Jeanne Shannon’s poetry, short fiction, and personal essays have appeared in numerous small press and university publications. She is the author of 3 full-length collections of her work and several chapbooks. She is the editor/publisher of The Wildflower Press in Albuquerque NM. Wherever you are when you read this, you will be transported by the […]

Frank Cavano recently sent us a great poem from South Carolina (Flight) and now the trend continues. This poem is a little different in topic, but it will make you smile and reaffirm your own commitment to stirring the pot. Don’t deny it. You’re either a reader or a writer or both; you can’t help […]

California native and Syracuse scholar Troy Trenton Dangerfield restored us to youthful energy when his first poem appeared here (My Passion Is a Beast). Today’s poem reveals an observant nature, the power of stage experience (Troy both writes and acts), and the way the creative process elucidates elements of human personality. The narrative here will […]

New Jersey’s own Manny Beltran has contributed his written art [The Coming Dawn, Bygone (A Contemporary Sonnet), A Gentle Good-bye] and his visual art (An tAmhranai/The Singer; Contributor Series 2: Candy and Spirits, La Llorona, The Weeping Woman) to these pages. Manny’s new poem explores broken hearts, fractured souls, and the surprising gift of being […]

Kim Klugh has sent us lovely poems from her home in Lancaster PA (Yours Was the First Face; Contributor Series 1: 9/11, Afterwards; Contributor Series 2: Candy and Spirits, Jack’s Demise). Kim’s poems bring a poetic profoundness to life’s moments, big and small. This untitled poem takes a big moment, death, and the years of […]