Tom Raithel

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Welcome to Tom Raithel's poetry and blog

Welcome to Tom Raithel's poetry and blogWelcome to Tom Raithel's poetry and blogWelcome to Tom Raithel's poetry and blog

email me at traithel90@gmail.com

Welcome to Tom Raithel's poetry and blog

Welcome to Tom Raithel's poetry and blogWelcome to Tom Raithel's poetry and blogWelcome to Tom Raithel's poetry and blog

email me at traithel90@gmail.com

About Me

Hi. I'm Tom Raithel, a poet living in Cleveland, Ohio. I formerly lived in Evansville, Indiana. I have published poems in Southern Review, The Midwest Quarterly, Comstock Review, Atlanta Review, Nimrod and other literary journals. My poetry collection, Dark Leaves, Strange Light, has been published by Finishing Line Press.


I was born in Milwaukee, Wis. and have have degrees in English and Mass Communication from The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I have worked as a journalist at several newspapers in the Midwest. My first love, however, has been poetry.


Recent publications

Where to find Tom Raithel's poetry

Tom Raithel's poetry chapbook, Dark Leaves, Strange Light, is available through:


finishinglinepress.com


amazon.com (sold out)


Or by contacting me through this website (see below)..


Tom's latest poetry collection, "This Easy Falling," will be published by Finishing Line Press in 2023.


His poem, "In Praise of Mud," will appear in an upcoming issue of Evening Street Review.


His poem, "What the RIver Told Me," will be published by The Midwest Quarterly.


Tom's poem, "Cumulus," was published in the Spring 2022 issue of The Southern Review.


Tom's poems, "Children of the Wind" and "The Readers," were published in Tipton Poetry Journal, Winter (Issue 51)


His poem, "Patterns," was published in Coneflower Cafe, Spring ( Issue No. 1)


See more Tom Raithel poems on the poetry page.

Other websites of interest

Tom Raithel interview podcast. An interview of Tom at the Indie Author Fair in Owensboro, Ky., in December 2017.


On Facebook: The Boom Project: An Anthology, a page highlighting a collection of works by Ohio River Valley writers of the Baby Boomer generation. The anthology includes prose and poetry by Evansville area writers Linda Neal Reising, Mark Williams and Tom Raithel.


Academy of American Poets The website of the largest national association of poets in the United States, with information on National Poetry Month and other poetry events.


Literary Cleveland   A website of a community-wide writers organization that hosts classes, workshops and other poetry events and highlights local  writers.


Clevelandpoetics  A site offering a daily calendar of poetry events and a blog by local poets dealing with activities of poets in the area.


Mac's Backs  Independent used bookstore at 1820 Coventry Road, Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 that is a center of local  poetic activity.


 Indiana Writers Center  A website that offers programs, classes, events and support for writers of all genres.


Brick Street Poetry. A non-profit organization based in Zionsville, Ind. It hosts the monthly reading series, Poetry on Brick Street, and publishes the Tipton Poetry Journal.


Kentuckiana Authors. A group of authors from Kentucky and Indiana who work together to promote their work. 


Contact Me

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