your arm and forget the force of the flames, the blistered...


"Found" Poem by John C. Mannone
Gargantuan Universe birthed from the mouth of light That light found the entire sky one supermassive window of darkness the individual...


Tuesday Tips: Something Different
Tuesday Tips Sometimes we need to do something different. As I wondered what to share that would be meaningful during this time of...


Tuesday Tips: Is It Wise to Revise?
Why do poets spend so much time revising their work? Shouldn’t you just write from the heart and let it go at that? It depends on what...


New Issue of Spirit Fire Review!
A New Issue! We are so pleased to present to you the poetry of Heath Brougher, Bruce Owens, Mark Weinrich, Veronica Michalowski, Janice...


Poem by Heath Brougher / Art by Marie Massey
(Image: detail of Carmel Splash, by Marie Massey) Still Here (by Heath Brougher) Landscape mostly the same as before, maybe a little less...
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