Ryan Despain was born in Utah, but has lived all over the world throughout his childhood and his eight years of service in the US Army National Guard. He enjoys the outdoors, martial arts, soccer, and has lately acquired a deep desire to learn everything there is to know about the equine world. He currently […]
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Twilight Time
Susan Okaty recently moved from San Antonio, TX, to, yes, you guessed it, Virginia Beach, VA. In Texas, Susan was an academic dean for the North East Independent School District. Her work has appeared in Highlights for Children. She is a member of Hampton Roads Writers and the creative company of Virginia is clearly agreeing […]
The Escape of the Doll
Gianluca D’Elia has shared his poetic vision with us before (Endless River, Contributor Series 1: 9/11, New Day) and he regularly updates his blog. An eighth-grader from New Jersey, he brings us his own voice, image-oriented and imbued with impatient energy. This poem, an iconic longing for escape, was inspired by a family vacation in […]
Seeds
Karen Schindler has given us sensuous and visual poetry before (Nature’s Parade, undiscovered, Coming Home), but today’s selection contains a different kind of puzzle. Hint: follow the asterisks, but not in the intuitive direction! This might just be the perfect poem for a stormy night when people apart can hear the same thunder across the […]
Synesthesia
Ray Sharp has contributed his varied poetry to these pages, but this one is very unlike the others. To be reminded of his ranging talents, read Sternwheeler, Clavicle, ( ), Under an August Moon, and Threnody for the Survivors of September 11, 2009 and his blog, The Bard of Liminga. To get your head in […]
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