Sharran Windwalker is, in his own words, a natural kind of person. He won’t drive a car, preferring to walk or bicycle wherever he goes, molding the needs of living around these two basic modes of transportation. Hence, Sharran sees more of the world around him than most people do. His keen environmental awareness is […]
It's just poetry, it won't bite
Counting Toes
Arizona’s Ryan Despain writes spare, striking poetry that is direct, powerful, and touching. You’ve read Living day to day, a picture of isolation. In his latest poem, Ryan writes cleanly and with stark emotion, eloquently expressing the solitary experience of mourning. Counting Toes By Ryan Despain everyone feels sorrow death comes we know family loved […]
Snow in New Orleans
Louis Gallo was born and raised in New Orleans and now teaches at Radford University in Virginia. His work has appeared in Glimmer Train, Berkeley Fiction Review, Rattle, New Orleans Review, Missouri Review, The Ledge, Raving Dove (Pushcart Prize nominee), Texas Review, and many others. His chapbook, The Truth Changes, will be published in March […]
Winter Baseball
John Lee Clark was born deaf and became blind in adolescence. His work has appeared in many publications including The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Hollins Critic, McSweeney’s, and Poetry. His chapbook of poems is Suddenly Slow (Handtype Press, 2008) and he also edited the definitive anthology Deaf American Poetry (Gallaudet University Press, 2009). John […]
Capture
Andrea Lani lives and writes in the sometimes extreme climate of Whitefield ME, but the only thing extreme about her poetry is its beauty. Reread her poems (First Practice, Abide) and stop by her blog Remains of the Day to see what’s new in Andrea’s very busy world. This poem begs for some carved-out time […]
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