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Literary Revelations is thrilled bring you today “The Portrait of a Poet: PS Conway
My cherished followers and subscribers, we are thrilled to showcase PS Conway, a poet of profound depth and immeasurable worth, whose extraordinary contributions to Literary Revelations are nothing short of inspiring!
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Bio:
PS Conway is a two-time Pushcart Prize nominee and the author of two books, Echoes Lost in Stars (2024) and Life Sucks (2025). Over the last five years, his work has appeared in The Belfast Review, Spectral Realms, and more than twenty-five other journals and anthologies, several of which were Amazon best sellers. PS recently finished serving two years as the 2024-25 Poet-in-Residence for the online literary journal, The Fictional Café.
He lives in Upstate New York with his best friend and wife, Susan, dodging snowflakes with their curmudgeonly dog, Mr. Hairold “Hairy” Kerry. PS finds fascination in language birthed from emotionally charged, literate spaces where beauty and darkness coexist. In his free time, he fancies himself a rockstar, jamming on his drum kit; and a wannabe sommelier, savoring succulent reds with his wife and (adult) daughters.
Link to books:
Echoes Lost in Stars (poetry): https://a.co/d/0TiaKKO
Life Sucks (satire): https://a.co/d/39alNmV
Social Media:
Twitter/X: @PoetrybyPS
Instagram: @ps.conway
Bluesky: @psconway.bsky.social
Substack: substack.com/@psconway
Facebook: facebook.com/PSConwayPoet
Websites: PoetrybyPS.com
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I asked PS several questions to which he graciously replied
What inspires you?
I’m deeply inspired by language, be it pretty or ribald. How words play off one another. The spaces intentionally held silent. All of it as an amalgam of noise and meaning. When it comes together, and a reader tells me how it moved them emotionally or touched their heart or even offended them? I am in nirvana.
Why poetry?
Poetry is not a choice for me. It’s a compulsion. I cannot NOT write poetry, hehe. There are plenty of times I tell myself, today is the day you start on the great American novel. But that day has yet to arrive. You see, in 2021 I freed my Muses from 25 years of captivity, trapped in a subconscious walk-in closet of skeletons and repressed creativity. I had not written in so many years that, when the door was finally unlocked, my Muses tore it off the hinges, never to be sealed again. And they have A LOT to say. Constantly.
Future Writing Plans?
In the immortal words of Timbuk 3, “The future’s so bright, I gotta wear shades.” Writing is my second full-time job. Let’s go from small to big picture.
Every day I write poetry and post on social media. Not even because I necessarily want to, I have to. Remember those Muses I referenced? They are loud and persistent, and (for now) in the driver’s seat. Each weekend, I submit poetry to one or two lit journals, reminding myself, “remember thou art mortal.” What a humbling experience to think you’re such a great poet and to keep getting rejected so often…a walking definition of masochism. Call me Elpis.
I also have two distinct books in development and several others in ideation.
Views from the Bottom of a Pool is a novel-in-verse under development. It wrestles with the drowning of my high school best friend, the fallout in the years that followed, and the existential coincidence of my youngest daughter being born on the exact date he died.
Where the White Moths Swarm is a growing collection of poems rejected by the pinky-up literati through 2025-26. This collection of written and yet-to-be-written poems explores our never ending compulsion with being seen (guilty as charged) and finding meaning in a world gone mad.
Favorite poets and/or novelists?
In terms of poets, I adore the Romantics, especially Keats and the Shelleys. Yeats has been a lifelong companion. In contemporary poetry, I’m drawn to writers who carry emotional and existential weight. Louise Glück, Seamus Heaney, Christian Wiman, and Mark Strand are all familiars who haunt my heart and soul.
My list of favorite novelists is too long, but I can name a few. JRR Tolkien for being the first to deeply engage my imagination. James Joyce for being the first to truly make me think deeply and embrace the art in language. William Faulkner for his deep sense of culture, time, and place. Toni Morrison for her mythic treatment of race.
Gabriela Marie Milton – Thank you, PS, for your wonderful insights into your poetry world
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