Poems by Donna J. Gelagotis Lee

Refusal At the jump, she uses            her crop three hard times in quick            succession, the leather            gyrating. Boos swell up            from the crowd, which had cheered her on,            the horse […]

Review: Interregnum

Interregnum: Inside the Grueling and Glamorous Battle to Become the Next King of Chess Jordan Himelfarb/Pegasus Books/April 2026/240pp/IBSN: 9781639369911  “After the elite London chess tournament of 1883, a local official … proposed a toast to the best player in the world. Two men, each believing the official meant him, stood up to receive the honor… […]