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catching up

03.23.12 Posted in today's words by

Joanna S Lee’s most recent poem to appear here was rehabilitation in b minor, published as part of Contributor Series 9: If Men Had Ears. catching up By Joanna S Lee fast lane-ing under apurpled skysouthshe tells meit’s over, wonders ifGod will for-give this lackof forever? saysshe’s dreamedher lawyeras an angel, wingsseven foot wide, and willthat […]


Edward Hopper’s Paintings

03.22.12 Posted in today's words by

Jean McLeod’s most recent poem to appear here was Coy (March 2012). Edward Hopper’s Paintings By Jean McLeod Flat as a Nevada plain,desolate structuresisolated people,footsteps echoon dead stone. Joy sluicedfrom homes,rooms, diners,Pullman carswhere warmth and humanitymight have been portrayedinto these worldsof fools and pain. Slashed with Van Gogh colorscustomers fluorescein temporary sanctuaryagainst ultimate nightin a world without […]


mourning cloaks me

03.22.12 Posted in words to linger on by

Ki Woyke’s poem omaha upside down appeared here in February 2012. mourning cloaks me By Ki Woyke mourning cloaks meas mourning cloaks flutter bynon-dairy butter fliesas i slide up through twin peaks mudsurround sounds surround mechickadee mewax their bohemian wings and shrill trills around mesquirrel their barks and bark down the firsas I wonder why the berriesin […]


Love Note

03.21.12 Posted in today's words by

Carly Gove is a high school student from New Jersey. Her favorite things to do are reading, writing, and pestering her geometry teacher. When she grows up she hopes to be an astrophysicist or a real live published author or, better yet, some combination of the two. Mostly, she thanks you for reading her poem. […]


Bougainvillea

03.20.12 Posted in today's words by

Jekwu Anyaegbuna’s most recent poem to appear here was Carnival of the moon, published as part of Contributor Series 10: Silken Rags in December 2011. Bougainvillea By Jekwu Anyaegbuna I plant a purple bougainvillea for you.You plant a pink bougainvillea for me. My bougainvillea brings you a bee.Your bougainvillea gives me a dove. Your bee signs […]


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