Artemis Journal is growing and I am excited to announce 4 new additions to our Editorial Board. They are Nikki Giovanni as our Poet Emeritus, James Broschart, Judy Ayyildiz and Rebecca Woodie as our Associate Literary Editors. Each one has a remarkable resume and have worked with Artemis Journal at different times. Welcome aboard! Jeri Rogers, Editor

This project could not happen without the help of our tireless volunteer Board Members. May I introduce you to them;

Editorial Staff:

Jeri Rogers, Editor-in Chief & Founder
Donnie Secreast, Associate Editor
Maurice Ferguson, Literary Editor
Judy Ayyildiz, Associate Literary Editor
James Broschart, Associate Literary Editor
Rebecca Woodie, Associate Literary Editor
Nikki Giovanni, Poet Emeritus
Page Turner, Art Editor
Julia Fallon, Community Liason
Zephren Turner, Layout Editor
Crystal Founds, Social Media Editor
Jonathan Rogers, Treasurer & Legal Advisor

This year’s Artemis Journal features our guest writer, Ron Smith with several poems and today’s post highlights, Virgin & Child with Monkey, in which he used an engraving by Albrecht Durer, c 1498 to inspire his Ekphrastic Poem.  (Ekphrastic poetry is a poem inspired by a work of art).

Artemis is pleased to present the photograph “The Beauty of Simplicity” by William Cates, (published in Artemis 2016) and an essay by Cara Ellen Modisett, “From Interstate 81” (published in Artemis 2014).

Maurice Ferguson, our distinguished Literary Editor has been with Artemis since the early days in the 1980’s, serving on our Board and editing various yearly journals. Here is one of his fine poems, “The House on the Mountain”.

Artemis celebrates the creativity of our 2015 cover artist, Bill White

Artemis featured Beth Macy in 2015 Artemis with an essay on the courage of her convictions after the publication of “Factory Man”. She has now released her second novel  “Truevine” to rave reviews.

ARTEMIS JOURNAL will be featuring daily the art and poetry from our journals throughout the years. Today’s artist is Linda Atkinson who has been involved with Artemis throughout the years, serving on our Board of Directors in the 1990’s and has been a regular contributor to our journal.