Thomas Wells Biography

UPDATE: My third poetry book "The Memory Caves," was released on  June 28th, 2026 and can be purchased from most major online booksellers, or it can be bought from the publisher, The Opiate Books, .theopiatebooks.com.

Hello All. My second book of poems was released by Yorkshire Publishing. The collection titled Complexions of Being provides a poetry sample written from 2019 to 2022.  My poems have also appeared in the PoetrySoup anthologies, Diverse Voices: The Poetry of Human Rights and the Pursuit of Peace, PS: It's Poetry, and  PS: It's Still Poetry. Other poetry credits include Dissident VoicePick Me Up Poetry, The Magnolia Review, The Opiate Magazine, and Tuck Magazine. My poems have won awards in recent Poetrysoup poetry contests.

Over several decades, my poems were published in numerous small-press journals. Through Black Buzzard Press, I published my first chapbook of poems, Native Steel, in 1982. I have also written and published short fiction. Over the years, my stories have appeared in The Lake Superior Review, Intuitive Explorations, Baltimore's Lite Literary Magazine, and Alien Skin.  Feel free to contact me if you would like further information. Thanks!

My Poetry Book Accepted for Publication by Yorkshire Publishing

Blog Posted by Thomas Wells: 5/10/2022 1:32:00 AM

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Kiser Avatar
May 31, 2022 at 5:10 PM
Wonderful news, Congratulations!
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May 22, 2022 at 8:24 AM
Very exciting to hear you are being published~a writers dream! Congratulations....will check it out. :)Paulette
Wells Avatar
May 28, 2022 at 5:33 PM
Thank you, Paulette. I am so grateful for all the support. I feel uplifted but strangely still very much like a novice.
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May 16, 2022 at 9:33 PM
Congratulations, Thomas. Great accomplishment !
Wells Avatar
May 17, 2022 at 6:55 AM
Thank you so much! I wish you the greatest of success with your poetry.
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May 14, 2022 at 1:43 AM
Congratulations and good luck with your book. I would love to have my own book one day.
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May 15, 2022 at 12:39 AM
Thank you.
Wells Avatar
May 14, 2022 at 12:30 PM
Thank you, Jeanette! I am convinced that if it is possible for me, it is possible for many others here on PoetrySoup. Never give up! I wish you the best of success!!
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May 13, 2022 at 3:08 PM
Congratulations ,hope it is a great success for you.all the best.simon
Wells Avatar
May 14, 2022 at 12:26 PM
Simon, I can't thank you enough. There are so many talented poets on PoetrySoup and I believe this is achievable by many. -Thomas
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May 13, 2022 at 10:13 AM
What an accomplishment Thomas. Congratulations! You have worked hard for this honor.
Wells Avatar
May 14, 2022 at 12:22 PM
Thank you very much, Sam! I am so honored and grateful for all the support.
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May 11, 2022 at 8:09 AM
Congratulations, Thomas, it is an accomplishment worth striving to achieve. We are proud of you and share your pleasure.
Wells Avatar
May 11, 2022 at 9:34 PM
Thanks so much! I believe that PoetrySoup.com had a great deal to do with this, and I am very grateful for all the support and encouragement!
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May 10, 2022 at 8:29 PM
Warmest congratulations, Thomas! Let the celebrations begin!
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May 10, 2022 at 11:52 PM
Thank you, kind person! I love your paradoxical name because I am always intrigued by mystery. Shalom! Shalom!
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May 10, 2022 at 6:05 PM
Congratulations Thomas!
Wells Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 11:49 PM
Thank you, Tania! You know, having the support of poets like you makes things like this doable. I wish you the best of success. Pax -Thomas
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May 10, 2022 at 5:46 PM
Thomas, congratulations on your book, blessings ~Constance
Wells Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 11:45 PM
Thank you, Constance! I am ever so grateful for the support of great poets like you. Be well, Thomas
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May 10, 2022 at 12:04 PM
Congratulations, Thomas! How exciting for you! Blessings, Kim M
Wells Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 11:42 PM
Thank you so much, Kim! I have so much to be grateful for, including all the warmth and encouragement I get from poets like you on PoetrySoup.com.
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May 10, 2022 at 11:20 AM
Good to see the success some of the PS members are getting. No doubt, an encouragement to others.
Wells Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 11:50 AM
I certainly hope it encourages others. I am grateful for your comments, rob. Be well -Thomas
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May 10, 2022 at 8:24 AM
Congratulations, Thomas. I know the excitement you must be feeling at this good news. Have a terrific week!
Wells Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 11:47 AM
I'm floating in the clouds! Thank you so much, L Milton. Take care - Thomas
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May 10, 2022 at 2:37 AM
Congrats! Such is good news. God bless you.
Wells Avatar
May 10, 2022 at 11:45 AM
Thank you, Beata! Be well- Thomas

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